Peter Straub obituary
Award-winning horror writer whose novels included Julia, Ghost Story and the bestselling The Talisman with Stephen King
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Award-winning horror writer whose novels included Julia, Ghost Story and the bestselling The Talisman with Stephen King
Peter Straub is best known for "Ghost Story" and his Stephen King collaboration "The Talisman."
Horror writer Peter Straub, who cemented his place in the genre with works including “Ghost Story,” “The Talisman” and “A Dark Matter,” has died. He was 79. Straub’s son, Benjamin, told the Los Angeles Times he died “surrounded by love ones” in Manhattan on Sunday from complications due to a
He insisted that his work transcended categorization and that he wrote how he wanted, only to watch readers and critics pigeonhole him as a horror novelist.
Author Peter Straub has died at the age of 79. His contributions to horror lit include 'Ghost Story' and 'The Talisman' with Stephen King.