John Lee Farris (born July 26, 1936) is an American novelist, screenwriter, and playwright (with occasional short stories and poetry) who first achieved best-seller status at age twenty-three and is most famous as the author of The Fury (Playboy Press, 1976).
Farris's early "Harrison High" novels were a major influence on Stephen King.
Farris had assisted in the rejuvenation of the horror novel with When Michael Calls, published in 1967.
At various times he has made his home in New York, southern California, Puerto Rico, and most recently near Atlanta, Georgia.
Three of his works have been made into film: first Harrison High became Because They're Young (1960), followed by When Michael Calls (1972), and then The Fury (1978) which was directed by Brian De Palma.