Peter Straub dead.

HLS · 09-06-2022, 09:11 PM

Great Horror novelist

https://www.npr.org/2022/09/06/11213...ub-author-died

Critteranne · 09-07-2022, 10:31 AM

"Ghost Story" was incredible. But I also like his earlier books, "Julia" and "If You Could See Me Now."

Even better, it sounds like he was an incredible friend and mentor to many other authors. There have been so many heartfelt condolences and memories.

One author remembered a moment at a convention. He went to the hotel lobby to meet his young son -- and found him in the lobby coloring with Peter Straub.

ZodWallop · 09-07-2022, 11:56 AM

Oh man, I loved the Peter Straub books I've read. He was right behind Stephen King for me.

Dr. Drib · 09-07-2022, 12:27 PM

I agree that he was a major writer and that the comparison with Henry James is quite apt.

Pajamaman · 09-07-2022, 01:42 PM

Shadowlands is amazing.

Paperbackstash · 09-08-2022, 08:37 PM

R.I.P.

rkomar · 09-09-2022, 12:35 AM

I'm not a fan of the horror genre, so I never read any of Straub's books. However, I do remember him as a frequent interviewee on the old Prisoners of Gravity show from over thirty years ago. He came across as intelligent and a clear communicator, and I probably would have read his stuff after that if it had been in any other genre. Oh well, such is life.

09-06-2022, 09:11 PM	#1
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Critteranne Guru Posts: 781 Karma: 21097142 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: MD Device: Kindle, iPad	"Ghost Story" was incredible. But I also like his earlier books, "Julia" and "If You Could See Me Now." Even better, it sounds like he was an incredible friend and mentor to many other authors. There have been so many heartfelt condolences and memories. One author remembered a moment at a convention. He went to the hotel lobby to meet his young son -- and found him in the lobby coloring with Peter Straub.

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ZodWallop Gentleman and scholar Posts: 10,994 Karma: 108312789 Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Space City, Texas Device: Clara HD; Nook ST w/Glowlight, (2015) Glowlight Plus, Paperwhite 3	Oh man, I loved the Peter Straub books I've read. He was right behind Stephen King for me.

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rkomar Wizard Posts: 2,986 Karma: 18343081 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Sudbury, ON, Canada Device: PRS-505, PB 902, PRS-T1, PB 623, PB 840, PB 633	I'm not a fan of the horror genre, so I never read any of Straub's books. However, I do remember him as a frequent interviewee on the old Prisoners of Gravity show from over thirty years ago. He came across as intelligent and a clear communicator, and I probably would have read his stuff after that if it had been in any other genre. Oh well, such is life.

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