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Black House is a 2001 novel by Stephen King and Peter Straub and the sequel to The Talisman. It follows Jack Sawyer as an adult police detective investigating a series of child murders in the fictional Wisconsin town of French Landing. The investigation connects the crimes to supernatural forces and revisits the parallel-world mythology introduced in the earlier novel.
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What is Black House by Stephen King and Peter Straub about?
Black House is a 2001 horror novel by Stephen King and Peter Straub. It follows Jack Sawyer, now an adult police detective, as he investigates child murders in French Landing, Wisconsin.
Is Black House a sequel to The Talisman?
Yes. Black House continues the story of Jack Sawyer from The Talisman, the 1984 novel written by King and Straub. The sequel presents Jack as an adult rather than as the child protagonist of the earlier book.
Where does Black House take place?
The investigation is centered in the fictional Wisconsin town of French Landing. The setting combines a police murder investigation with supernatural forces connected to the novel's wider mythology.
What kind of horror is in Black House?
The novel combines serial-killer investigation, supernatural horror, parallel-world elements, and dark fantasy. Its connection to The Talisman expands the story beyond a conventional crime thriller.
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