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Whitley Strieber

Whitley Strieber

Whitley Strieber began his writing career with a pair of modern-Gothic horror novels, The Wolfen (1981) and The Hunger (1983), for which he earned renown as one of the best of the "new wave" of horror writers. Both of these novels were made into films. In the mid-eighties his novels of nuclear destruction, Warday and Wolf of Shadows, became a New York Times bestseller (co-authored by James Kunetka) and an award winning young-adult novel, respectively. Costa-Gavras was briefly attached to a planned feature film adaptation of Warday. Whitley Strieber is perhaps best known for the third phase of his career, which began with Communion (1989), an autobiographical account of his experiences with strange alien "visitors" who he says came to his cabin in the New York countryside. This Number 1 New York Times Non-Fiction Bestseller (on the list for 15 weeks) was also turned into a film. He appeared on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson (6 May 1987) to defend his sincerity. After leaving New York, he returned to the vampire saga that began with The Hunger (1983), adding the novels The Last Vampire and Lilith's Dream to the mythology. When Columbia Pictures' option on The Last Vampire expired, the SciFi Channel considered a mini-series based on the last two novels of the trilogy. He has written several other thrillers, and two novels about environmental apocalypse, Nature's End and The Coming Global Superstorm. Superstorm served as an inspiration for Fox's The Day After Tomorrow (2004), and Strieber later penned the novelization of that film. His 2006 novel, The Grays, is a fictional narrative about "an alien presence struggling with humanity for control of the earth" that is, he says, informed by his personal experiences. Sony Pictures secured the film rights, with Ken Nolan writing the treatment.
Whitney Able

Whitney Able

Whitney Able's acting career started with a role in the low-budget film Age of Kali in 2005. In 2006, Whitney then portrayed Eve in the film Dead Lenny which was released direct-to-DVD. Whitney obtained a role in the pilot episode of the TV show Secrets of a Small Town, however the show was not picked up by the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). ABC did pick her up for a guest role in the show Rodney. Able's breakout role was in the 2006 horror film All the Boys Love Mandy Lane, portraying the bitchy but also sympathetic cheerleader Chloe. The film co-starred Amber Heard. She has since had roles in many films and has appeared in guest roles in television series including CSI: New York, and Cold Case. In 2007, Whitney next film role came in Emmanuelle Vaugier's horror vehicle Unearthed, in which Able plays Ally. The film was one of the 8 Films to Die For at Horrorfest. She also starred in the film Love and Mary and Remarkable Power alongside Tom Arnold and Kevin Nealon. After appearing in a number of roles in independent films, in 2010, she was suggested for the lead role of Samantha to Gareth Edwards, Director of the upcoming Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, for the film Monsters. She won the lead role alongside co-star Scott McNairy. The film was critically praised. She married her co-star Scott McNairy in 2010 and has appeared in other films since, such as Straight A's (2013) with Luke Wilson and Anna Paquin and A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014) with Liam Neeson. Most recently she starred in the Joe Dante produced thriller DARK (2015). She received an Outstanding Performance by a Leading Actress Nomination for her role in DARK at the Oldenburg International Film Festival in Germany. She ranked #83 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list.