Peter Straub SHADOWLAND & GHOST STORY SIGNED#243 Matched
MATCHED SET! Shadowland shrinkwrapped, Ghost Story fine, DJ in Mylar
SHADOWLAND
Limited to 500 copies, each signed by Stacey Ransom & Jason Mitchell, and Dan Sauer, and with a facsimile signature for Peter Straub.
Dustjacket and interior artwork by Stacey Ransom and Jason Mitchell.
Classic magic posters with custom lettering by Dan Sauer.
Oversize 6½ × 10 inch format.
Printed endsheets.
Ribbon marker, head and tail bands, and stamped cloth.
Number of pages: 602.
Published January 2025.
ISBN 978-1-61347-335-
Arizona native and Carson School alum, Tom Flanagan, adolescence was always on par with a masterful sleight of hand. Upperclassmen made freshman-life Hell, school officials ignored non-conformists, and cancer slowly drained the life from his father. But it was also a time in which a profound kinship was born.
Spurred on by a mutual fascination with magic, Tom bonded with Del Nightingale like a brother: fully united, even in opposition of the sociopathic senior, Steve “Skeleton” Ridpath. Tensions with their foe culminated in the theft and destruction of a rival school’s precious glass owl. But the subsequent clampdown at Carson was no match for Tom and Del’s magic performance; it would see the auditorium set ablaze and set them on their path toward Shadowland.
During the summer, with an invitation and a maternal instinct, Tom agrees to venture cross-country with Del to his uncle’s estate, the aptly named Shadowland. It’s the opportunity of a lifetime for those seeking illusionist nirvana. For Del’s uncle — the mercurial and cheeky Coleman Collins — only one ambition matters: to be the greatest of all magicians. And guiding two apprentices will only make him and them stronger.
But with the boys’ sojourn brings them duplicity, mounting jealousy, and a wonky sense of time. Plus, there’s Coleman’s WWI-era bodyguards, the Wandering Boys, who prevent desertion at all costs. It’s a regular three-ring circus with Coleman leading from the frontline as master manipulator.
While grappling with this strange predicament, Tom is informed by his crush and fellow Shadowland denizen, Rose Armstrong, of Coleman’s ulterior motives. His intentions have always been nefarious, even before meeting the boys, and escape is their only option. The forces at play have had a longstanding influence on their lives, and Shadowland is the place where all their dreams are just a nightmare away.
In Straub’s Shadowland, the nightmare is the gift that keeps giving, along with his relentless drive to keep pulling the proverbial rabbit out of the hat. It’s the coalescence of all his experience that brings us the total package: a story built on the backs of, as he put it, “…beginnings, middles, and ends, complete with hesitations, digressions, puzzles, and climaxes.” Realizing his bedtime “fairy tales” could be cobbled together into something magical was liberating for Straub; and doing so produced one of the most unique among horror’s great epics.
But Shadowland is no mere patchwork of twisted children’s tales masquerading as cheap thriller. It’s a beatifically designed and well-executed Russian tea doll in narrative longform: simplistic in its functionality but ornate in its details. And it’s only once you’ve unhatched each and every story that you’ll discover the mystery behind Straub’s grand illusion.
At an oversize 6½ × 10 inches in size, with stamped and printed cloth, slipcase, printed endpapers, and a load of extras. Each book is signed by Stacey Ransom, Jason Mitchell, and Dan Sauer, with a facsimile signature by Peter Straub.
Ghost Story
EDITION INFORMATION
Limited to 500 copies, each signed by Peter Straub, Douglas Smith, and Vladimir Zimakov.
Dustjacket and interior artwork by Douglas Smith.
Interior wood engravings by Vladimir Zimakov.
Interview with Peter Straub by Paul Gagne.
Luxurious, 6½ × 10 inch format.
Printed endsheets.
Ribbon marker, head and tail bands, and stamped cloth.
Original book price: $425.
Number of pages: 720.
Published May 2024.
ISBN 978-1-61347-280-4.
PRICING
SYNOPSIS
Is a ghost story ever just a spooky tale about things that go bump in the night? Certainly not for Milburn, New York’s most exclusive club, The Chowder Society. For its select membership — all best friends in the twilight of their lives —congregations provide an avenue for conversing, camaraderie, and, of course, piquing one another’s interest with scary stories: some true and some perhaps fabrication. Though, revealing the truth is never a requirement or a foregone conclusion.
But in the past year, the line between spooky tale and ghostly conjuring has drawn ever closer following the early demise of one its members, seemingly scared to death as if he had seen a ghost. And what’s more, it all went down at a party hosted by one of their own. Now, the remaining members’ dreams are haunted by an unknown specter that also appears to be manifesting in eviscerating ways throughout Milburn.
MATCHED SET! Shadowland shrinkwrapped, Ghost Story fine, DJ in Mylar
SHADOWLAND
Limited to 500 copies, each signed by Stacey Ransom & Jason Mitchell, and Dan Sauer, and with a facsimile signature for Peter Straub.
Dustjacket and interior artwork by Stacey Ransom and Jason Mitchell.
Classic magic posters with custom lettering by Dan Sauer.
Oversize 6½ × 10 inch format.
Printed endsheets.
Ribbon marker, head and tail bands, and stamped cloth.
Number of pages: 602.
Published January 2025.
ISBN 978-1-61347-335-
Arizona native and Carson School alum, Tom Flanagan, adolescence was always on par with a masterful sleight of hand. Upperclassmen made freshman-life Hell, school officials ignored non-conformists, and cancer slowly drained the life from his father. But it was also a time in which a profound kinship was born.
Spurred on by a mutual fascination with magic, Tom bonded with Del Nightingale like a brother: fully united, even in opposition of the sociopathic senior, Steve “Skeleton” Ridpath. Tensions with their foe culminated in the theft and destruction of a rival school’s precious glass owl. But the subsequent clampdown at Carson was no match for Tom and Del’s magic performance; it would see the auditorium set ablaze and set them on their path toward Shadowland.
During the summer, with an invitation and a maternal instinct, Tom agrees to venture cross-country with Del to his uncle’s estate, the aptly named Shadowland. It’s the opportunity of a lifetime for those seeking illusionist nirvana. For Del’s uncle — the mercurial and cheeky Coleman Collins — only one ambition matters: to be the greatest of all magicians. And guiding two apprentices will only make him and them stronger.
But with the boys’ sojourn brings them duplicity, mounting jealousy, and a wonky sense of time. Plus, there’s Coleman’s WWI-era bodyguards, the Wandering Boys, who prevent desertion at all costs. It’s a regular three-ring circus with Coleman leading from the frontline as master manipulator.
While grappling with this strange predicament, Tom is informed by his crush and fellow Shadowland denizen, Rose Armstrong, of Coleman’s ulterior motives. His intentions have always been nefarious, even before meeting the boys, and escape is their only option. The forces at play have had a longstanding influence on their lives, and Shadowland is the place where all their dreams are just a nightmare away.
In Straub’s Shadowland, the nightmare is the gift that keeps giving, along with his relentless drive to keep pulling the proverbial rabbit out of the hat. It’s the coalescence of all his experience that brings us the total package: a story built on the backs of, as he put it, “…beginnings, middles, and ends, complete with hesitations, digressions, puzzles, and climaxes.” Realizing his bedtime “fairy tales” could be cobbled together into something magical was liberating for Straub; and doing so produced one of the most unique among horror’s great epics.
But Shadowland is no mere patchwork of twisted children’s tales masquerading as cheap thriller. It’s a beatifically designed and well-executed Russian tea doll in narrative longform: simplistic in its functionality but ornate in its details. And it’s only once you’ve unhatched each and every story that you’ll discover the mystery behind Straub’s grand illusion.
At an oversize 6½ × 10 inches in size, with stamped and printed cloth, slipcase, printed endpapers, and a load of extras. Each book is signed by Stacey Ransom, Jason Mitchell, and Dan Sauer, with a facsimile signature by Peter Straub.
Ghost Story
EDITION INFORMATION
Limited to 500 copies, each signed by Peter Straub, Douglas Smith, and Vladimir Zimakov.
Dustjacket and interior artwork by Douglas Smith.
Interior wood engravings by Vladimir Zimakov.
Interview with Peter Straub by Paul Gagne.
Luxurious, 6½ × 10 inch format.
Printed endsheets.
Ribbon marker, head and tail bands, and stamped cloth.
Original book price: $425.
Number of pages: 720.
Published May 2024.
ISBN 978-1-61347-280-4.
PRICING
SYNOPSIS
Is a ghost story ever just a spooky tale about things that go bump in the night? Certainly not for Milburn, New York’s most exclusive club, The Chowder Society. For its select membership — all best friends in the twilight of their lives —congregations provide an avenue for conversing, camaraderie, and, of course, piquing one another’s interest with scary stories: some true and some perhaps fabrication. Though, revealing the truth is never a requirement or a foregone conclusion.
But in the past year, the line between spooky tale and ghostly conjuring has drawn ever closer following the early demise of one its members, seemingly scared to death as if he had seen a ghost. And what’s more, it all went down at a party hosted by one of their own. Now, the remaining members’ dreams are haunted by an unknown specter that also appears to be manifesting in eviscerating ways throughout Milburn.
MATCHED SET! Shadowland shrinkwrapped, Ghost Story fine, DJ in Mylar
SHADOWLAND
Limited to 500 copies, each signed by Stacey Ransom & Jason Mitchell, and Dan Sauer, and with a facsimile signature for Peter Straub.
Dustjacket and interior artwork by Stacey Ransom and Jason Mitchell.
Classic magic posters with custom lettering by Dan Sauer.
Oversize 6½ × 10 inch format.
Printed endsheets.
Ribbon marker, head and tail bands, and stamped cloth.
Number of pages: 602.
Published January 2025.
ISBN 978-1-61347-335-
Arizona native and Carson School alum, Tom Flanagan, adolescence was always on par with a masterful sleight of hand. Upperclassmen made freshman-life Hell, school officials ignored non-conformists, and cancer slowly drained the life from his father. But it was also a time in which a profound kinship was born.
Spurred on by a mutual fascination with magic, Tom bonded with Del Nightingale like a brother: fully united, even in opposition of the sociopathic senior, Steve “Skeleton” Ridpath. Tensions with their foe culminated in the theft and destruction of a rival school’s precious glass owl. But the subsequent clampdown at Carson was no match for Tom and Del’s magic performance; it would see the auditorium set ablaze and set them on their path toward Shadowland.
During the summer, with an invitation and a maternal instinct, Tom agrees to venture cross-country with Del to his uncle’s estate, the aptly named Shadowland. It’s the opportunity of a lifetime for those seeking illusionist nirvana. For Del’s uncle — the mercurial and cheeky Coleman Collins — only one ambition matters: to be the greatest of all magicians. And guiding two apprentices will only make him and them stronger.
But with the boys’ sojourn brings them duplicity, mounting jealousy, and a wonky sense of time. Plus, there’s Coleman’s WWI-era bodyguards, the Wandering Boys, who prevent desertion at all costs. It’s a regular three-ring circus with Coleman leading from the frontline as master manipulator.
While grappling with this strange predicament, Tom is informed by his crush and fellow Shadowland denizen, Rose Armstrong, of Coleman’s ulterior motives. His intentions have always been nefarious, even before meeting the boys, and escape is their only option. The forces at play have had a longstanding influence on their lives, and Shadowland is the place where all their dreams are just a nightmare away.
In Straub’s Shadowland, the nightmare is the gift that keeps giving, along with his relentless drive to keep pulling the proverbial rabbit out of the hat. It’s the coalescence of all his experience that brings us the total package: a story built on the backs of, as he put it, “…beginnings, middles, and ends, complete with hesitations, digressions, puzzles, and climaxes.” Realizing his bedtime “fairy tales” could be cobbled together into something magical was liberating for Straub; and doing so produced one of the most unique among horror’s great epics.
But Shadowland is no mere patchwork of twisted children’s tales masquerading as cheap thriller. It’s a beatifically designed and well-executed Russian tea doll in narrative longform: simplistic in its functionality but ornate in its details. And it’s only once you’ve unhatched each and every story that you’ll discover the mystery behind Straub’s grand illusion.
At an oversize 6½ × 10 inches in size, with stamped and printed cloth, slipcase, printed endpapers, and a load of extras. Each book is signed by Stacey Ransom, Jason Mitchell, and Dan Sauer, with a facsimile signature by Peter Straub.
Ghost Story
EDITION INFORMATION
Limited to 500 copies, each signed by Peter Straub, Douglas Smith, and Vladimir Zimakov.
Dustjacket and interior artwork by Douglas Smith.
Interior wood engravings by Vladimir Zimakov.
Interview with Peter Straub by Paul Gagne.
Luxurious, 6½ × 10 inch format.
Printed endsheets.
Ribbon marker, head and tail bands, and stamped cloth.
Original book price: $425.
Number of pages: 720.
Published May 2024.
ISBN 978-1-61347-280-4.
PRICING
SYNOPSIS
Is a ghost story ever just a spooky tale about things that go bump in the night? Certainly not for Milburn, New York’s most exclusive club, The Chowder Society. For its select membership — all best friends in the twilight of their lives —congregations provide an avenue for conversing, camaraderie, and, of course, piquing one another’s interest with scary stories: some true and some perhaps fabrication. Though, revealing the truth is never a requirement or a foregone conclusion.
But in the past year, the line between spooky tale and ghostly conjuring has drawn ever closer following the early demise of one its members, seemingly scared to death as if he had seen a ghost. And what’s more, it all went down at a party hosted by one of their own. Now, the remaining members’ dreams are haunted by an unknown specter that also appears to be manifesting in eviscerating ways throughout Milburn.