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Message: <blockquote data-quote="nakia" data-source="post: 1979179" data-attributes="member: 25747">SPOLIERS BELOW FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NOT READ TALISMAN OR BLACK HOUSEBoth feature Jack Sawyer, a human from a world like ours who can "cross-over" into a quasi-fantasy world called The Territories (yes, lots of Mark Twain references).  The Territories are another level of The Tower.  The Talisman does not have a lot of overt Dark Tower cross over, but Jack may enter The Territories version of The Tower to retrieve a talisman that can cure his sick mother.Black House features Jack as an adult.  In it we learn all about The Breakers, hear about the power of Ted Brautigan (sp), learn more about The Crimson King, and encounter those wierd guys with the red spot on their heads for the first time.In another interesting paralell to DT book 7, Black House has two endings.  You read it through, there's an ending, then King/Straub say "That's a good ending, but it does not stop there.  If you like that one, don't read any further, because you may not like the next one."  Then there's a coda of sorts.I just realized that similarity.</blockquote>