Craig R. Key was born in Fort Worth, Texas on December 7, 1983. Starting with drama courses in high school and moving on to larger college productions, he knew that his love for entertaining was beyond the simple stage and he began to branch out into writing and filmmaking. Craig released his first novel A Sight Unseen on July 13, 2014. Since then, he has put out three more books titled Counting Losses, Iniquitous, and The Angel of Death's Abyss. He also co-wrote the comedic action film Overrun which was released on August 17, 2021.