Shadowland by Peter Straub

This fantasy/horror novel about prep school boys and magical authority came in the middle of the genre paperback boom. We talk about Straub's concerns when writing it and how he walked the line between horror and "literature," while responding to the market pressures on his publisher. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Shadowland Additional Resources: Tattered Tomes: Peter Straub’s Shadowland, Revisited David S. Goyer Adapting ‘Shadowland’ Horror Novel As NBC Event Series Zaleski, J. (2003). The Uses of Horror. Publishers Weekly, 250(40), 45–49. AN INTRODUCTION: SHADOWLAND The Dick Cavett Show Horror Masters Stephen King, Romero, Straub, Levin 1980 Shadowland, by Putney Tyson Ridge AN INTRODUCTION SHADOWLAND Dancing Architecture an interview with Peter Straub Interview: Peter Straub