History Literature / TheTalisman

* TextualCelebrityResemblence: A sinister Oatley Tap patron is described as looking like Western movie actor Randolph Scott.

* TexturalCelebrityResemblence: A sinister Oatley Tap patron is described as looking like Western movie actor Randolph Scott.

Cowritten by Peter Straub and Stephen King, it touches on elements of the Dark Tower series. It also has a sequel called ''Literature/BlackHouse''.

Jack's mother is sick. Very sick. Worse, they're both on the run from [[EvilUncle friendly old uncle]] Morgan in New York, former business partner of Jack's father. But an old black wino lets him in on a little secret: That there is something he can do about it. Jack's going to have to go on a little trip, though. All the way back to California, though not quite '[[AlternateDimension his]]' California. And he's going to have to go on foot looking for something called The Talisman. Only a lot more seems to be at stake than just his mother and some parties are ''very'' interested in Jack as well as the Talisman itself.

* HoYay: Quite a bit implied between Jack and Wolf.

* TearJerker: No one could have not sobbed for a good while when [[spoiler:Wolf died]], unless they had no tear ducts. And even then, they'd still make an attempt.

* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Debatable. After he visited the Territories, practically every male Jack has met was stricken by his [[{{Bishonen}} beauty.]] However, this is attributed to the inhabitants of Earth just being drawn to the power of the Territories they felt in him. The use of this trope also crosses over into StupidSexyFlanders several times.

* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Debatable. After he visited the Territories, practically every male Jack has met was stricken by his [[{{Bishonen}} beauty.]] However, this is attributed to the inhabitants of Earth just being drawn to the purity of the Territories. The use of this trope also crosses over into StupidSexyFlanders several times.

* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Debatable. After he visited the Territories, practically every male Jack has met was stricken by his [[{{Bishonen}} beauty.]] However, this is attributed to the inhabitants of Earth just being drawn to the purity of the Territories. The use of this trope also crosses over into {StupidSexyFlanders} several times.

* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Debatable. After he visited the Territories, practically every male Jack has met was stricken by his [[{{Bishonen}} beauty.]] However, this is attributed to the inhabitants of Earth just being drawn to the purity of the Territories. The use of this trope also crosses over into [[{StupidSexyFlanders} Stupid Sexy Flanders]] several times.

Cowritten by Peter Straub and Stephen King, it touches on elements of the Dark Tower series. It also has a sequel called Black House.

Cowritten by Peter Straub and Stephen King, it touches on elements of the Dark Tower series. It also has a sequel called [[BlackHouse]].

Cowritten by Peter Straub and Stephen King, it touches on elements of the Dark Tower series. It also has a sequel called [[Black House]].

Cowritten by Peter Straub and Stephen King, it touches on elements of the Dark Tower series. It also has a sequel called BlackHouse.

* AssholeVictim: The victims of Wolf's rampage at the Sunlight Home.

* HoYay: Quite a bit implied between Jack and Wolf, especially by the boys at the Sunlight Home.

* DyingMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler:Wolf dies saving Jack from Sunlight Gardener's while trapped and weakened in our world.]]

* HeroicSacrifice / PapaWolf: Wolf lays down his life to save Jack (after going on a murderous rampage).

** Sonny Singer and Heck Bast also fall under this category.

** Sonny and Heck also fall under this category.