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Peter straub s classic bestseller is a work of superb horror the washington post book world that, like any good ghost story, stands the test of time and conjures our darkest fears and nightmares. Ghost story written by teresa desiderati on february 7th, 2017. It stands tall above everything else ive read from him, except perhaps floating dragon. Written by peter straub, audiobook narrated by buck schirner. I wont go too much into the plot but theres a main overarching plot that also incorporates a few other shorter tales as straub has some fun and. Ghost story 1989 read online free book by peter straub. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone.
Listen to ghost story audiobook by peter straub and buck schirner. As a huge peter straub fan im biased, but its arguably his best book and unquestionably his most accessible horror novel. Hes a big name in horror, but i just hadnt gotten around to him yet. Ghost story is a 1981 american supernatural horror film directed by john irvin and starring fred astaire, melvyn douglas, douglas fairbanks, jr. The book was adapted into a film by the same name in 1981, minus the novels fifth protagonist character, lewis benedikt.
Steven king named peter straub s ghost story as one of the greatest horror novels of modern times, alongside the exorcist and rosemarys baby. Theres an elaborate, confusing framing device that never really clicks into place, but the tale proper begins in the small upstate n. The narrator does an amazing job of story telling, as always straub comes thru with a good listen. I am very happy with the book and have listened to it a few times. Peter straubs classic bestseller is a work of superb horror the washington post book world that, like any good ghost story, stands the test of time and conjures our darkest fears and. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Pdf ghost story book by peter straub free download 567 pages. Peter straub obviously set out to pay his respects to the genre and there are nods to hawthorne and james amongst others and he manages to include most of the ingredients for a classic scary story.
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