James Howe is the author of more than 80 books for young readers, including the popular and award-winning series about Bunnicula and his friends. Howe was born Oneida, New York and educated at Boston University. After college, Howe moved to New York to pursue a career as an actor, model, director and literary agent. In the 70's, after watching an older Dracula movie, Howe wrote Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery.