Eric Elfman is an American author born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1958. He specializes in writing science fiction, fantasy, and paranormal content for young adult and middle-grade audiences. Elfman has written over 14 books throughout his career. He is known for co-authoring the Accelerati Trilogy with Neal Shusterman, a collaborative work for younger readers. Beyond fiction, he has also written educational and reference works for children, including the Almanac of Alien Encounters, Almanac of the Gross, Disgusting, and Totally Repulsive, and Very Scary Almanac.