Peter Straub, whose literary novels of terror, mystery and the supernatural placed him in the top ranks of the horror-fiction boom of the 1970s and ’80s, alongside writers like Ira Levin, Anne Rice and his close friend and collaborator Stephen King, died on Sunday in Manhattan. He was 79. His death, at Columbia University IrvingContinue reading “Peter Straub, Literary Master of The Supernatural, Dies At 79”
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Stranger Things Creators Offer Update On Stephen King’s The Talisman Adaptation
When Stranger Things first premiered in the summer of 2016, creators Ross and Matt Duffer frequently talked about their two big influences, the two Steves, Steven Spielberg and Stephen King. The brothers have the chance to take their love for King/Spielberg to the next level however, having previously become attached to a project that seemsContinue reading “Stranger Things Creators Offer Update On Stephen King’s The Talisman Adaptation”
Steven Spielberg & The Duffer Brothers Team To Tackle Stephen King & Peter Straub’s The Talisman
In 1982, Steven Spielberg was so enamored by The Talisman, the fantasy horror book by Stephen King and Peter Straub, that two years before the book was published, he acquired the screen rights outright and in perpetuity. He then spent the next 35-plus years developing it as a movie, trying in vain to find aContinue reading “Steven Spielberg & The Duffer Brothers Team To Tackle Stephen King & Peter Straub’s The Talisman”
Borderlands Press Announces A Little Silver Book By Richard Chizmar – Black House: A Screenplay Based On The Stephen King & Peter Straub Novel
For the 14th title in Series III of Little Books, Borderlands Press gives you a fantastic offering from publishing Living Legend, feature film producer, and bestselling writer, Richard Chizmar. Black House: A Screenplay written by Richard Chizmar (with Johnathon Schaech) based on the bestselling novel by Stephen King and Peter Straub. Commissioned by Akiva Goldsman, Academy AwardContinue reading “Borderlands Press Announces A Little Silver Book By Richard Chizmar – Black House: A Screenplay Based On The Stephen King & Peter Straub Novel”
Mike Barker To Direct Adaptation of The Talisman
Mike Barker (The Handmaid’s Tale, Fargo, Outlander) will be directing The Talisman feature film adaptation based on Stephen King and Peter Straub’s 1984 bestselling fantasy novel. The Talisman follows Jack Sawyer, a young boy in possession of a powerful talisman that can save his mother’s life, who is forced to go on the run fromContinue reading “Mike Barker To Direct Adaptation of The Talisman”
Suntup Editions Announces The Covers Collection, Black House By Artist Rick Berry
Suntup Editions is delighted to present their latest addition to The Covers Collection, Black House by artist Rick Berry. Back in 2002, Rick illustrated the Donald M. Grant limited edition publication of Black House by Stephen King and Peter Straub, and his stunning cover art is featured here as you have never seen it before.Continue reading “Suntup Editions Announces The Covers Collection, Black House By Artist Rick Berry”
Interior Darkness: Selected Stories By Peter Straub
Celebrated author Peter Straub’s mastery of the short form shines in this wide-ranging collection of his most chilling, intense, and compelling tales from the past twenty-five years. Peter Straub has spent forty years at the forefront of modern literary horror. The stories assembled here represent his astonishing range and his ability to terrify, transport, andContinue reading “Interior Darkness: Selected Stories By Peter Straub”
Stephen King & Peter Straub To Write Talisman 3 In 2015
Yesterday at a reading in Washington, DC, Stephen King provided some news regarding the long awaited third Talisman book. King confirmed that the series was intended to be a trilogy and that he had already worked out the framework for the third book. King and Straub plan on writing Talisman 3 in 2015. The TalismanContinue reading “Stephen King & Peter Straub To Write Talisman 3 In 2015”
Cemetery Dance To Publish “Turn Down The Lights”, An Anthology Featuring Stephen King, Clive Barker & Peter Straub
It was December 1988: George Bush had just defeated Michael Dukakis in the Presidential Election. Pitcher Orel Hershiser and the Los Angeles Dodgers had beaten the Oakland A’s in five games to win the World Series. People were waiting in line at movie theaters to watch Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man. TomContinue reading “Cemetery Dance To Publish “Turn Down The Lights”, An Anthology Featuring Stephen King, Clive Barker & Peter Straub”