Black House (novel)
 Black House is a Stoker Award winning novel by horror writers Stephen King and Peter Straub. Published in 2001 this is the sequel to The Talisman.This is one of King's numerous novels which also include Hearts in Atlantis and Insomnia that tie in with the Dark Tower series.Straub is from Wisconsin which may be why the story is set there rather than King's frequently used backdrop of Maine. The town of French Landing is a fictionalized version of the town of Trempealeau Wisconsin.