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 ...

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 ... several short story collections, and additional novellas, Straub's other notable works included 1979's Ghost Story, and 2001's The Talisman sequel Black House.

"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 ...

In Peter Straub's Ghost Story, four old men gather in Milburn ... summon ghostwriter Adam Gallagher to his home to work on the book, communicating via the kitchen speaker and other electronics.

A fan of Henry James and John Ashbery, he brought a poet’s sensibility to stories ... a third book, but it was still in its earliest stages at Mr. Straub’s death. Peter Francis Straub was ...

Peter Straub, an acclaimed author who ... they're being haunted themselves. Both of those books were later adapted into films. "Ghost Story" earned Straub a lifelong admirer -- and occasional ...

Peter Straub, an author who helped usher in our decades ... until they suspect they're being haunted themselves. Both of those books were later adapted into films. "Ghost Story" earned Straub a ...