The Mysteries of Harris Burdick, a collection of images on one side, and one sentence on the other (meant to be 'recovered pages' of longer books) continues the themes of darker undertones and was the inspiration for a short story by author Stephen King, in his collection Nightmares and Dreamscapes (as his author's note expands upon).
Mr. Van Allsburg's art has also been featured on one of the many editions of C. S. Lewis' series The Chronicles of Narnia, on each of the various covers of the books, as well as being the illustrator of three children's books by Mark Helprin.
