Real nightmares brad steiger biography

American writer (–)

Brad Steiger (February 19, &#;– May 6, ) was an American writer of fiction and non-fiction works on the paranormal, spirituality, UFOs, true crime and biographies.

His books sold well to the public but were widely criticized by academics and skeptics for making far-fetched claims without scientific evidence.

Biography

Steiger was born as Eugene E. Olson on February 19, ,^[1] at the Fort Dodge Lutheran Hospital during a blizzard.

Real nightmares brad steiger biography wikipedia

He grew up on a farm in Bode, Iowa. He identified as Lutheran until the age of eleven, when a near-death experience changed his religious beliefs. His parents encouraged him to become a teacher.^[2] He graduated from Luther College (Iowa) in and the University of Iowa in He taught high school English before teaching Literature and Creative Writing at his former college from to ^[1]

Steiger claimed to have written his first book at age seven.^[2] His first book, Ghosts, Ghouls a