Horror writer Peter Straub, who cemented his place in the genre with works including “Ghost Story,” “The Talisman ... “Once I decided to try to write horror books,” he told a reporter ...

I can still remember the sleepless nights that came from reading "Ghost Story" -- some caused by ... afraid to turn off the light. Peter Straub's 1979 horror breakthrough is a classic of the ...

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"Peter Straub is a modern-day Henry James, but with sharper teeth and a long black tongue," wrote Benjamin Percy in his review of Ghost Story for NPR, "He writes literary horror, in which the ...

Author Peter Straub ... world," Emma Straub wrote. Straub, a lifelong reader and writer born in Milwaukee, first achieved widespread success with his spooky 1979 novel "Ghost Story," which ...

Peter Straub has a lot of alter egos ... is not dreams but nightmares; many people name "Ghost Story" as the scariest book they've ever read. He's particularly adept at the kind of creepy ...

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Peter Straub, an acclaimed horror novelist know for “Ghost Story” and his collaborations with Stephen King, has died. He was 79. Straub died Sunday, his daughter author Emma Straub confirmed.