  Seyfert-type AGN that exhibit unusually strong and steep soft X-ray spectra
are reviewed, building on observations made during the ROSAT all-sky survey.
Two individual cases are described in brief detail, both being identified
initially in the small sample of Seyferts detected in the Wide Field Camera
(WFC) survey. In one case the similarity in X-ray appearance to a high state
Galactic Black Hole Candidate (GBHC) is noted, while the flare-like nature of
the second example could represent a detection of the stellar capture process
or a major accretion disc instability. Extending the review to include the
larger (and growing) sample of steep spectrum Seyfert-type galaxies being found
with the ROSAT PSPC, we draw attention to the more common properties of the
group, namely steep spectra, rapid variability, strong Fe II emission and
identification with narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxies.
