{"title":"Peter Straub","description":"\u003cb\u003ePeter Straub\u003c\/b\u003e authored numerous bestselling novels, including \u003ci\u003eGhost Story\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Floating Dragon\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Shadowland\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJulia\u003c\/i\u003e-as well as \u003ci\u003eThe Talisman\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBlack House\u003c\/i\u003e, which he co-authored with Stephen King. He also published short fiction, poetry, and a graphic novel. A prolific Grand Master of Horror, he won the British Fantasy Award; ten Bram Stoker Awards; three International Horror Guild Awards; ten World Fantasy Awards; and was the recipient of several Lifetime Achievement Awards. 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