Louis Whitley Strieber [stʟibɚ] (born June 13, 1945) is an American writer best known for his horror novels The Wolfen and The Hunger and for Communion, a non-fiction description of his experiences with non-human entities. Along with co-author Art Bell, he also inspired the blockbuster movie about sudden climate change, The Day After Tomorrow. is the 164th day of the year (165th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... “San Antonio” redirects here. ... Official language(s) No official language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Largest metro area Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... is the 360th day of the year (361st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... The areas highlighted in YELLOW and GREEN are those which are considered to be a bona fide part of Upstate New York from the perspective of New York City. ... For other uses, see grays (disambiguation). ... Communion is a book by American Ufologist Whitley Strieber that was first published in 1987. ... Communion is a 1989 science-fiction/thriller/drama film based on the book by Whitley Strieber with the same name. ... is the 164th day of the year (165th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Horror fiction is, broadly, fiction intended to scare, unsettle or horrify the reader. ... Communion is a book by American Ufologist Whitley Strieber that was first published in 1987. ... Arthur Art W. Bell, III (born June 17, 1945) is an American broadcaster and author, known primarily as the founder and longtime host of the paranormal-themed radio program Coast to Coast AM. He also created and formerly hosted its companion show, Dreamland. ... For other uses, see The Day After Tomorrow (disambiguation). ...

Early life

Whitley Strieber was born in San Antonio, Texas, the son of Karl Strieber, a lawyer, and Mary Drought Strieber. He attended Central Catholic Marianist High School in San Antonio, Texas. He was educated at the University of Texas at Austin and the London School of Film Technique, graduating from both in 1968. He then worked for several different advertising firms in New York City, rising to the level of vice president before quitting in 1977 to become a free-lance writer. Nickname: Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Counties Bexar County Government  - Mayor Phil Hardberger Area  - City  412. ... Official language(s) No official language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Largest metro area Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... For the fish called lawyer, see Burbot. ... Central Catholic Marianist High School, is a Catholic, all-male, non-boarding college preparatory school located in downtown San Antonio, Texas. ... University of Texas redirects here. ... The London Film School was founded in 1956. ... “Advert” redirects here. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...

Fiction

Strieber began his career as a novelist with the horror novels The Wolfen (1978) and The Hunger (1981), both of which were later made into movies, followed by the less successful horror novels Black Magic (1982) and The Night Church (1983). The Wolfen (1978), the debut novel by Whitley Strieber, tells the story of two police detectives in New York City who, while investigating the violent deaths of two policemen in a junk yard, discovers that there is a pack of intelligent and savage wolf creatures. ... The Hunger is a novel by Whitley Strieber. ...

Strieber then turned to speculative fiction. He wrote Warday (1984), a New York Times bestseller about the dangers of limited nuclear war, and Nature's End (1986), a novel about environmental apocalypse, both in collaboration with longtime friend James Kunetka. He is also the author Wolf of Shadows (1985), a young adult novel about nuclear winter. Warday is a novel by Whitley Strieber and James Kunetka, first published in 1984. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... Nuclear War is a card game designed by Douglas Malewicki, and originally published in 1966. ... Nuclear winter is a hypothetical global climate condition that is predicted to be a possible outcome of a large-scale nuclear war. ...

In 1986, Strieber's fantasy novel Catmagic was published, co-authored with Jonathan Barry, who was billed as an aerospace industry consultant and a practicing witch. In the 1987 paperback edition, Strieber states that Jonathan Barry is fictitious and that he, Strieber, is the sole author of Catmagic. Strieber's personal publishing company, Walker & Collier, is named after two of the characters in Catmagic. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Witchcraft. ...

Later, less successful thrillers by Strieber (all now out of print) include Billy (1990), The Wild (1991), Unholy Fire (1992), and The Forbidden Zone (1993). Billy book cover Billy is a 1990 novel by Whitley Strieber. ... The Wild is a fantasy novel by American ufologist and horror fiction writer Whitley Strieber that was first published in 1991. ...

He later returned to the vampire saga that began with The Hunger, adding The Last Vampire (2001) and Lilith's Dream (2002) to the storyline. This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ...

The author's short stories were collected in the 1997 limited edition volume Evenings with Demons. An unlimited edition is planned for 2007.

Communion and the visitors

Cover of Communion: A True Story, published 1987

On December 26, 1985, Strieber reportedly had an experience in which he thought he was abducted from his cabin in upstate New York by non-human beings of some kind. He wrote about these experiences in his first non-fiction book, Communion (1987). Communion is generally interpreted as a claim of alien abduction, but Strieber says that he draws no firm conclusions about the nature or source of his experience. He refers to the beings as "the visitors," a name chosen to be as neutral as possible, and leaves open the possibility that they are not extraterrestrials and even that they exist only in his mind. He has repeatedly expressed his frustration with what he feels are fantastic claims incorrectly attributed to him. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 367 × 598 pixel Image in higher resolution (601 × 980 pixel, file size: 63 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)Cover art of the book Communion by Whitley Strieber. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 367 × 598 pixel Image in higher resolution (601 × 980 pixel, file size: 63 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)Cover art of the book Communion by Whitley Strieber. ... Communion is a book by American Ufologist Whitley Strieber that was first published in 1987. ... is the 360th day of the year (361st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Communion is a book by American Ufologist Whitley Strieber that was first published in 1987. ... The Abduction Phenomenon is as umbrella term used to describe a number of kidnap individuals--sometimes called abductees--usually for medical testing or for sexual reproduction procedures. ... “Green people” redirects here. ...

Communion was a Number 1 New York Times bestseller in the Non-Fiction category. Strieber went on to write three more autobiographical books about his experiences with the visitors, Transformation (1988), Breakthrough (1995), and The Secret School (1996). Each was commercially less successful than the last, with Transformation the only other title besides Communion to make the New York Times bestseller list. Communion is a book by American Ufologist Whitley Strieber that was first published in 1987. ... The New York Times Best Seller List is a weekly chart in The New York Times newspaper that keeps track of the best-selling books of the week. ... Communion is a book by American Ufologist Whitley Strieber that was first published in 1987. ... The New York Times Best Seller List is a weekly chart in The New York Times newspaper that keeps track of the best-selling books of the week. ...

Other visitor-themed books of Strieber's include Majestic (1989), a novel about the Roswell UFO incident; The Communion Letters (1997, reissued in 2003), a collection of letters from readers reporting experiences similar to Strieber's. Confirmation (1998), despite its misleading title, does not propose that there has been 'confirmation' of UFOs or abductions, but rather analyzes the evidence that was available at that time and discusses what more would be required to provide 'confirmation'. A 2006 novel, The Grays, presented his impressions of alien contact through a fictional narrative. Roswell Daily Record, July 8, 1947, announcing the capture of a flying saucer. ... UFO can mean: Unidentified flying object United Future Organization, a Japanese-Brazilian electronic jazz band UFO, the rock band that previously featured Michael Schenker UFO, the Gerry Anderson TV series United Farmers of Ontario, a political party that formed the government in Ontario from 1919 to 1923 U.F.O... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Strieber wrote the screenplay for the 1989 movie Communion, directed by Philippe Mora and starring Christopher Walken as Whitley Strieber. The movie covers material from both Communion and Transformation and introduces some new themes not present in the books. Communion is a 1989 science-fiction/thriller/drama film based on the book by Whitley Strieber with the same name. ... Philippe Mora (born 1949) is a French-born Australian film director. ... Christopher Walken (born March 31, 1943) is an Academy Award-winning American film and theatre actor. ...

The Master of the Key

In the pre-dawn hours of June 6, 1998, Strieber was reportedly visited in his Toronto hotel room by a mysterious but apparently human man, who delivered an unsolicited lecture covering various subjects from spirituality to the environment. The man gave no name, but Strieber has taken to referring to him as the "Master of the Key." Strieber first reported the visit in his online journal in 1998 and later gave a more complete account in his self-published book The Key (2001). Skeptics have pointed out that The Key and the 1998 journal entries give very different (not contradictory, but largely non-overlapping) accounts of what the man said. Strieber has mentioned his own misgivings about the truth of The Key, admitting the possibility that he made it all up. [1] is the 157th day of the year (158th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...

Before publishing The Key, Strieber co-authored The Coming Global Superstorm (1999), a book about the possibility of rapid and destructive climate change, with Art Bell. He has said that it was based largely on things the Master of the Key had told him about the environment. The book served as the inspiration for the disaster film The Day After Tomorrow (2004), and Strieber later wrote a novelization of that movie. The Coming Global Superstorm is a 1999 book by Art Bell & Whitley Strieber which predicts that global warming might produce sudden and catastrophic climatic effects. ... Arthur Art W. Bell, III (born June 17, 1945) is an American broadcaster and author, known primarily as the founder and longtime host of the paranormal-themed radio program Coast to Coast AM. He also created and formerly hosted its companion show, Dreamland. ... For other uses, see The Day After Tomorrow (disambiguation). ...

Another recent book Strieber says was inspired by the teachings of the Master of the Key is the self-published The Path (2002), which deals with the symbolism of the Tarot of Marseilles. Le Bateleur, The Mountebank, the first trump in the Tarot de Marseille. ...

Trivia

In The TV series Babylon 5, there is an alien race that is similar to the Greys in Communion. This race is named the Striebe after Whitley Strieber. Babylon 5 is an epic American science fiction television series created, produced, and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. ... For other uses, see grays (disambiguation). ...

Personal

Whitley Strieber is a Roman Catholic and was formerly associated with the Gurdjieff Foundation. He left the Foundation shortly before the experiences reported in Communion, but remains interested in the mystical teachings of G. I. Gurdjieff and P. D. Ouspensky and makes frequent references to them in his non-fiction writings. The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Georges Ivanovich Gurdjieff (Георгий Иванович Гюрджиев, Georgiy Ivanovich Gyurdzhiev (or Gurdjiev); (January 13, 1866? – October 29, 1949), was a Greek-Armenian mystic, a teacher of sacred dances, and a spiritual teacher, most notable for introducing the Fourth Way. ... P.D. Ouspensky Peter D. Ouspensky (March 4, 1878, Moscow - October 2, 1947, Lyne Place, Surrey, England), (Pyotr Demianovich Ouspenskii, also Uspenskii or Uspensky) was a Russian philosopher who invoked geometry in his discussions of psychology and higher dimensions of existence. ...

Strieber is married to Anne Strieber. They have a son, Andrew, who appears in Communion and several of Strieber's novels (for example, Warday). Anne Mattocks Strieber is a United States novelist, author of the thrillers An Invisible Woman (2004) and Little Town Lies (2005). ... Warday is a novel by Whitley Strieber and James Kunetka, first published in 1984. ...

References

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• Whitley Strieber's website
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• Beyond Communion, the Whitley Strieber interview archive
• Bibliography at SciFan
• Audio Interviews with Whitley Strieber - RealAudio at Wired for Books.org by Don Swaim
• Gurdjieff Legominism Forum
• Whitley Strieber at the Internet Movie Database