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Ghost Story

The classic small-town horror filled with creeping dread
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After the mysterious death of Edward Wanderley, the Chowder Society, a group of elderly friends who have long met to share tales, find themselves drawn into the supernatural. Their ghost stories begin to blur the line between fiction and reality, plunging them into shared terrifying dreams and forcing them to confront dark secrets from their past that refuse to stay buried.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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Ideal for readers who enjoy atmospheric horror and supernatural tales with a slow-building, chilling narrative.

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One of the great classics of modern horror!

Peter Straub is one of the most acclaimed writers of horror; GHOST STORY is one of his masterworks. Long out of print in the UK, now reissued as the spearhead of the Gollancz Terror Eight promotion, a must-have series for horror readers old and new The terror just mounts and mounts' Stephen King The scariest book I've ever read ... It crawls under your skin and into your dreams' CHICAGO SUN-TIMES Superb horror' THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD

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It began shortly after the party at which one of their members, Edward Wanderley, had died or was killed. The Chowder Society, who for years had met in customary evening dress with the object of telling each other tales of every kind, now found themselves drawn towards the supernatural. It was some sort of solace for Edward's loss.

They began to tell ghost stories, extraordinary ghost stories... ghost stories that did not always stop when the teller finished speaking...

Then came the dreams, shared simultaneously by the Chowder Society members, forecasting horrors the four ageing men can scarcely bring themselves to discuss. And now they are about to learn what happens to those who believe they can bury the past and get away with murder.

Ghost Story by Peter Straub is a haunting tale that delves into the chilling repercussions of past deeds and the inescapable nature of fear.

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Neil Gaiman praised the book, saying it "made me want to sleep with the light on, made the neck hairs prickle and the goose bumps march."

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780575084643

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 August 2008

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Gollancz

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 38.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 367g

Pages: 528

About the Author

Since rocketing to fame with his acclaimed Ghost Story, Peter Straub has constantly featured in the bestseller lists, most recently with The Throat

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