Peter Straub
Peter Francis Straub (born 1943) is an American author and poet, most famous for his work in the horror genre. His horror fiction has received numerous literary honors such as the Bram Stoker Award, World Fantasy Award, and International Horror Guild Award, placing him among the most-honored horror authors in recent history.
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Speculative Fiction Books
The Ballad of Ballard and Sandrine
2012 | fantasy, horror
Pork Pie Hat
2010 | horror
A Special Place: The Heart of a Dark Matter
2010 | horror
The Skylark
2010 | horror
A Dark Matter
2010 | horror
5 Stories
2007 | horror, short stories
In the Night Room
2004 | horror
Lost Boy Lost Girl
2003 | horror
Magic Terror
2000 | horror, short stories
Mr. X
1999 | horror
Houses Without Doors
1990 | horror, short stories
Mrs. God
1990 | fantasy, horror
Floating Dragon
1983 | horror
The General's Wife
1982 | horror
Shadowland
1980 | fantasy, horror
Ghost Story
1979 | horror
If You Could See Me Now
1977 | horror
Julia
1975 | horror
Comics and Anthology
Poe's Children
2008 | horror, anthology
Peter Straub's Ghosts
1995 | horror, anthology
Fictions and Others
The Hellfire Club
1995 | thriller
Under Venus
1984 | mainstream