Legendary paranormal author and investigator Brad Steiger has passed away at the age of 82. An incredibly prodigious author, Steiger penned more than 170 books on not only the strange and unusual, but also biographies of Hollywood icons and true crime cases. In total, a jaw-dropping 17 million copies of his various works were sold throughout his incredible writing career.
First appearing in print with articles on the unexplained in 1956, Steiger's first book, 'Ghosts, Ghouls and Other Peculiar People,' was published in 1965. He continued writing books all the way up until this year with the forthcoming 'Haunted: Malevolent Ghosts, Night Terrors, and Threatening Phantoms' due to be released in October. In the early 1970's, he also penned a weekly newspaper column, 'The Strange World of Brad Steiger' that was carried in 80 American newspapers as well as in publications from Toyko to Bombay.
More on the remarkable life and influence of Brad Steiger at the Coast to Coast AM website.