Peter Straub

One man attempts to understand what happened to his wife and to his friends by writing a book about this horrible night, and it's through this process that they begin to examine the unspeakable events that have bound them in ways they cannot fathom, but that have haunted every one of them through their lives. As each of the old friends tries to come to grips with the darkness of the past, they find themselves face-to-face with the evil triggered so many years earlier. Unfolding through the individual stories of the fated group's members, "A Dark Matter "is an electric, chilling, and unpredictable novel that will satisfy Peter Straub's many ardent fans, and win him legions more.

Pack especial para celebrar la concesión del International Horror Guild Award a Peter Straub, el maestro del terror.Perdidos. En el pueblo de Millhaven, una mujer se suicida sin motivo aparente y su hijo se esfuma de la faz de la Tierra. Tim Underhill, escritor de novelas de terror, viajara desde Nueva York para asistir al funeral de su cuñada. Con la ayuda del detective privado Tom Pasmore, seguira la pista a un pedofilo asesino que ya se ha cobrado varias vidas.La camara oscura. Tim Underhill, el escritor de Perdidos, ha creido ver el fantasma de su hermana fallecida y esta recibiendo en su ordenador extraños y angustiantes e-mails. Sin embargo, lo que verdaderamente le ha aterrorizado ha sido darse cuenta de que Willy Patrick, a quien ha conocido recientemente, se parece demasiado a la protagonista del libro que esta escribiendo...

No one and no place is safe from the darkness that he reveals. In Blue Rose, an adolescent sociopath inflicts secret violence on his younger brother; in Mr Clubb and Mr. Cuff, a stern estate lawyer hires a pair of "Private Detectives Extraordinaire" to investigate and seek revenge on his unfaithful wife; and in The Ballad of Ballard and Sandrine, a man and his much younger lover explore their decadent and increasingly sinister fantasies aboard a luxurious yacht on the remotest stretch of the Amazon River.Interior Darknessis a thrilling and terrifying testament to Straub's unparalleled contribution to the world of horror."

Ten-year-old Tom Pasmore, a rich resident of the Caribbean island of Mill Walk, is hit by a car and, in a near-death experience, sees visions of himself in the future. During his long recuperation, Tom reads mystery stories brought to him by Lamont von Heilitz, an eccentric neighbor, once a famous detective. Action resumes when Tom, now aged 17 and possessed of sharpened deductive skills, gives the police an anonymous tip to help them solve the murder of a government official's sister. Tom's tip backfires, motivating him to join Lamont in trying to solve a murder that took place 20 years earlier in the Wisconsin resort town where Mill Walk's privileged citizens spend their summers. That layered, complex case reveals a long history of corruption, leads to more murders, to realization of the meaning of Tom's early visions and his discovery of his true identity