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Ghost Story
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780671685638
ISBN: 0671685635
Label: Pocket
Manufacturer: Pocket
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 560
Publication Date: September 01, 1989
Publisher: Pocket
Studio: Pocket
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Editorial Review:
In life, not every sin goes unpunished.
GHOST STORY
For four aging men in the terror-stricken town of Milburn, New York, an act inadvertently carried out in their youth has come back to haunt them. Now they are about to learn what happens to those who believe they can bury the past -- and get away with murder.
Peter Straub's classic bestseller is a work of "superb horror" (The Washington Post Book World) that, like any good ghost story, stands the test of time -- and conjures our darkest fears and nightmares.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Tedious
I found this book to be tedious, uninteresting, and utterly forgettable. Not really much more to say. Try before you buy; it is definately not for everyone despite Stephen King's recommendation.
Rating:  - Solid
Peter Straub's "Ghost Story" is a compelling piece of literature and one of the finest and best written supernatural novels I have read in a while.
The Chowder Society is a group of mature men who have been an exclusive informal social group for years and must deal with the death of one of their members which they feel happened under unusual circumstances. This death signals the start of an evil resurgence within the town of Milburn and opens the wounds of old sins within the Chowder ... Read More
Rating: - The only novel that has genuinely scared me
This book was extremely reminiscent of Stephen King's "IT". Apart from the mythological origins of the evil creatures, I would almost say that they were of the same species. With that being said, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It scared the living daylights out of me. I honestly had trouble sleeping at night and dreamt of these monsters regularly. I was a bit put off by all the character development, but it is absolutely essential for the story to work. It starts slow, and slows down even more, but ... Read More
Rating: - The best spooky story I've ever read!
I read this book back in 1985 shortly after having read "The Talisman" by Peter Straub and Stephen King. Although ponderous at times, Ghost Story took spookiness to the Max! I would often have to stop reading early in the evening so I wouldn't have nightmares about it. I would get so wrapped up in the story that my emotional involvement built up until I was jumping at normal house sounds and had shivers running up my spine. I could easily picture everything that was happening on those pages. After 23 ... Read More
Rating: - A classic ghost story
Ghost story kept me reading til all hours of the night and even then a light had to stay on. As an avid reader of horror and fiction this book gets a definite 2 thumbs up.
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