Adam Parfrey (born 1957) is an American journalist, editor, and the publisher of Feral House books.
Born in New York to actor Woodrow Parfrey (his mother, Rosa Ellovich , was Jewish, his father was not). He moved to Los Angeles, California in 1962. Upon graduating from Santa Monica High School , the young Parfrey enrolled at UCLA before transferring to UC, Santa Cruz where he studied theater and history without graduating. While at UCLA, he wrote for the student newspaper, The Daily Bruin , and later became co-Editor.
Muerte! : Death in Mexican Popular Culture by Harvey Stafford, edited by Adam Parfrey, illustrated by J. G. Posada , photographs by the ¡Alarma! Staff (Feral House, 2000, ISBN 0922915598)
Extreme Islam: Anti-American Propaganda of Muslim Fundamentalism edited by Adam Parfrey, introduction by Tamim Ansary (Feral House, 2002, ISBN 0922915784)
Lexicon Devil : The Fast Times and Short Life of Darby Crash and the Germs by Brendan Mullen , Adam Parfrey, and Don Bolles (Feral House, 2002, ISBN 0922915709)
It's a Man's World : Men's Adventure Magazines - the Postwar Pulps edited by Adam Parfrey, material by Josh Alan Friedman , Mort Kunstler , David Saunders , Bill Devine (Feral House, 2003, ISBN 0922915814)
Two Thousand Formulas, Recipes, and Trade Secrets : The Classic Do-It-Yourself Book of Practical Everyday Chemistry by Harry Bennett , Adam Parfrey (Feral House, 2003, ISBN 0922915954)