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House of Pain

Black House by Stephen King, Peter Straub

August 2, 2026 by jeverett15 1 Comment

In this sequel to The Talisman, twenty years have passed since Jack Sawyer traveled through the territories in a desperate attempt to save his mother’s life. Since then, Jack has become a celebrated homicide detective with the LAPD, only to retire early and pack it in for small-town Wisconsin life. His withdrawal from society is threatened when a series of child disappearances baffles the local police force, lead by a friend of Jack’s who begs him to lend a hand to the investigation. When Jack […]

Filed Under: Horror Tagged With: Stephen King, Peter Straub

jeverett15's CBR18 Review No:52 · Genres: Horror · Tags: Stephen King, Peter Straub ·
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Hit the Road, Jack

The Talisman by Stephen King, Peter Straub

July 25, 2022 by jeverett15 Leave a Comment

Jack Sawyer is a twelve-year-old on a mission. To save his dying mother he needs to travel on his own across the country, back to his native California, to retrieve a mysterious item called the Talisman. Lucky for him, Jack has inherited a gift from his father, the ability to travel into a different world, called the Territories. The Territories are strange, to say the least. Technologically they seem to be about in the Middle Ages, with a few differences like talking werewolves. Jack has […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: Stephen King, Peter Straub

jeverett15's CBR14 Review No:33 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: Stephen King, Peter Straub ·
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