Peter Straub

Straub in 2009 Peter Francis Straub (; March 2, 1943 – September 4, 2022) 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.

According to his ''New York Times'' obituary, Straub "brought a poet's sensibility to stories about ghosts, demons and other things that go bump in the night." Provided by Wikipedia

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