About
Hi. I’m Krissy Eliot. I’m an investigative journalist, horror writer, performer, and paranormal enthusiast. You can catch me on History Channel shows talking about Bigfoot, science, and the paranormal, or doing fiction readings and storytelling across the U.S.—including on Chuck Palahniuk’s book tours (he wrote Fight Club, if you’re nasty).
I’ve investigated a slew of fringe topics for major news outlets, specializing in covering controversial scientific discoveries. I believe you have to immerse yourself in a community or subculture to report on it honestly—so I’ve gone boots-on-the-ground for Bigfoot hunts, put my eyes-to-the-skies with UFOlogists, and gone deep into San Francisco’s kink scene, writing first-person, Gonzo-style sex columns for both the SF Bay Guardian and Bay Area Reporter.
My career as a journalist has taught me that all things are connected: science, philosophy, spirituality, sexuality, parapsychology, cryptozoology, whatever. There’s no subject unworthy of a good probing, and no area of life that can’t teach us something about another. My work has led me down many paths, but each one leads back to my purpose: searching for the capital-T Truth. I want to know...