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Peter Straub

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The Resume

    (March 2, 1943-September 4, 2022)
    Resides in New York City
    Wrote 'Julia (1976),' 'If You Could See Me Now (1977),' 'Ghost Story (1979),' 'Koko (1988),' 'Mystery (1989),' 'The Throat (1993),' 'The Hellfire Club (1996),' 'Mr. X (1999)' and 'Lost Boy, Lost Girl (2003)'
    Co-wrote 'The Talisman (1984)' and 'Black House (2001)' with Stephen King

Why he might be annoying:

    He looks like the Penguin.
    He bitches about how the books they gave him in kindergarten weren't challenging enough for him.
    His bio at his official website is extremely pretentious.
    The novelist Elmore Leonard described 'Ghost Story' as 'hype, not fiction.'
    He uses a thinly veiled version of himself, 'Tim Underhill,' as a character in many of his stories.
    He frustrated some fans by not explaining his anagram 'WCHWHLLDN' in 'The Night Room.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    He is modest.
    He is known for friendliness to his fans.
    As a young man, he lived across the street from Steve Miller.
    25 years after insulting 'Ghost Story,' Elmore Leonard came up to him and apologized.
    Stephen King said: 'When Peter Straub turns on all his jets, no one in the scream factory can equal him.'

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro and Poeboy


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 81 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 90.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 76.92% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 56 Votes: 66.07% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 27 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 30 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 68 Votes: 69.12% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 108 Votes: 47.22% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 62 Votes: 66.13% Annoying