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Post by Nalkarj on Sept 6, 2022 19:15:33 GMT
Peter Straub passed away on Sunday at the age of 79. Neil Gaiman posted a lovely tribute on Twitter: This one’s sad for me. While I’m not the world’s biggest Straub fan, I greatly admire his ambition. His writing style—ornate, old-fashioned, sometimes prolix, yet somehow never toppling into the purple—is unique, as is his blend of Jamesian realism with the kind of modern horror story popularized by his friend Stephen King. His non-horror coming-of-age story Mystery, which I found deeply moving, still pops into my mind from time to time. And I’ve wanted to adapt his most famous book, Ghost Story, into a miniseries ever since I read it. (The book is much better than the 1981 film adaptation.) Now I’ve got to get on finishing If You Could See Me Now, which I picked up last year, liked, yet didn’t finish.
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Post by petrolino on Sept 6, 2022 21:35:12 GMT
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Post by soggy on Sept 6, 2022 22:38:42 GMT
Well this is genuinely depressing news. Loved his writing. RIP
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Post by Captain Spencer on Sept 7, 2022 1:58:32 GMT
A unique writer. Aside from Ghost Story the only other book of his I read was one called Shadowland, but I plan to look into more of his work.
R.I.P.
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Post by CrepedCrusader on Sept 7, 2022 2:08:09 GMT
I remember Stephen King kept hinting that Straub and him would someday write another Talisman book. Looks like it'll never happen.
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Post by Captain Spencer on Sept 7, 2022 16:58:07 GMT
I remember Stephen King kept hinting that Straub and him would someday write another Talisman book. Looks like it'll never happen. So they were planning another sequel after Black House?
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Post by mmexis on Sept 8, 2022 4:24:06 GMT
I remember reading The Talisman many years ago and being absolutely terrified. I should give it another go.
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Post by petrolino on Sept 9, 2022 19:47:22 GMT
Stephen King, Ira Levin, George A. Romero & Peter Straub on 'The Dick Cavett Show'
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Post by politicidal on Sept 10, 2022 1:33:58 GMT
R.I.P. And I watched A Ghost Story (1981) a couple weeks ago.
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Post by Marv on Sept 14, 2022 15:15:21 GMT
RIP
Ive only read a few Straub novels. Lost Boy Lost Girl, and his work with King in the Talisman and Black House.
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Post by msdemos on Sept 18, 2022 19:04:18 GMT
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