In the Night Room by Peter Straub

A Bram Stoker Award-Winning Metafictional Thriller of Literary Haunted Houses, Grief, and Unraveling Realities

Award-winning YA author Willy Patrick believes she is losing her mind when an irresistible compulsion draws her to an abandoned warehouse, convinced her dead daughter, Holly, is trapped inside. Meanwhile, Vietnam veteran and novelist Timothy Underhill is visited by the ghost of his deceased sister while receiving eerie, cryptic emails from long-dead acquaintances.

When Willy and Timothy's paths collide on the road, they uncover a terrifying connection: Willy’s traumatic life, her suspicious fiancé, and her dead child directly mirror the unfinished manuscript currently sitting on Timothy’s desk.Realizing the boundary between creator and creation has collapsed, the two authors must flee a sinister, otherworldly force that threatens to rewrite their lives and erase their existence.

Why You’ll Love This Book

Horror master Peter Straub delivers a mind-bending, Bram Stoker Award-winning dark thriller that blurs the line between author and character. Rich with literary gothic dread, psychological suspense, and metafictional twists, this haunting novel is a masterclass in unreliable narration, deep grief, and the terrifying agency of fiction. It is a must-read for fans of Stephen King, Thomas Ligotti, and Mark Z. Danielewski’s House of Leaves.