Black House
BLAINE THE MONO: Blaine is a character from the DT novels
The Waste Lands and
Wizard and Glass. He is also mentioned in
Black House. However he is not a character in that book. (Mentioned only)
BRAUTIGAN, TED: Ted Brautigan is a major character in the final Dark Tower novel,
The Dark Tower. He plays a very important role in "Low Men in Yellow Coats," and “Heavenly Shades of Night are Falling,” both found in
Hearts in Atlantis. Ted Brautigan is MENTIONED in “Why We’re in Vietnam,” and in
Black House. (He is not a central character in either of these books.)
CAN-TAH: The carved turtle which Susannah Dean uses to mesmerize people in
Song of Susannah. The can-tah are mentioned in Stephen King’s novel
Desperation. In that book, the can tah (spelled without the hyphen) are ugly composite animals carved from stone. In the Dark Tower novels, they are good, not evil. The can-tah are also mentioned in
Black House. (Judy Marshall mumbles this word while in a delirium.)
CHAMBERS, JAKE: Jake is a major player in
The Gunslinger, The Drawing of the Three, The Waste Lands, Wizard and Glass, Wolves of the Calla, Song of Susannah, and
The Dark Tower. He is mentioned in
Black House.
DARK TOWER: The Dark Tower (the actual Tower, located in End-World) is mentioned in
Black House.
DEAN, EDDIE: Eddie is a major player in
The Drawing of the Three, The Waste Lands, Wolves of the Calla, Song of Susannah, and
The Dark Tower. Eddie Dean is referenced in
Black House.
DEAN, SUSANNAH: Susannah Dean is a major player in
The Drawing of the Three, The Waste Lands, Wolves of the Calla, Song of Susannah, and
The Dark Tower. She is also referenced in
Black House.
DESCHAIN, ROLAND: As well as being the central protagonist of the Dark Tower novels, he is also mentioned in
Black House.
FRENCH LANDING, WISCONSIN: Setting for
Black House. It is mentioned in the Dark Tower novels.
HOSPITAL TENTS: A tent very like the hospital tent found in
Little Sisters of Eluria appears briefly in
Black House. The Little Sisters’ tent is not specifically named, but anyone who knows Stephen King’s work will catch the reference.
KA: In the Dark Tower novels,
ka is the force of fate. It is also mentioned in
Black House.
LEGION: In the 2003 version of
The Gunslinger, Walter mentions the End-World creature known as Legion. In
Black House, The Fisherman is called Legion.
OPOPANAX: This feather is found in Calla Bryn Sturgis. The word “opopanax” haunts Jack Sawyer in
Black House.
PATRICIA THE MONO: Appears in
Black House as well as the Dark Tower novels.
SPEAKING DEMON: The Speaking Demon which appears in
The Waste Lands also appears in
Black House.
TERRITORIES: Much of the action of
The Talisman (and some of the action of
Black House) takes place in a land known as The Territories. The Territories are mentioned in
The Waste Lands.