Edward Lee was born Lee Edward Seymour on May 25, 1957, and was raised in Bowie, Maryland. He attended the University of Maryland, College Park as an English major but with a GPA of 3.89 and a few credits left to graduate he dropped out to pursue his dream to be a writer. Within one year of dropping out of college, Edward Lee sold his first novel and has gone on to publish numerous novels, short stories, comic books and articles. While mostly too hardcore for mainstream publishers, his books and stories printed in smaller pressings often sell out quickly. These rare books when found on the used market sell for a premium. He is known best in the horror literature world for his intense hardcore, visceral style. Lee is also known to have tremendous love of seafood and the New York Yankees.