It could have been, I read it in 1997, when about all I could manage to do was flip tapes for a few weeks and sleep just was not on the menu much for me. I remember parts of that book, and when I read Black House I thought of it. Rose Combs rosecombs@xxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Scott Blanks Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 8:33 AM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Ready to scan the following He wrote a book called Floating Dragon which was about a town of people being affected by ... well, something anyway, and things going very wrong. That sounds like a distant relative to what you've described, not sure if it matches. That was from the early 80's. Scott ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rose Combs" <rosecombs@xxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 2:24 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Ready to scan the following > Didn't he write a book, it was similar to black house about a weird > chemical thing that was causing people to lose there skin, there was a > house in the woods that was very similar to the house in Black house, > but I read this book I am thinking of under the influence of a lot of > Lortab when I broke my collar bone and have no clue what the name of it > was. I do remember it was Straub, however. > > > > Rose Combs > rosecombs@xxxxxxxxx > > -----Original Message----- > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kai > Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 10:45 AM > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Ready to scan the following > > > I much agree. I do, however, adore his collaboration with Stephen King > with > Talisman and Black House. That's how I first discovered Straub. A very > unique and entertaining style of writing. *nods* I for one, would love > to > read something new from him. > > Kai > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Scott Blanks" <scottsjb@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 4:32 AM > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Ready to scan the following > > >> I'm glad you are planning to do the Straub novel. I've said it before > and >> will continue to do so whenever afforded the opportunity ... Peter > Straub >> puts out some of the best horror/frightening tales in modern times. > He's >> a very different writer from his well-known fellow horror writers like > >> Stephen King and Dean Koontz. >> >> Scott >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Kaitlyn Hill" <Kaitlyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 9:31 AM >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Ready to scan the following >> >> >>> Hello Fellow book junkies:) >>> >>> I went back and did a search on the following books I have and will > be >>> scanning them in the coming weeks. The ones with an * are on the site > >>> with >>> excellent quality. I did fine one with a good quality rating and will > do >>> a >>> rescan of that one. The rest I did see. >>> >>> James Patterson >>> *The big bad wolf >>> >>> James Patterson >>> *Midnight Club >>> >>> James Patterson >>> Kiss the girls >>> Good quality so will rescan >>> >>> James Patterson >>> *Jack and Jill >>> >>> Peter Straub >>> Shadow Land >>> >>> Michael Crichton >>> *Eaters of the dead >>> >>> Iris Johansen >>> Blind Allie >>> >>> Fulcanelli >>> Master Alchemist >>> Le Mystere Des Cathedrales >>> >>> >>> Kaitlyn >>> Level III Practitioner >>> Reconnective healing and the Reconnection >>> Level 1 Reiki healing >>> Kaitlyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> >>> Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take but by the > number >>> of >>> moments that take your breath away:) >>> >>> >> >> > > > > > > >