Daniel Cohen was the former managing editor of Science Digest magazine before becoming an author of several novels in the genre of ghosts, monsters and other-worldly beings for the Pocket Books imprint Archway Paperbacks. Among his works include:
- "Bigfood: America's Number One Monster"
- "Creatures from UFOs"
- "Famous Curses"
- "Ghostly Terrors"
- "Real Ghosts"
- "Supermonsters"
- "The Greatest Monsters in the World"
- "The Magic Art of Forseeing the Future"
- "The World's Most Famous Ghosts"
His contributions to the Star Trek universe in this topic are the reference novels entitled "The Monsters of Star Trek" (authored in January, 1980) and "Strange & Amazing Facts About Star Trek" (authored in December, 1986).