Peter Straub

Born: 1943-03-02

Peter Francis Straub was an American novelist and poet. He had success with several horror and supernatural fiction novels, among them Julia (1975), Ghost Story (1979) and The Talisman (1984), the latter co-written with Stephen King. He explored the mystery genre with the Blue Rose trilogy, consisting of Koko (1988), Mystery (1990) and The Throat (1993). He fused the supernatural with crime fiction in Lost Boy, Lost Girl (2003) and the related In the Night Room (2004). For the Library of America, he edited the volume H. P. Lovecraft: Tales and the anthology American Fantastic Tales. Straub received such literary honors as the Bram Stoker Award, World Fantasy Award, and International Horror Guild Award.


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Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown

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Released: 2008-07-24

A chronicle of the life, work and mind that created the Cthulhu mythos.

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The Last Wolf: Karl Edward Wagner

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Released: 2020-12-10

Karl Edward Wagner was one of the most accomplished dark fantasy and horror writers in the world...

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Prisoners of Gravity

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First aired: 1989-08-21

Prisoners of Gravity was a Canadian public broadcasting television news magazine program that...

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