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Peter Francis Straub (1943–2022) was an American novelist and poet whose work combined literary fiction, horror, supernatural fantasy, mystery, and psychological suspense. His major novels include Ghost Story, Shadowland, Koko, Mystery, The Throat, Mr. X, Lost Boy, Lost Girl, In the Night Room, and A Dark Matter. He co-wrote The Talisman and Black House with Stephen King, published several collections of short fiction and poetry, and edited influential anthologies of fantastic and horror literature.
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Ghost Story
The most widely recognized entry point to Straub’s literary supernatural fiction.
Koko
The opening novel of the Blue Rose Trilogy and a strong introduction to his mystery fiction.
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Books by series
trilogy · complete
Blue Rose Trilogy
A connected trilogy of literary crime and mystery novels comprising Koko, Mystery, and The Throat.
series · incomplete
The Talisman
A collaborative fantasy-horror series written with Stephen King, consisting of The Talisman and its loose sequel Black House; a planned third volume was never completed.
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (23)
- MarriagesAmazon ↗
novel · 1973
- Under VenusAmazon ↗
novel · 1984
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JuliaAmazon ↗novel · 1975
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If You Could See Me NowAmazon ↗novel · 1977
- Ghost StoryAmazon ↗
novel · 1979
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ShadowlandAmazon ↗novel · 1980
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Floating DragonAmazon ↗novel · 1982
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The Hellfire ClubAmazon ↗novel · 1995
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Mr. XAmazon ↗novel · 1999
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Lost Boy, Lost GirlAmazon ↗novel · 2003
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In the Night RoomAmazon ↗novel · 2004
- The SkylarkAmazon ↗
novel · 2010
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A Dark MatterAmazon ↗novel · 2010
- Wreckage / What Happens in Hello JackAmazon ↗
unfinished-novel · 2025
- The General’s WifeAmazon ↗
novella · 1982
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Mrs. GodAmazon ↗novella · 1990
- The Buffalo HunterAmazon ↗
novella · 1990
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Pork Pie HatAmazon ↗novella · 1999
- A Special Place: The Heart of A Dark MatterAmazon ↗
novella · 2010
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The Ballad of Ballard and SandrineAmazon ↗novella · 2011
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PerdidoAmazon ↗novella · 2002
- The Process Is a Process All Its OwnAmazon ↗
novella · 2017
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The Green WomanAmazon ↗graphic-novel · 2011
Short fiction (5)
- Houses Without DoorsAmazon ↗
short-story-collection · 1990
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Magic TerrorAmazon ↗short-story-collection · 2000
- 5 StoriesAmazon ↗
short-story-collection · 2007
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The Juniper Tree and Other Blue Rose StoriesAmazon ↗short-story-collection · 2010
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Interior DarknessAmazon ↗short-story-collection · 2016
Essays and speeches (2)
Poetry (4)
Edited works (6)
- Peter Straub’s GhostsAmazon ↗
edited-anthology · 1995
- Conjunctions 39: New Wave FabulistsAmazon ↗
edited-anthology · 2002
- H. P. Lovecraft: TalesAmazon ↗
edited-anthology · 2004
- Poe’s Children: The New Horror—An AnthologyAmazon ↗
edited-anthology · 2008
- American Fantastic Tales: Terror and the Uncanny from Poe to the Pulps, Volume 1Amazon ↗
edited-anthology · 2009
- American Fantastic Tales: Terror and the Uncanny from the 1940s to Now, Volume 2Amazon ↗
edited-anthology · 2009