Stephen King Is Working on a New ‘Talisman’ Novel Based on an Idea by Peter Straub

Stephen King is “beavering away” on a third novel in The Talisman saga, the author revealed on Threads.

Published in 1984, The Talisman was co-written by King and Peter Straub. The bestselling horror writers reunited to collaborate on a sequel to the horror fantasy epic, Black House, in 2011.

Straub passed away from complications of a broken hip in 2022, but not before conceiving a concept for a new installment.

“Peter Straub had a terrific idea before passing away,” King shares. “Dual credit, as on The Talisman and Black House. But as always, I can never be sure a book will be done until it is. This one has a long way to go.”

King confirms that he is “absolutely” channeling his inner Straub while writing.

The Talisman follows 12-year-old Jack Sawyer on a quest into a parallel world known as the Territories in search of a powerful talisman in order to save his mother from certain death.

Black House, which ties into King’s Dark Tower series, picks up with an adult Jack as a retired Los Angeles homicide detective trying to solve a series of murders in a small Wisconsin town.

Steven Spielberg has owned the film rights to The Talisman since the ’80s, attempting to get a several adaptations off the ground over the years. In 2021, it was announced that he was teaming with “Stranger Things” creators the Duffer Brothers to develop it as a Netflix series.

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