BookbelieverAbduction1987
Communion: A True Story
Horror novelist Strieber recounted his own December 1985 encounter at an upstate New York cabin — waking paralyzed to a small dark figure in his room — and the hypnotherapy sessions (conducted with Budd Hopkins) that surfaced further memories. Its stark cover painting of a wide-eyed Grey face became the single most recognizable image in UFO culture.
- Author
- Whitley Strieber
- Published
- 1987
- Library rank
- #11
Why it matters
The cover image alone did more to standardize the popular 'Grey' alien face than any prior book or film.