André Ruellan was born on August 7, 1922, and died on November 15, 2016.

He was a French science fiction and horror writer.

Ruellan has also used the pseudonym of Kurt Steiner, Kurt Wargar, and André Louvigny.

Along with the best authors published by the Angoisse horror imprint of Editions Fleuve Noir in the 1950s was André Ruellan, a physician who used the pseudonym of Kurt Steiner to pen 22 novels, mastering all the classic themes and creating some new ones as well.

He has written a number of screenplays for film director Alain Jessua.

André Ruellan novel Le Seuil du Vide was adapted into an eponymous 1971 film.

André Ruellan passed away at 94 years old.