peter straub

Peter Straub, acclaimed horror author and Stephen King collaborator, dies at 79 | CNN One of the most talented writers of complex novels to come out of the horror boom of the 1970s and '80s. A real loss for genre fiction, and for readers. Thank you for your works, Mr. Straub.

I thought I would review the third ghost story mentioned by Stephen King in Dance Macabre. The first, The Haunting of Hill House, fell somewhat flat and was, for me, spoiled by inappropriate dialogue and an apparent reluctance to really get stuck in (although I accept that I’m probably in the...

This is the first I've read of his and I really like his style. I reminds you of what horror used to be. I wish I had started reading him sooner. I'm only halfway through, but it's so captivating and spooky.

Anyone ever read any of his work? He is apparantly on good terms with King (they have written a book together.) He was also behind the old horror film Ghost Story which managed to scare the hell out of me. I have read only one of his novels: Shadowlands, very good, very moving. I plan to read...

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/authors/Peter_Straub.htm Peter Straub's books are more on the spectre and spooks side of horror but he has some incrediable books to read. I particularly enjoyed the 'Talisman' which he co-wrote with another famous horror author Stephen King..:) Have a...