Ghost Story by Peter Straub

A summer read rec for anyone going through Widow's Bay withdrawal: This hulking, creepy book traces how a cadre of malevolent supernatural beings come to haunt a ho-hum Californian novelist and The Chowder Society, a group of old men who live in the same small town in upstate New York. Since one of their number kicked the bucket, The Chowder Society has gathered to tell each other ghost stories, but they all share a secret that makes the spookiest tales pale in comparison. SURPRISE: It is the se...