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Magic Terror – Peter Straub [SIGNED]

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Peter Straub’s Magic Terror is a collection of seven unsettling stories exploring violence, death, childhood trauma and the darkest corners of the human psyche.

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Overview
Synopsis

Welcome to another kind of terror…

In Magic Terror, legendary horror writer Peter Straub delivers seven disturbing tales that explore the uneasy territory between psychological terror and the supernatural. Across the collection, Straub examines murder, revenge, childhood trauma, death and human cruelty.

For fans of the atmosphere of Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities or the unease of The Twilight Zone.

This title is the 2002 paperback edition and is signed by the author.

All Nightmare Nook Books are selected by our chief Book Ghoul, Cat. Here’s why Magic Terror made the cut:

“If you love classic literary horror that is also psychologically a bit evil, then look no further! This collection of short stories goes way beyond basic scares and will settle under your skin.”

Condition:

Preloved but in great condition for its age with some discolouration on the pages. See photos for details and get in touch with any questions about the condition of this title.

Synopsis

A new collection of award-winning short stories from the acclaimed master of horror – author of the bestselling MR X, KOKO, THE TALISMAN and BLACK HOUSE.

Welcome to another kind of terror as Peter Straub leads us into the outer reaches of the psyche. Here the master of the macabre is at his absolute best in seven exquisite tales of living, dying and the terror that lies in between…

No one tells a story like Peter Straub. He dazzles with the richness of his plots and the eloquence of his prose. He startles you into laughter in the face of events so dark that you begin to question your own moral compass. Then he reduces you to jelly by spinning a tale so terrifying – and surprising – that you have to sleep with the lights on. Now, with these seven acclaimed stories he has given us his finest and most imaginatively unsettling collection yet.