reddit.com Interviews Author Peter Straub

[25ghall]

I was introduced to Peter Straub from American Library series HP Lovecraft he wrote an introduction and being a fan ever since.

[Legionbass19]

I wonder if he and Stephen King have started on the third Talisman book yet. I heard that they were tossing around ideas a while back.

[Zaxon72]

My favorite living fiction writer. He also seems like a nice person, and this is inspiring stuff.

[Ceejayismyname]

I've recently became a fan when I started Reading Mystery. Since then, It gave my mobile dictionary a hefty amount of justice.

[Spamhero]

I have a completely fallacious point to make but could be true at a certain level.Peter

Straub states that the character "Eel" in Dark Matter is based on a Lee Boudreaux.

I feel it could also be based on the character Emily Proctor plays in Miami CSI. Her screen name is

Cally Du quesne. In the sixties E.E.Doc Smith based his sci fi series on

"Skylark" Duquesne.This is because at the end of the novel he calls Lee

Truax skylark.

[MrWilum]

I have finally ordered my copy of A DARK MATTER and really look forward to reading it. Mr. Straub is an American treasure. His two-volume AMERICAN FANTASTIC TALES from Library of American is a stunning anthology of great weird fiction, highly recommended!

[mike1964180]

Mr. Straup I love your work, thanks for the time you gave here. To somewhat arrogantly try to answer your question at the end, a man called Dan Simmonds takes me effortlessly from horror to sci/fi and back again, and yes I still have the jaw dropping moments in reading horror fiction that you and stephen king gave me as a young man in the 70's 80's and onwards. My short story "A Dangerous Thing" in "Terror Australis" (Hodder and Stoughton) would never have happened if it was not for you and King

[12skippo]

I will like you to upload morepictures

[ElPape07]

Really an amazing interview. The kind you'd listen to again when the writing laziness strikes, it felt true. The part where you say that you need to have a friend that understand what you do is, in part, accomplished by listening to this. It's really ... satisfying? To know other writers do get to that "other place" to write. I felt less crazy a bit. ;)

Thank you Peter Straub.

[mirabario]

Seeing the little alien makes me feel warm inside. I love my reddit community. Thanks, Mr. Straub, for joining us!

[YUMdeepfry]

Excuse me but werewolves cannot drive

[toecutter169]

That is so awesome he has the alien there.

[phearle]

Great interview!

[scottanias]

Man I love Straub! Awesome interview.

[AppleAtrocity]

I am sad that he thinks they probably won't remake Ghost Story. Such great potential to be an amazing film.

[Nick05000]

Also, I feel my comment was somewhat pretentious and I'm internet self-concious so I apologise :)

[Nick05000]

him and Stephen are both very intelligent, brooding men, men I aspire to be :)

[mistaspot1]

It's easy to see how him and Stephen King got along so well. They even have the same inflections in their speech.

[andrewtheman19]

Great interview! Really inspired me to get to work...right now :-)

[Saktoth]

Eddy Grant. No information is beyond the reaches of the internets!