The Author/Investigator

Biography
In I989, after over a decade in NYC where he was a professional designer, musician and actor/model, Christopher O’Brien moved to the San Luis Valley, in South-central Colorado. He began a private investigation of unusual documented events in the SLV which resulted in his first book for St. Martin’s Press The Mysterious Valley (Sept 1996). His second book, Enter the Valley, continued his compelling investigation into documented UFO reports, unusual animal deaths, Native American legends, cryptozoology, secret military activity and the folklore found in the world’s largest alpine valley. He published the third book of his SLV series, titled: Secrets of the Mysterious Valley, published by Adventures Unlimited Press in 2007. Stalking the Tricksters was published in 2010 and his latest book,

Stalking the Herd (2015) is being called the “bible” of cattle mutilation books and is the only single book that fully encompasses a single genre of paranormal mystery.

Media Projects
O’Brien has been a guest on Jeff Rense, Coast-to-Coast and hundreds of radio shows. He has provided visual elements and appeared in 10 episodes of Ancient Aliens, He has also appeared on and helped productions for

  • UFO Hunters,
  • Inside Edition,
  • Extra,
  • Weird or What,
  • Jessie Ventura’s Conspiracy Theory (associate producer),
  • Unexplained Files,
  • Mysteries of the National Parks, 
  • UFO Files,
  • Showtime’s Sci-Friday Chronicles;
  • TBS doc “UFO: The Search;
  • BBC2 program Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends,
  • UFO: Conspiracy Road Trip,
  • Nippon TV’s Special Research 2000,
  • the Discovery Channel’s two-hour documentary, Billion $ Secret with Jane’s Defence Weekly’s Nick Cook,
  • TV series: Exploring the Unknown, Encounters, The Unexplained, Secrets of:, Profiles in Ufology, Unexplained Mysteries and in the English documentary film Mutilation Files plus others.

He will be appearing in several episodes in season three of the Discovery Science show, Strange Evidence (2019).

At home in front or behind the camera, O’Brien has field-produced and directed television segments for the nationally syndicated paranormal news-magazine Strange Universe.

He helped develop, supplied footage, field-produced and appeared in four segments of the Paramount television program Sightings. O’Brien also produced History, Mystery and Greed: the story of Snippy the Horse, and co-produced Dead Whisper  and Haunted Desert. He is currently a consulting producer and writer/researcher for Ronald James Films/Stage 3 [Television] Productions.

Chris has co-written an action/adventure film screenplay, Heavy Waters, inspired by his field-research which was judged Honorable Mention in the Southwest Screenwriter’s Guild Contest, just finished a compelling real-life screenplay w/ co-author Lisa Nelson titled: Various Guises,

Awards

He co-produced and edited It Could Happen Tomorrow which won the

WINNER 2012 International UFO Congress Film Festival

EBE Award for Best Feature Film and EBE for the “People’s Choice Award.”

Since 1993, he has written articles for Fate, Open Minds, UFO Universe, World Explorer’s Magazine Leading Edge, CyberWest, Western Spirit, Crestone Eagle, Phenomena, Zeitgeist and UFO Encounters. His investigation and research have been featured in the Denver Post, Pueblo Chieftain, the New Mexican, the Rocky Mountain News, the Albuquerque Journal, the Deseret News, The Red Rock News, Phenomenon, (France) OVNI (Spain), Borderline (Japan). He was a perennial guest lecturer at Adam’s State College from 1994-2002. An entertaining speaker, O’Brien has captivated conference and seminar audiences around the USA with his unique insight into some of our culture’s last remaining mysteries. He hosted his own regional Colorado/New Mexico radio show, Mysterious Valley Report 1996-1999, and published the bi-monthly Mysterious Valley Report 1993-2000. He was the co-host on the popular GCN Network radio program The Paracast from 2010 to 2018 and now has created a new, cutting edge multi-platform media project with Ted Bonnett titled Out There.

A keyboard player/music-producer, videographer and visual artist, he is at home in many laboratories.

"Finally, we have the definitive study and expose of the disturbing phenomenon of animal mutilations. informative, eye-opening, unbiased and terrifying in its implications, Stalking the Herd is not just recommended reading, it's absolutely vital reading. After digesting its pages, you may never want to eat another burger again."
—Nick Redfern, author, The Real Men in Black
"Christopher O'Brien is one of those rare researchers who leave no stone unturned in his search of the truth. Stalking the Herd is a monumental work demonstrating that mysterious cattle and animal mutilations are deeply embedded in human history, with some very strange and shocking twists. O'Brien sets a new bar on the subject, lifting it beyond the ufology arena that has confined it for too long. There are still UFO connections aplenty here, but much more. This is a superb work, and O'Brien has done an amazing job pulling together a mountain of information."
—Rosemary Ellen Guiley, author, The Djinn Connection
"I so respect ad admire Christopher O'Brien for his decades of exploring the cattle mutilation enigma in many "mysterious valleys." His excellent Stalking the Herd is a highly documented, totally fascinating research report. Carefully, painstakingly, he analyzes every theory for the phenomena—E.T's, Satanists, mad scientists, natural predators, and scavengers with preternatural skills. The solution O'Brien offers in conclusion may leave the readers somewhat startled as he explores a dark closet of American culture."
—Brad Steiger, co-author, Real Encounters, Different Dimensions, and Otherworldly Beings
"Christopher O'Brien has been investigating the strange mystery of unexplained animal mutilations for a long time and Stalking the Herd is the culmination of his years of research. While reading this fascinating book, I was amazed at how comprehensive it is, how meticulous its attention to detail, and yet how engaging. I could not put it down. This is the definitive book on the subject, showing how the simple dismissals don't fly, how strange these mutilations really are, and how intelligent public policy is needed to deal with this problem."
—Richard Dolan, author, UFOs and the National Security State
Copyright © 2014 Christopher O'Brien
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