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Peter Straub

Peter Straub authored numerous bestselling novels, including Ghost Story, Floating Dragon, Shadowland, and Julia—as well as The Talisman and Black House, which he co-authored with Stephen King. He also published short fiction, poetry, and a graphic novel. A prolific Grand Master of Horror, he won the British Fantasy Award; ten Bram Stoker Awards; three International Horror Guild Awards; ten World Fantasy Awards; and was the recipient of several Lifetime Achievement Awards. He passed away in 2022.
In the Night Room
Lost Boy Lost Girl
Mr. X
The Hellfire Club
Shadowland
Dark Screams: Volume Nine
Interior Darkness
Ghost Story
If You Could See Me Now
Dark Screams: Volume Three
Julia
The Ballad of Ballard and Sandrine
A Dark Matter
The Throat
Mystery
Poe's Children
Koko
Floating Dragon
Magic Terror

Books

In the Night Room
Lost Boy Lost Girl
Mr. X
The Hellfire Club
Shadowland
Dark Screams: Volume Nine
Interior Darkness
Ghost Story
If You Could See Me Now
Dark Screams: Volume Three
Julia
The Ballad of Ballard and Sandrine
A Dark Matter
The Throat
Mystery
Poe's Children
Koko
Floating Dragon
Magic Terror

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