I worked on a couple of different projects with him over the last 10 years. Communion is a 1989 drama horror film based on the book of the same name by whitley strieber starring christopher walken and frances sternhagen, it tells a story of a family that experiences an extraterrestrial phenomenon while on vacation at a remote home in the wilderness during which the father is abducted and all of their lives change. Communion, the wolfen, the hunger and superstorm have all been made. I provide a lot of details about strieber in my book fifty shades of gray aliens for which i am making a money saving offer, see here. The communion letters by anne strieber, whitley strieber. My hope is that the fun and excitement of my story will be intensified by its transformation into a visual. Strieber not only wrote about terrifying otherworldly creatures. Thats hardly a hole in streibers story as the alien on the cover would look differently because it was designed by a coverartist, duh. Whitley, an upandcoming novelist with a promising future, risked all by courageously revealing his belief that he has been an abductee. He has maintained a dual career of author of fiction and advocate of paranormal concepts through his bestselling nonfiction books, his unknown. Whitley strieber is the bestselling author of more than 25 books, including the legendary communion.
One of author whitley striebers works is getting the big screen treatment. The meditation will last 15 minutes, then whitley will report on a crucial new discovery that might explain why some otherwise healthy people are devastated by covid19 and others have mild symptoms. Striebers website is the largest of its kind in the world. Topics mystery collection opensource language english. Feature on award selling author whitley strieber by ap archive. The communion letters ebook written by anne strieber, whitley strieber. 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.
Strieber, a man on christmas vacation with his family, goes skiing, eats holiday leftovers with his wife and son, then goes to bed early. This is the channel of whitley strieber, author of warday, communion, the afterlife revolution and in hitlers house as jonathan lane. 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. From the international bestseller, comes communion, the gripping and compelling story of a novelist whose recurring nightmares of alien encounters prove to be a terrible reality. The film has pretty bad ratings according to what i have seen, but i thought it was as good a movie as could possibly be made of this rag. 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. Anne sounds like someone i would love to listen to aswell. The thusfar six communion nonfiction books about author whitley striebers alien encounters. 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 films. Whitley strieber, a wellknown author, recounts his alien abduction experiences that eventually lead to his best selling book, communion.
Buzzsaw 2020 clip w whitley streiber by sean stone. A new vision of the unexplained, part one with whitley. It is in this cabin that our primary experiences have taken place. Svogliato dal voler scrivere il libro, trova svago nella sua famiglia, composta da sua moglie anne e suo figlio andrew.
Whitley striebers communion at 30 mysterious universe. Starring christopher walken, frances sternhagen, john dennis johnston, irene cagen, basil hoffman. I also watched the film version of communion with christopher walken playing strieber. Whitley strieber is author of more than 40 books, including many novels. Im a casual fan of striebers particularly his apocalypticnuclear warfare suspense novels i. But when he wrote transformation, strieber knew perfectly well why theyd be wearing overcoats and hats. Tue, jun 2017 whitley strieber is the author of over thirty bestselling books, including communion, and superstorm written with art bell.
But long after awakening, hes left with an unshakable sense that the incident really happened. Thats precisely the angle taken by this film adaptation, in which christopher walkens richly eccentric. If i had felt this supposedly true alien abduction story was in any way factual, then i would have given it five stars. Last week marked the 30th anniversary of the publication of whitley striebers bestselling book, communion. 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. 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. Rent communion 1989 starring christopher walken and lindsay crouse on dvd and bluray. Whitley strieber communion movie clips by ken ammi.
With roddy mcdowall, christopher walken, whitley strieber. Famous author whitley strieber will be presenting material from his new book, solving the communion enigma, which takes a radical new look both at his own close encounter experiences as well as the nature of the alien experience and human life itself. Make your movie list and get blurays and dvds conveniently delivered to. 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. The incident didnt happen on a warm afternoon in 1988, as strieber remembered it for the 2016 book, but on a cold, windy saturday afternoon in january 1987. You will read things in this book that you will never be able to unread. During the writing of the screenplay, the film morphed from being a scary horror film into a familyfriendly drama the december 6th edition of the new zealand herald quotes spielberg as saying, it was going to be called night skies, based on a piece of ufo. On december 26th, 1985, whitley strieber had a dream. Whitley strieber, ed dames, and dannion brinkley discuss the life and death of radio host art bell.
A true story is a book by american ufologist and horror author whitley strieber that was first published in february 1987. What do you think about whitley striebers book, communion. And vampires are trendy right now, but no, its not a remake of the 1983 film the hunger, starring david bowie and susan sarandon, that was based on striebers. The war for souls are both being made into films, and his web site, is the largest of its kind in the world.
Movie director steven spielberg says the 1982 film et was based on real ufo encounters that occurred in kentucky. A fact filled documentary with experts, former government officials, and reenactments of encounters with alien life forms. If you grew up in the 1980s, you were probably traumatized by the work of whitley strieber the 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. He is also the author of the vampire novel the hunger and over twenty other novels and works of nonfiction.
Whitley strieber is one of the most well known ufo researchers in the area of alien abduction, and alien implants. The nye incidents, a comic cocreated by communion author whitley strieber, is heading to the big screen director todd lincoln, producer daniel. Christopher walken portrays whitley stribers adventures into the unknown as he struggled to keep himself from falling over the edge of reality. Whitley strieber and anne strieber, the communion letters 1997. I actually think that movie is responsible for my own fears in communicating with entities. With christopher walken, lindsay crouse, frances sternhagen, andreas katsulas. His science fiction thriller, the grays, is currently in development to be made into a film. I have to say that this was one of the few cases in which i far preferred the movie to the book. Whitley strieber is the new york times bestselling author of communion, an autobiographical account of apparent encounters with aliens. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports. Perhaps no one can really prove or disprove it, making the enigma of strieber himself more interesting than his allegations. A certain princess2warrior noted this about the video. In upper state new york over the 1985 christmas holidays, strieber was staying in his isolated cabin with his wife and son. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the communion letters.
No, its not a remake of the 1989 film communion that was based on his book by the same name and starred christopher walken. Alienobsessed author whitley striebers 2008 comic book the nye incidents will be made into an episodic drama via yrf entertainment, reports deadline. Whitley strieber broke new ground with communion, capturing the nations attention and forcing serious consideration of that which is improbable or impossible, depending on your viewpoint. I just finished reading whitley striebers communion. Natures end or critical mass but communion is definitely still his best work. 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. Documentary based on the best selling book communion, written by whitley strieber. Antioccultcast on historical jesus, aliens, ufos, whitley strieber, selfpublishing books and much more this was an interview with the erudite and charming brandon young who you can find at his youtube channel. This video does a fairly decent job of retelling his. He is so expressive and i would love to listen to his books in audio. Alien abduction comic by whitley strieber coming to the. Both nights there are some powerful lights outside and maybe aliens. The book explores an experience whitley strieber had while away at his country cabin. Comic by communion author whitley strieber headed to big.
Was author whitley strieber telling the truth about extraterrestrial visitations in his bestselling book, communion. If you believe whitley or not is another debate all together. Whitley strieber goes with his family and some friends to his holiday home in the forest. The abduction of a man from his secluded vacation cabin is featured in this autobiography by author whitley strieber. The last tv project roddy mcdowall was involved with prior to his death. Im just going to judge the book on how it effectively tells whitleys story. Whitley striebers the nye incidents to be made into a tv. The dad is mentally affected by the bad dream, goes to the shrink and is hypnotized. The movie communion scared the hell out of me as a kid so i am going to give the book ago. Whitley strieber is blevel horror and sf author and has been for many years before and after the event.
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