Peter Straub, influential horror author and Stephen King collaborator, dies at 79

Horror writer Peter Straub, who cemented his place in the genre with works including “Ghost Story,” “The Talisman” and “A Dark Matter,” has died. He was 79. Straub’s son, Benjamin, told the Los Angeles Times he died “surrounded by love ones” in Manhattan on Sunday from complications due to a hip injury.

Straub’s daughter, novelist Emma Straub, posted her memories on Instagram on Tuesday. “Peter Francis Straub, the smartest and most fun person in every room he was ever in, 3/2/43 - 9/4/22,” she wrote in the caption. “How lucky we were. There