Peter Straub Tribute: With Paul Tremblay, John Langan, and Laird Barron

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[@FrankJMarr]

Glad John Langan mentioned Peter Straub's editing of anthologies. His 2-volume American Fantastic Tales was instrumental in introducing me to numerous authors from over the past hundred plus years.

[@markoshea6833]

the poetry in the middle of The Hellfire Club was great

[@x.rickenbacker9393]

I'm dumbfounded more hasn't been made of his passing. I'm a big fan and it bummed me out alot. When I found out I stayed up all night rereading "If You Could See Me Now" This is very appreciated.

[@markoshea6833]

yeah he was important in my life.

[@codylakin288]

I discovered Straub when I was probably 14, with Ghost Story. Up to that point I was new to the horror genre, consuming as much Stephen King as possible… and then found Straub, and he gave me pause. He was doing things with language and storytelling I’d never really seen before, and it baffled me and amazed me. I wasn’t sure I understood all of it, but kept revisiting it and essentially trying to study it and see what I could learn. Straub, in that way, has influenced my own writing from a young age and continues to today, thirteen years since first discovering him. I feel like I’m still grieving, in some way-even though I never met him. This talk is so informative and so healing. Thank you. It’s incredible. I’m new to these writers, but each of them has left a recent and considerable impact on me as a writer and as a person. What a beautiful discussion.

[@phaedruslive]

Ghost Story is an incredible novel. I think about it all the time.

[@gideonwolf7332]

Floating dragon.. great book

[@hubertvancalenbergh9022]

Floating Dragon tries to do too many things at once imho.

[@hubertvancalenbergh9022]

I have read eight Straub books. Koko is my favourite by far. Serial killer Koko is strangely likeable. 🙄 A more recent novel like Lost Boy, Lost Girl doesn't even come close to this masterpiece. Straub's short stories are flabbergasting - "Ashputtle" is unspeakably sinister, while "Bunny is Good Bread" is sad beyond words.

[@CrookedTooth616]

This is an excellent episode with an all star lineup!

[@High_Tide_Imbibe]

Lovely tribute.

[@EliotsGhost]

Thank you for doing this!

[@angiesmith8176]

I hadn't heard he passed until this tribute. Well done and much appreciated!

[@geraldfahey2681]

The Talisman!

[@wadejohnston4305]

Langan looks like John Goodman so much here lol😅