Ken Eulo

Ken Eulo (born November 17, 1939) is a Eugene O'Neill Award-winning writer and bestselling author whose novels have collectively sold over 13 million copies worldwide.^[1]

Born in Newark, New Jersey,^[2] Eulo was raised in nearby Nutley and graduated in 1957 from Nutley High School.^[3] He received his theater training at the Pasadena Playhouse and Heidelberg University.^[4]

Career

Eulo's began his career in New York City, in the 1970s, as a playwright.^[5] In the 1980s, he received national recognition with his first horror book series The Brownstone Trilogy.^[6] Since its publication in October 1980, the series has developed a cult following.^[7] His success was followed by the novels Nocturnal,^[8] The Ghost of Veronica Gray,^[9] Manhattan Heat, Claw^[10] and The House of Caine.^[11] During the same decade Eulo moved to Los Angeles where he worked as a writer for television shows, including Small Wonder, Marblehead Manor, and Benson.^[12]

Eulo relocated to Orlando, Florida in the 1990s where he founded and has served as the artistic director for the New York Acting Ensemble.^[13][14] The repertory company consists of writers, directors, and actors. They regularly produce touring shows and host regular performances in the Orlando area.^[15][16] Several notable company members have included founding managing director Curt Nichols, writer Daniel Corey^[17] and actor Creagen Dow^[18]