Vincent H. (Vincent Hayes) Gaddis

Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Vincent Hayes Gaddis (December 28, 1913 – February 26, 1997) was an American author and magazine writer drawn to unusual stories, lost worlds, and unexplained events. He wrote fiction and nonfiction, but became especially well known for books and articles about mysteries and anomalous phenomena.

Gaddis is most often remembered for introducing the phrase “Bermuda Triangle” in a 1964 Argosy magazine article. He later expanded that interest into books that explored disappearances, legends, and other puzzling subjects in an accessible, dramatic style that appealed to a wide general audience.

His writing sits in the tradition of popular mystery and Fortean literature: curious, fast-moving, and eager to entertain as much as to investigate. For readers who enjoy classic nonfiction about the world’s strangest stories, his books remain a familiar gateway into twentieth-century popular paranormal writing.