The Talisman

Based on the novel by Stephen King.

The Talisman

John Carr

When Cheyenne Indians attack a wagon train, the only survivors are a young Indian warrior and a young white girl. With his knife drawn to kill the girl, he stops and lets her live. The two set out across the great expanse of land and love blossoms between the two. Later, a renegade group of ex-Confederate horsemen come upon the duo, and the Indian is nearly killed. The girl intervenes on his behalf and the warrior is allowed to ride away. The men proceed to get drunk and rape the girl, leaving her nearly dead and insane. The Indian can't forget his love for the girl and returns to find she has bee violated. He vows to avenge her attack by hunting down the criminals.

The Talisman

Jack Sawyer sets out from Arcadia Beach, New Hampshire in a bid to save his mother, who is dying from cancer, by finding a crystal called "the Talisman." Traveling by slipping into a parallel universe called "the territories", Jack becomes hunted by men, creatures, twinners, and evil wizards.