Im just going to judge the book on how it effectively tells whitleys story. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. I couldnt help thinking of whitley striebers 1987 true novel communion when i was reading h. Strieber also coauthored the coming global superstorm with art bell, which inspired the film about sudden climate change, the day after tomorrow. His website, unknown country, is the largest of its kind in the world, exploring the. However he is woken at night by paranoid dreams that someone else is in the room. The main characters of this non fiction, horror story are whitley strieber. It sucked me in from page one and i did not put it down until the last page. To the ones who cannot be silent, and the ones who must lie. Reviews of the key a true story by whitley strieber. Whitley strieber is currently considered a single author.
In 1985, new york based author whitley strieber lives with his wife and child in manhattan and seems to be successful. The journal of alternative and emergent religions, volume 18, issue 1, pages 5878. It is a book you just cant put down once you start reading. Strieber, anne and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Is the author of communion, whitley strieber, a fake. Festival hosted by novelist and radio host whitley strieber, who probably is best known for communion. Louis whitley strieber is an american writer best known for his horror novels the wolfen and the hunger and for communion, a nonfiction account of his perceived experiences with nonhuman entities. If you grew up in the 1980s, you were probably traumatized by the work of whitley strieberthe author whose work inspired the ultraviolent werewolf movie wolfen 1981, the prurient vampire movie the hunger 1983, and the supposedly truetolife alien abduction movie communion 1989. Whitley strieber to the ones who have slipped into the mirror and the ones who reflect it in their eyes to the ones who must hide everything, and the ones who lose what they hide. Strieber not only wrote about terrifying otherworldly creatures. Whitley strieber primary author only author division.
Whitley strieber was a successful horror writer before publishing communion in 1987, and it became a major international bestseller. Maybe recommend reading communion as a precursor to this book. Whitley strieber is the bestselling author of the horror novels the wolfen and the hunger, and this memoir, communionall of which were made into feature. Strieber was born and raised in san antonio, texas. Ufo, alien, abduction, whitley strieber collection. The thusfar six communion nonfiction books about author whitley striebers alien encounters. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Whitley strieber is blevel horror and sf author and has been for many years before and after the event. Had to read this one because i usually seek out the ones that combine the idea.
Before becoming an author, he worked at an advertising agency from 1970 to 1977, going from account supervisor to vice president. This is the first honest and real telling of truth, the bible withstanding. Published in 1987, this book is a first edition with original book jacket. The taking by kimberly derting communion by whitley strieber fire in the. A true story is a book by american ufologist and horror author whitley strieber that was first published in february 1987. For one, strieber is coming to this book as a writing talent so the book reads very. Strieber is the host of the online radio show dreamland, which covers paranormal phenomena. Communion, the wolfen, the hunger and superstorm have all been made into movies, superstorm as the day after tomorrow whitley is a texan, and the secret school has been listed by texas monthly among the top 10 books. Communion, the wolfen, the hunger and superstorm have all been made into movies, superstorm as the day after tomorrow. Their baublehaeds, sticklike bodies, and enormous ovalshaped eyes appear to us everywherethese alien visitors appear in movies, on book covers, as. It is in this cabin that our primary experiences have taken place. I call myself a man of science and reasoning, and the reports that whitley spoke about, as well as his own experiences, really blows a lot of what we know into question. We also have many ebooks and user guide is also related with communion a true story whitley strieber pdf. Communion is an extremely frightening and exciting novel.
Whitley striebers story is as complicated and enigmatic as the experiences he has so long grappled with and tried to convert into human language. On a trip to the family cottage in the woods, on the first night the intruder alarm is triggered and strieber sees a face watching him from the doorway. It wasnt so much the contents of striebers novel i was thinking of, but the cover image where i spotted a subliminal image lurking under the chin and to the side of the main alien on striebers cover. Utopian merger of science and mysticism, and the allencompassing gateway to the unconventional. The reader gets to experience it exactly as strieber did. On december 26, 1985, at a secluded cabin in upstate new york, whitley s. Last week marked the 30th anniversary of the publication of whitley striebers bestselling book, communion. In magisterial style, strieber contextualizes these bizarre and unsettling reports with his own childhood memories of strange schools, sinister experiments, and family secrets. He has maintained a dual career of author of fiction and advocate of paranormal concepts through his bestselling nonfiction books, his unknown country. Interviewing striebers family and boyhood friends, he confirms some of the eerie sitings around san antonio that led. Theres a movie version of communion with christopher walken, and strieber has a website called.
Whitley striebers communion at 30 mysterious universe. Whitley strieber is the author of more than twentyfive novels and works of nonfiction, including the wolfen, the hunger, communion, the grays, and the coming global superstorm with art bell, which was the inspiration for the film the day after tomorrow. The possible existence of extraterrestrial life is a phenomenon that has sparked more debate, controversy, fascination, and passion than any in recent history. Worth a look for free thinkers or people who think that there is alien contact existing. The book is based on the experiences of whitley strieber, who experiences lost time and terrifying flashbacks, which hypnosis undertaken by budd hopkins later links to an alleged encounter with aliens the book was later made into a film directed by philippe.
Hypnosis revealed that whitley strieber had been abducted by a ufo and that he had been subjected to medical testing by aliens. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. In 1987 whitley strieber, already wellknown as a writer of fantasy and science fiction for wolfen, the hunger, and other tales published the supposedly nonfiction book communion about his ongoing encounters with etlike beings he calls the visitors. I read a lot of research material on the ufoalien debate for a series i was working on about that same time his books came out, so i.
Whitley strieber was born on june, 1945 in san antonio, texas. Whitley strieber is widely known for his bestselling account of his own close encounter, communion. Whitley strieber is the internationally bestselling author of more than twenty novels and works of nonfiction, among them the landmark work communion, his account of a close encounter of the third kind that took place in december of 1985. It all started with the december 1985 encounter at his cabin in upstate new york, a nightmarish visitation that was the basis for his 1987 new york times bestselling book, communion.
The popular 1987 account of an alleged alien abduction was instrumental in bringing 58 nova religio. The book is told from the perspective of its author, horror writer whitley strieber, and details his struggle to make sense of, and cope with, his extreme physical and psychological responses to two traumatic, but largely repressed, incidents that occurred on october 4 and december 26, 1985. The book explores an experience whitley strieber had while away at his country cabin. Communion a true story chapter one december 26, 1985 my wife and i own a log cabin in a secluded corner of upstate new york. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. If you believe whitley or not is another debate all together. Whitley strieber communion transformation majestic pack. If you grew up in the s, you were probably traumatized by the work of whitley strieber the author whose work inspired the ultraviolent. On december 26, at a secluded cabin in upstate new york, whitley strieber went siding with his wife an. Strieber came to realise that he had been abducted by these alien life forms for most of his life, and began to record his experiences with visitors from elsewhere. Transformation the breakthrough whitley strieber on february 10, 1987, one of the most star tling and controversial books of our time was published.
This is the channel of whitley strieber, author of warday, communion, the afterlife revolution and in hitlers house as jonathan lane. His website, unknown country, which explores the edge of science and reality, is the largest of its kind in the world. A true story, and has produced a television special based on. Communion, breakthrough and the secret schools to be more specific.
I will deal first with what i remember of december 26, 1985, and then with what was subsequently jogged into memory concerning october 4, 1985. The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 1987, and was written by whitley strieber. What is to come kindle edition by strieber, whitley. Whitley strieber met jesus christ, or one of his siblings, that is how profound the encounter and message should be received. Whitley strieber audiobooks download instantly today. Whitley strieber 790 followers american writer best known for his novels the wolfen, the hunger and warday and for communion, a nonfiction description of his experiences with apparent alien contact. Merge all book categories into bookcategorycodes var categoryvariables. Whitley strieber is the bestselling author of more than twentyfive books, including the legendary warday, natures end, and the coming global superstorm, the basis of the movie the day after tomorrow. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 320 pages and is available in paperback format. Ufos contactees and bestselling author of communion, a 1987 book that brought the subject of.
A hardcover first edition book by whitley strieber titled communion. So, with the book now having reached a certain milestone, i figured i would share with you my thoughts and memories on not just the book, but on the impact it had on ufology back then, what the community thought of communion, and more. That stated, sometimes i feel like his imagination and opinions interfere with the reality of the phenomenon. The strength of striebers book is in his detail of describing events, such as his extraction from his bed to the space ship. Whitley is a texan, and the secret school has been listed by texas monthly among the top 10 books. Whitley strieber biography, birth date, birth place and.
Whitley strieber is the author of the communion series of books and many novels ranging from the wolfen and the hunger to the grays and his exciting new alien hunter series. Communion by whitley strieber, 9780285643543, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Whitley strieber talks more about the ufo phenomenon and the vistors more indepth. The war for souls are both being made into films, and his web site, is the largest of its kind in the world. In fact, some of the details of his encounters combined with my own help me distinguish between real or fake events told by others. It seems to me that it seeks the very depth of the soul.
A true encounter by whitley strieber in chm, rtf, txt download ebook. Strieber, a man on christmas vacation with his family, goes skiing, eats holiday leftovers with his wife and son, then goes to bed early. I mustnt blame the messenger just because the message left me terribly unsettled. The abduction of a man from his secluded vacation cabin is featured in this autobiography by author whitley strieber. The nation on december 26, 1985, at a secluded cabin in upstate new york, whitley strieber went skiing with his wife and son, ate christmas dinner leftovers, and went to bed early. I just finished reading whitley striebers communion.