![]() ![]() Two of his books would be adapted for the big screen as well with Julia becoming the basis for 1977's Full Circle starring Mia Farrow and Ghost Story being adapted into the 1981 film of the same name starring Fred Astaire. X, and Lost Boy, Lost Girl, in addition to multiple other novellas and short story collections. 1 New York Timesbestselling author Peter Straub’s classic tale of horror, secrets, and the dangerous ghosts of the past. Though perhaps best known to some for his collaborations with King, Straub wrote mostly on his own, penning novels that included Julia, Ghost Story, The Hellfire Club, Mr. All the love and best to his family and legion of friends and admirers."īorn in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on March 2, 1943, and would go on to publish his first novel, Marriages, in 1973. ![]() He wrote two volumes of poetry and two collections of short fiction, and he edited the Library of America. X, In the Night Room, and two collaborations with Stephen King, The Talisman and Black House. I'll miss you Peter." Paul Tremblay, author of A Head Full of Ghosts, added: "Peter Straub was a hero and I was fortunate to get to know him over the last decade plus. Peter Straub was the author of seventeen novels, which have been translated into more than twenty languages. Once performed the Crow position in yoga, in a Milwaukee WI men's room, because he was fearless & proud of his yoga. Always kind, funny, irascible, brilliant. News of Straub's passing has seen other notable authors sound off on their love for his contributions to the written word, with fellow fantasy/horror author Neil Gaiman tweeting: "Peter Straub 1943-2022 One of the best writers I've read, one of the best friends I've known. ![]()
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