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  • GHOST STORY

    by Peter Straub

    In life, not every sin goes unpunished. GHOST STORY For four aging men in the terror-stricken town of Milburn, New York, an act inadvertently carried out in their youth has come back to haunt them. Now they are about to learn what happens to those who believe they can bury the past -- and get away with murder. Peter Straub's classic bestseller is a work of "superb horror" (The Washington Post Book World)... (more)
  • Shadowland

    by Peter Straub

    The #1 New York Times bestselling author's all-time horror classic Now with a new introduction by Peter Straub Few modern horror novels have been able to stand the test of time like Shadowland . Now, with a new introduction from Peter Straub, this classic becomes a collectible for his insatiable fans-and for new readers who have just discovered Straub through the bestselling Black House , co-written with... (more)
  • Lost Boy Lost Girl: A Novel

    by Peter Straub

    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 that shortly before his mother's suicide, Mark had become obsessed with an abandoned... (more)
  • Hellfire Club

    by Peter Straub

    "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 . . . . "COMBINES THE INTELLECTUAL-PUZZLE MYSTERY WITH A POWERFUL VEIN OF PSYCHO-THRILLER... (more)
  • Magic Terror

    by Peter Straub

    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. . . . Ashputtle Isn’t It Romantic? “CHILLING.” “SKILLFULLY CONSTRUCTED.” –The New York Times –Kirkus Reviews (starred review) The Ghost Village Bunny Is Good Bread Winner... (more)
  • Mr. X

    by Peter Straub

    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 father and warns him of grave danger. Driven by a desperate sense of need, Ned explores his dark past and the... (more)
  • Don't Scream

    by Wendy Corsi Staub

    Don't Tell A Soul... In a remote, heavily wooded area near the Berkshires of Massachusetts, Rachel Lorant died on her birthday. But she didn't die alone. That night, her four sorority sisters make a solemn, trembling pledge. They will never reveal what has just happened in those woods--ever. Instead, they will take their terrible secret to their graves... Don't Think About The Past... Now, ten... (more)