Does the continued experience of anomalous contact with non-human entities represent a genuine external phenomenon or a psychological evolution within the human consciousness? Whitley Strieber, a former horror novelist, documents his ongoing encounters with the entities he calls the "visitors" following the publication of his previous work. He utilizes his personal journals and subjective experiences to construct a narrative that attempts to reconcile his intense fear with a desire for objective understanding of these persistent, unexplained events.

The work serves as a primary source for those examining the cultural phenomenon of alien abduction narratives during the late twentieth century. Its focus on the author's internal struggle provides a subjective, albeit controversial, perspective on the intersection of personal trauma and the ufology movement.