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Black House is a horror novel by American writers Stephen King and Peter Straub. Published in 2001, it is the sequel to The Talisman. This is one of King's numerous novels, such as Hearts in Atlantis and Insomnia, which tie in with the Dark Tower series. Black House was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel.

The novel is set in Straub's homeland of Wisconsin, rather than in King's frequently used backdrop of Maine. The town of "French Landing" is a fictionalized version of Trempealeau, Wisconsin. Many nearby areas are mentioned, such as Onalaska, Sparta, and Madison, or fictionalized, such as La Riviere for La Crosse, Arden for Arcadia, and Centralia, named for nearby Centerville, located at the intersection of Hwy 93 and Hwy 35. A chapter of the book is written around Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Raven".

In 2023, King has expressed the possibility of finally writing the third installment of The Talisman series despite the passing of Peter Straub, saying: "Before he died, Peter sent me this long letter and said we oughta do the third one, and he gave me a really cool idea and I had some ideas of my own." Later, in January 2025, King confirmed he had started writing the third book, titled Other Worlds Than These. The book is set to be released on October 6, 2026.