Commissar SFLUFAN Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 Peter Straub (1943-2022) – Locus Online LOCUSMAG.COM Author Peter Straub, 79, died September 4, 2022 after a long illness. Straub was a celebrated, influential, and bestselling author of literary horror, dark fantasy, and psychological thrillers. Pet… Quote Author Peter Straub, 79, died September 4, 2022 after a long illness. Straub was a celebrated, influential, and bestselling author of literary horror, dark fantasy, and psychological thrillers. Peter Francis Straub was born March 2, 1943 in Milwaukee WI. He earned a BA in English from the University of Wisconsin in 1965, an MA from Columbia University in 1966, then returned to Wisconsin to teach English at his former prep school for three years. In 1969 he moved to Ireland and began work on a PhD at University College in Dublin, but did not finish. He published two books of poetry in 1972, Ishmael and Open Air, and his first mainstream novel, Marriages, in 1973. At the suggestion of his agent, Straub decided to give “gothic fiction” a try: first horror novel Julia appeared in 1975 and was later filmed as The Haunting of Julia. If You Could See Me Now (1977) followed, but his breakout novel was the bestselling Ghost Story (1979), later a film. His next supernatural novels were Shadowland (1980) and British Fantasy Award winner Floating Dragon (1983), followed by a few linked works that were mostly non-supernatural: novella Blue Rose (1985), World Fantasy Award winner Koko (1988), Mystery (1990), and Stoker winner The Throat (1993). The Hellfire Club (1997) was a thriller, and Stoker winner Mr. X (1999) was a return to the supernatural. lost boy lost girl (2003) won a Stoker and a World Fantasy Award, and sequel In the Night Room (2004) won a Stoker. A Dark Matter (2010) won a Stoker, and The Skylark (2010) is “an earlier state” of that novel, described by Straub as “a much looser, sloppier, more wild-eyed version of the book.” Novellas A Special Place (2010) and The Process (Is a Process All Its Own) (2017) concern some of the same characters. Straub’s collaboration with fellow author Stephen King on The Talisman (1984) landed on the bestseller list and was followed up 17 years later with sequel Black House (2001). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 thanks for the stories Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 Well, I was debating on taking The Talisman or SK's newest with me on vacation. Think I'll take The Talisman now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 1 hour ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said: Well, I was debating on taking The Talisman or SK's newest with me on vacation. Think I'll take The Talisman now. and then the sequel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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