Houses without Doors (original 1990; edition 1990)

by Peter Straub

Series: Blue Rose (Stories: Blue Rose, The Juniper Tree)

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Title:	Houses without Doors
Authors:	Peter Straub
Info:	Dutton Adult (1990), Hardcover, 36 pages
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Houses Without Doors by Peter Straub (1990)

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This is a collection of short stories by Peter Straub. Each story was unique, to say the least. Some were rather disturbing, others weird, & some psychologically creepy. His stories reflect much thought into the thin line between sanity & insanity. Definitely interesting to read. (

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obscuresoul13 | Jun 28, 2009 |

A novelist recalls being sexually molested aged 7 in a movie house by a drifter called Stan. (

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TonySandel | Sep 15, 2007 |

Thirteen unconnected short stories by Peter Straub. Some only a few paragraphs long, and some very odd. (

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roninc30 | May 26, 2006 |

A great collection of horror stories from a master of the genre. (

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Blue Rose (Stories: Blue Rose, The Juniper Tree)

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Houses Without Doors

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1990

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World Fantasy Award Nominee (Collection, 1991)

Bram Stoker Award Nominee (Collection, 1990)

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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0451170822, Mass Market Paperback)

A spectacular collection of short fiction which includes the seeds of Straub's powerful Blue Rose trilogy.

"You expect the horrifying in the fiction of Peter Straub...and you get it." (New York Times)

"Straub at his spellbinding best." (Publishers Weekly)

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A selection of short fiction--including outsanding early stories, new pieces, and two never-before-published novellas--features "Mrs. God," "The Buffalo Hunter," and other works.

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