Let's make this birthday one to remember.

82 years old (Born on March 02, 1943)

Happy Birthday, Peter Straub! May your day be filled with more thrills than a haunted mansion and fewer scares than the first draft of "Ghost Story." Your novels like "Julia" have kept readers awake at night—partly from fear, partly because they're too good to put down. You've terrified us brilliantly for decades; here's hoping today brings you cake instead of creepy shadows.

Congratulations on all you've achieved—from spine-chilling tales that earned you prestigious honors such as the International Horror Guild Award—to inspiring countless nightmares (and secretly delighting in them). Keep haunting our imaginations forever—you legendary master storyteller!