Peter N. Dudar was born in Albany, New York. A graduate of Christian Brothers Academy and an alumnus of the University at Albany, Dudar now resides in Lisbon Falls, Maine, where he works full-time for the United States Postal Service. He is a proud member of the New England Horror Writers, the Horror Writers of Maine, and is a founding member of the Tuesday Mayhem Society; a local writers group. He lives with his wife Amy, their two daughters, and a dog named Princess Cupcake Zippity Dudar. He insists he had nothing to do with naming the dog.