Whitley Strieber

Whitley Strieber (born 1945) is an American author known for horror and thriller fiction and for his memoir *Communion*. He wrote the novel *The Wolfen*, which was adapted into the 1981 film *Wolfen*. Strieber’s nonfiction includes *Communion* (1987), a widely read account of an alleged alien-abduction experience that became central to his public profile. He has also published other works that blend suspense with speculative themes. Across his career, Strieber has moved between genre novels and personal, paranormal-themed nonfiction, becoming a distinctive figure in late-20th-century popular culture and the literature of the uncanny.