Person · Open Library
- Born
- 2 Mar 1943
- Works
- 238
Top works
- Best New Horror #26
- Other Worlds Than These
- Other Aliens (Conjunctions Book 67)
- Sanctuary
- Exile
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1943-03-02
- Active to
- 2022-09-04
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 126
- Total plays
- 1,566
Tags
horrorspoken word
Peter Francis Straub (born March 2, 1943) is an American author and poet. His horror fiction has received numerous literary honors such as the Bram Stoker Award, World Fantasy Award, and International Horror Guild Award. Straub was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. At the age of seven, Straub was struck by a car, sustaining serious injuries. He was hospitalized for several months, and temporarily used a wheelchair after being released until he had re-learned how to walk. <a href="https://www.last.f
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Francis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Milwaukee
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- science fiction writer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- horror literature
- Official website
- www.peterstraub.net
- Image
- Peter Straub.jpg
Show 7 more facts
- date of birth
- 1943-03-02
- Commons category
- Peter Straub
- influenced by
- Arthur Machen
- medical condition
- stuttering
- social media followers
- 22502
- date of death
- 2022-09-04
- name in native language
- Peter Straub
Sources (12)
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Works in European collections
5 objects attributed to Peter Straub, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
