Elliott O'Donnell was an author known primarily for his books about ghosts. He claimed to have seen a ghost, described as an elemental figure covered with spots, when he was five years old. He also claimed to have been strangled by a mysterious phantom in Dublin.
His first book, written in his spare time, was a psychic thriller titled For Satan's Sake. He wrote several popular novels, including an occult fantasy, The Sorcery Club, but specialised in what were claimed as true stories of ghosts and hauntings. He also lectured and broadcast on the paranormal in Britain and the United States.
