Black House by Stephen King, Peter Straub



In the seemingly paradisal Wisconsin town of French Landing, small distortions disturb the beauty: a talking crow, an old man obeying strange internal marching orders, a house that is both there and not quite there. And roaming the town is a terrible fiend nicknamed the Fisherman, who is abducting and murdering small children and eating their flesh...



--This book is connected to the Dark Tower world of Stephen King. It stands alone nicely even if you havn't read The Talisman or any of the other books.