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Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Peter Straub is the author of fourteen novels, which have been translated into more than twenty foreign languages. He has won the British Fantasy Award, two Bram Stoker awards, and two World Fantasy awards. He lives in New York City and is currently at work, with Stephen King, on a sequel to their bestselling novel, The Talisman.
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Poe's Children
Format: Trade Paperback, 608 pages
On Sale: October 6, 2009
Price: $16.00
A Washington Post Best Book of the Year
Peter Straub—bestselling author and 8-time Bram Stoker Award winner—has gathered here 24 bone-chilling, nail-biting, frightfully imaginative stories that represent the best of contemporary horror writing.
Dan Chaon “The Bees”
Elizabeth Hand “Cleopatra Brimstone”
Steve Rasnic Tem and Melanie Tem “The... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 608 pages
On Sale: October 6, 2009
Price: $16.00
A Washington Post Best Book of the Year
Peter Straub—bestselling author and 8-time Bram Stoker Award winner—has gathered here 24 bone-chilling, nail-biting, frightfully imaginative stories that represent the best of contemporary horror writing.
Dan Chaon “The Bees”
Elizabeth Hand “Cleopatra Brimstone”
Steve Rasnic Tem and Melanie Tem “The... Read more >
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The Talisman
Format: Paperback, 768 pages
On Sale: July 31, 2001
Price: $7.99
On a brisk autumn day, a thirteen-year-old boy stands on the shores of the gray Atlantic, near a silent amusement park and a fading ocean resort called the Alhambra. The past has driven Jack Sawyer here: his father is gone, his mother is dying, and the world no longer makes sense... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 768 pages
On Sale: July 31, 2001
Price: $7.99
On a brisk autumn day, a thirteen-year-old boy stands on the shores of the gray Atlantic, near a silent amusement park and a fading ocean resort called the Alhambra. The past has driven Jack Sawyer here: his father is gone, his mother is dying, and the world no longer makes sense... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Black House
Format: Paperback, 672 pages
On Sale: August 27, 2002
Price: $7.99
Twenty years ago, a boy named Jack Sawyer travelled to a parallel universe called The Territories to save his mother and her Territories "twinner" from a premature and agonizing death that would have brought cataclysm to the other world. Now Jack is a retired Los Angeles homicide detective living in the... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 672 pages
On Sale: August 27, 2002
Price: $7.99
Twenty years ago, a boy named Jack Sawyer travelled to a parallel universe called The Territories to save his mother and her Territories "twinner" from a premature and agonizing death that would have brought cataclysm to the other world. Now Jack is a retired Los Angeles homicide detective living in the... Read more >
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Dracula
Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: March 13, 2001
Price: $10.95
Of the many admiring reviews Bram Stoker’s Dracula received when it first appeared in 1897, the most astute praise came from the author's mother, who wrote her son: 'It is splendid. No book since Mrs. Shelley's Frankenstein or indeed any other at all has come near yours in originality, or terror.'
A... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: March 13, 2001
Price: $10.95
Of the many admiring reviews Bram Stoker’s Dracula received when it first appeared in 1897, the most astute praise came from the author's mother, who wrote her son: 'It is splendid. No book since Mrs. Shelley's Frankenstein or indeed any other at all has come near yours in originality, or terror.'
A... Read more >
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Lost Boy Lost Girl
Format: Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: September 28, 2004
Price: $7.99
A woman commits suicide for no apparent reason. A week later, her son– fifteen-year-old Mark Underhill–vanishes. His uncle, novelist Timothy Underhill, searches his hometown of Millhaven for clues that might help unravel this horrible dual mystery. He soon learns that a pedophilic murderer is on the loose in the vicinity, and... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: September 28, 2004
Price: $7.99
A woman commits suicide for no apparent reason. A week later, her son– fifteen-year-old Mark Underhill–vanishes. His uncle, novelist Timothy Underhill, searches his hometown of Millhaven for clues that might help unravel this horrible dual mystery. He soon learns that a pedophilic murderer is on the loose in the vicinity, and... Read more >
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Koko
Format: Trade Paperback, 576 pages
On Sale: July 14, 2009
Price: $15.00
Bestselling author Peter Straub's Koko is a gripping psychological thriller in which horror and paranoia are indistinguishable from reality.
Koko. Only four men knew what it meant. Now they must stop it. They were Vietnam vets-a doctor, a lawyer, a working stiff, and a writer. Very different from each other, they are... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 576 pages
On Sale: July 14, 2009
Price: $15.00
Bestselling author Peter Straub's Koko is a gripping psychological thriller in which horror and paranoia are indistinguishable from reality.
Koko. Only four men knew what it meant. Now they must stop it. They were Vietnam vets-a doctor, a lawyer, a working stiff, and a writer. Very different from each other, they are... Read more >
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Poe's Children
Format: Hardcover, 544 pages
On Sale: October 14, 2008
Price: $24.95
From the incomparable master of horror and suspense comes an electrifying collection of contemporary literary horror, with stories from twenty-five writers representing today’s most talented voices in the genre.
Horror writing is usually associated with formulaic gore, but New Wave horror writers have more in common with the wildly inventive, evocative spookiness... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 544 pages
On Sale: October 14, 2008
Price: $24.95
From the incomparable master of horror and suspense comes an electrifying collection of contemporary literary horror, with stories from twenty-five writers representing today’s most talented voices in the genre.
Horror writing is usually associated with formulaic gore, but New Wave horror writers have more in common with the wildly inventive, evocative spookiness... Read more >
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Black House
Format: Trade Paperback, 688 pages
On Sale: September 30, 2003
Price: $15.95
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Format: Trade Paperback, 688 pages
On Sale: September 30, 2003
Price: $15.95
Read more >
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In the Night Room
Format: Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: March 28, 2006
Price: $7.99
In his latest soul-chilling novel, bestselling author Peter Straub tells of a famous children’s book author who, in the wake of a grotesque accident, realizes that the most basic facts of her existence, including her existence itself, have come into question.
Willy Patrick, the respected author of the award-winning young-adult novel In... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: March 28, 2006
Price: $7.99
In his latest soul-chilling novel, bestselling author Peter Straub tells of a famous children’s book author who, in the wake of a grotesque accident, realizes that the most basic facts of her existence, including her existence itself, have come into question.
Willy Patrick, the respected author of the award-winning young-adult novel In... Read more >
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The Hellfire Club
Format: Paperback, 544 pages
On Sale: June 29, 1997
Price: $7.99
"Surprising twists [and a] wildly inventive plot."
--The New York Times
They are dying, one by one. Wealthy, middle-aged women in an exclusive Connecticut suburb. Their murderer remains at large. Nora Chancel, wife of publishing scion Davey Chancel, fears she may be next. After all, her past has branded her a victim ... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 544 pages
On Sale: June 29, 1997
Price: $7.99
"Surprising twists [and a] wildly inventive plot."
--The New York Times
They are dying, one by one. Wealthy, middle-aged women in an exclusive Connecticut suburb. Their murderer remains at large. Nora Chancel, wife of publishing scion Davey Chancel, fears she may be next. After all, her past has branded her a victim ... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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If You Could See Me Now
Format: Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: July 5, 2000
Price: $7.99
One summer night, a boy and his beautiful cousin plunge naked into the moonlit waters of a rural quarry. Twenty years later, the boy, now grown, flees the wreckage of his life and returns to Arden, Wisconsin, in search of everything he has lost.
But for Miles Teagarden, the landscape he... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: July 5, 2000
Price: $7.99
One summer night, a boy and his beautiful cousin plunge naked into the moonlit waters of a rural quarry. Twenty years later, the boy, now grown, flees the wreckage of his life and returns to Arden, Wisconsin, in search of everything he has lost.
But for Miles Teagarden, the landscape he... Read more >
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The Island of Dr. Moreau
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2002
Price: $8.95
Written in 1896, The Island of Dr. Moreau is one of the earliest scientific romances. An instant sensation, it was meant as a commentary on Darwin’s theory of evolution, which H. G. Wells stoutly believed. The story centers on the depraved Dr. Moreau, who conducts unspeakable animal experiments on a remote... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2002
Price: $8.95
Written in 1896, The Island of Dr. Moreau is one of the earliest scientific romances. An instant sensation, it was meant as a commentary on Darwin’s theory of evolution, which H. G. Wells stoutly believed. The story centers on the depraved Dr. Moreau, who conducts unspeakable animal experiments on a remote... Read more >
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Magic Terror
Format: Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: August 28, 2001
Price: $7.99
Welcome to another kind of terror as Peter Straub leads us into the outer reaches of the psyche. Here the master of the macabre is at his absolute best in seven exquisite tales of living, dying, and the terror that lies in between. . . .
AshputtleIsn’t It Romantic?
“CHILLING.”“SKILLFULLY CONSTRUCTED.”
–The New York... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: August 28, 2001
Price: $7.99
Welcome to another kind of terror as Peter Straub leads us into the outer reaches of the psyche. Here the master of the macabre is at his absolute best in seven exquisite tales of living, dying, and the terror that lies in between. . . .
AshputtleIsn’t It Romantic?
“CHILLING.”“SKILLFULLY CONSTRUCTED.”
–The New York... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download and an
eBook.
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Mr. X
Format: Paperback, 544 pages
On Sale: July 5, 2000
Price: $7.99
Every year on his birthday, Ned Dunstan is cursed with visions of horror committed by a savage figure he calls "Mr. X." This year, Ned's visions will become flesh and blood.
A dreadful premonition brings Ned home to find his mother on her deathbed. She reveals the never-before-disclosed name of his... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 544 pages
On Sale: July 5, 2000
Price: $7.99
Every year on his birthday, Ned Dunstan is cursed with visions of horror committed by a savage figure he calls "Mr. X." This year, Ned's visions will become flesh and blood.
A dreadful premonition brings Ned home to find his mother on her deathbed. She reveals the never-before-disclosed name of his... Read more >
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Julia
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: January 3, 1995
Price: $19.00
In a house in London a woman starts a new life, trying to put tragedy behind her. Then a pretty blonde child runs into view, bringing with her an inexplicable suggestion of evil.
Once Julia Lofting had a husband and a daughter. But everything has changed since she bolted from her marriage... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: January 3, 1995
Price: $19.00
In a house in London a woman starts a new life, trying to put tragedy behind her. Then a pretty blonde child runs into view, bringing with her an inexplicable suggestion of evil.
Once Julia Lofting had a husband and a daughter. But everything has changed since she bolted from her marriage... Read more >
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Poe's Children
Format: Abridged Compact Disc
On Sale: October 14, 2008
Price: $49.95
From the incomparable master of horror and suspense comes an electrifying collection of contemporary literary horror, with stories from twenty-five writers representing today’s most talented voices in the genre.
Horror writing is usually associated with formulaic gore, but New Wave horror writers have more in common with the wildly inventive, evocative spookiness... Read more >
Format: Abridged Compact Disc
On Sale: October 14, 2008
Price: $49.95
From the incomparable master of horror and suspense comes an electrifying collection of contemporary literary horror, with stories from twenty-five writers representing today’s most talented voices in the genre.
Horror writing is usually associated with formulaic gore, but New Wave horror writers have more in common with the wildly inventive, evocative spookiness... Read more >
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The Talisman
Format: eBook
On Sale: September 15, 2001
Price: $7.99
On a brisk autumn day, a thirteen-year-old boy stands on the shores of the gray Atlantic, near a silent amusement park and a fading ocean resort called the Alhambra. The past has driven Jack Sawyer here: his father is gone, his mother is dying, and the world no longer makes sense... Read more >
Format: eBook
On Sale: September 15, 2001
Price: $7.99
On a brisk autumn day, a thirteen-year-old boy stands on the shores of the gray Atlantic, near a silent amusement park and a fading ocean resort called the Alhambra. The past has driven Jack Sawyer here: his father is gone, his mother is dying, and the world no longer makes sense... Read more >
Also available as a
paperback.
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The Hellfire Club
Format: eBook
On Sale: September 28, 2004
Price: $7.99
They are dying, one by one: wealthy middle-aged women in an exclusive Connecticut suburb. Their murderer remains at large. Nora Chancel, wife of publishing scion Davey Chancel, fears she may be next. After all, her past has branded her a victim. . . .
Then Davey tells Nora a surreal story... Read more >
Format: eBook
On Sale: September 28, 2004
Price: $7.99
They are dying, one by one: wealthy middle-aged women in an exclusive Connecticut suburb. Their murderer remains at large. Nora Chancel, wife of publishing scion Davey Chancel, fears she may be next. After all, her past has branded her a victim. . . .
Then Davey tells Nora a surreal story... Read more >
Also available as a
paperback.
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The Talisman: The Road of Trials
Format: Hardcover, 144 pages
On Sale: May 25, 2010
Price: $25.00
Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 144 pages
On Sale: May 25, 2010
Price: $25.00
Read more >
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Magic Terror
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: July 5, 2000
Price: $19.95
Welcome to another kind of terror as Peter Straub leads us into the outer reaches of the psyche. Here the master of the macabre is at his absolute best in seven exquisite tales of living, dying, and the terror that lies in between. . . .
AshputtleIsn’t It Romantic?
“CHILLING.”“SKILLFULLY CONSTRUCTED.”
–The New York... Read more >
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: July 5, 2000
Price: $19.95
Welcome to another kind of terror as Peter Straub leads us into the outer reaches of the psyche. Here the master of the macabre is at his absolute best in seven exquisite tales of living, dying, and the terror that lies in between. . . .
AshputtleIsn’t It Romantic?
“CHILLING.”“SKILLFULLY CONSTRUCTED.”
–The New York... Read more >
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Magic Terror
Format: eBook
On Sale: August 3, 2000
Price: $7.99
No one tells a story like Peter Straub. He dazzles with the complexity of his plots. He delights with the sophistication and eloquence of his prose. He startles you into laughter in the face of events so dark you begin to question your own moral compass. Then he reduces you to... Read more >
Format: eBook
On Sale: August 3, 2000
Price: $7.99
No one tells a story like Peter Straub. He dazzles with the complexity of his plots. He delights with the sophistication and eloquence of his prose. He startles you into laughter in the face of events so dark you begin to question your own moral compass. Then he reduces you to... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download and a
paperback.
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A Dark Matter
Format: Trade Paperback, 576 pages
On Sale: February 9, 2010
Price: $25.00
The incomparable master of horror and suspense returns with a powerful, brilliantly terrifying novel that redefines the genre in original and unexpected ways.
The charismatic and cunning Spenser Mallon is a campus guru in the 1960s, attracting the devotion and demanding sexual favors of his young acolytes. After he invites his most... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 576 pages
On Sale: February 9, 2010
Price: $25.00
The incomparable master of horror and suspense returns with a powerful, brilliantly terrifying novel that redefines the genre in original and unexpected ways.
The charismatic and cunning Spenser Mallon is a campus guru in the 1960s, attracting the devotion and demanding sexual favors of his young acolytes. After he invites his most... Read more >
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A Dark Matter
Format: Hardcover, 416 pages
On Sale: February 9, 2010
Price: $26.95
The incomparable master of horror and suspense returns with a powerful, brilliantly terrifying novel that redefines the genre in original and unexpected ways.
The charismatic and cunning Spenser Mallon is a campus guru in the 1960s, attracting the devotion and demanding sexual favors of his young acolytes. After he invites his most... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 416 pages
On Sale: February 9, 2010
Price: $26.95
The incomparable master of horror and suspense returns with a powerful, brilliantly terrifying novel that redefines the genre in original and unexpected ways.
The charismatic and cunning Spenser Mallon is a campus guru in the 1960s, attracting the devotion and demanding sexual favors of his young acolytes. After he invites his most... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audio CD,
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook and in
large print trade paperback.
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Poe's Children
Format: eBook, 592 pages
On Sale: October 14, 2008
Price: $16.00
From the incomparable master of horror and suspense comes an electrifying collection of contemporary literary horror, with stories from twenty-five writers representing today’s most talented voices in the genre.
Horror writing is usually associated with formulaic gore, but New Wave horror writers have more in common with the wildly inventive, evocative spookiness... Read more >
Format: eBook, 592 pages
On Sale: October 14, 2008
Price: $16.00
From the incomparable master of horror and suspense comes an electrifying collection of contemporary literary horror, with stories from twenty-five writers representing today’s most talented voices in the genre.
Horror writing is usually associated with formulaic gore, but New Wave horror writers have more in common with the wildly inventive, evocative spookiness... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audio CD,
unabridged audiobook download,
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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