Black House by Stephen King and Peter Straub

Some books you read with the lights on. This is one of them.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling authors of The Talisman comes a chilling collaboration the Wall Street Journal called “an intelligent…suspenseful page-turner,” written by what The Washington Post hailed as “two master craftsmen, each at the top of his game.”

Twenty years ago, a boy named Jack Sawyer crossed into a parallel world called the Territories to save his mother and prevent a cataclysm. Now Jack is a retired Los Angeles homicide detective, settled into the quiet hamlet of Tamarack, Wisconsin—with no memory of the strange journey that shaped him.

But quiet towns keep secrets. When a string of gruesome murders echoes the crimes of a long-dead madman, the killer earns a grim nickname: the Fishman. Jack’s old friend, the local police chief, pleads for his help. And slowly, something begins pulling Jack back. Robins’ eggs. Red feathers. Waking dreams he can’t explain.

Is the Fishman simply a disturbed man? Or has something far older and far darker been unleashed? The answer waits at the end of a forgotten forest path, inside a terrible house that should not exist.

Equal parts mystery, horror, and dark fantasy, Black House is a masterclass in dread from two legendary storytellers working in perfect, eerie harmony.

This handsome trade paperback is perfect for the reader who loves to linger in a story long after the last page. Pour the tea, listen to the wind off the cove, and settle in. Just maybe leave a light on.

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