Peter Straub, one of the most celebrated writers of tales of horror and psychological thrillers that made pulses race and night lights stay on, died Sept. 4 at 79.
” , which became a 1981 film and cemented his reputation as a master of horror. He was the winner of numerous prizes, including the Bram Stoker Award for lifetime achievement in 2006, and was named an International Horror Guild “living legend” in 2008.tells the story of four men who share ghost stories and find themselves threatened by a vengeful spirit.
Mr. Straub — who collaborated with King on “The Talisman” and a sequel “Black House” 2001 — said he long resisted being categorized as a horror novelist. But made peace with it after deciding it gave him ample room to dig into timeless emotions and fears — including even his whodunit Blue Rose trilogy published between 1998 and 1983.“The grown-up point of view was that if the books were horror,” he said in 2016, “then horror covered a lot of ground.
At the age of 7, Mr. Straub was seriously injured when he was struck by a car. He temporarily used a wheelchair and had to relearn how to walk. Mr. Straub has said the injury and long recovery gave him a boyhood awareness of his own mortality. In 1969 he started work on a doctorate at the University College in Dublin, but he did not finish. He wrote two books of poetry in 1972, “Ishmael” and “Open Air.” His first novel, “Marriages,” about an adulterous affair, was published in 1973.Mr. Straub died at New York-Presbyterian Hospital of complications after a fall, his family said. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Susan Bitker Straub; son Benjamin Straub; a daughter, novelist Emma Straub; and three grandchildren.
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