209: It with Lindsey Beer
Dec 13, 2023
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It is Stephen King's giant novel about a group of tween kids confronting their fears and persevering through the power of friendship all while facing down an eternal killer clown who calls himself Pennywise. It is one of King's most enduring novels and only seems to be getting more popular as each generation passes.
208: Ur with Chuck Tingle
Dec 06, 2023
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Ur was controversial upon release. It's King's short story all about a very special Amazon Kindle initially only available to read on Amazon Kindles! There was some outcry at the time of release about the story being nothing more than a thinly veiled commercial for Amazon, but a closer look shows something with a lot more meat on its bones. A Kindle that has access to all stories and authors across all known multiverses? Sign us up!
207: Rose Red with Mallory O'Meara
Nov 29, 2023
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Rose Red is Stephen King's take on Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House, made exclusively for a TV mini-series in the early 2000s. Ghosts, psychics, greedy professors desperate to prove the existence of ghosts and the afterlife, Jimmi Simpson being a creepy weirdo, prune-faced entities, Melanie Lynskey being awesome, this series has it all!
206: Doctor Sleep with Coop
Nov 22, 2023
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In his sequel to The Shining, Stephen King focuses on a grown up Danny Torrance who is tempted to make the same mistakes his father did, but ultimately overcomes the challenges his father could not. Mike Flanagan's adaptation marries the Stanley Kubrick film and the Stephen King text in a way that miraculously honors both.
205: The Ben Mekler Ambush Episode
Nov 15, 2023
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You may think you know what this episode has to offer, but trust us when we say that you're not prepared for the insanity that is about to be unleashed on your eardrums.
204: Carrie with Twin Temple
Nov 08, 2023
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Carrie is a pivotal moment in Stephen King's career. It was the book that launched him and Brian De Palma's adaptation set King up to be a dominant figure in the movie theater as well as the book store.
203: Holly with Stephen Graham Jones
Nov 01, 2023
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Holly Gibney is at it again, this time chasing down a pair of elderly cannibals. Can she find them before they devour another innocent? That's the question in Stephen King's latest book.
202: On Writing with Sam Lake
Oct 25, 2023
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On Writing is Stephen King's memoir/how-I-write-good tome that is both inspirational and revealing about how one of our greatest living authors navigates his craft. Personal stories lead into grammar lessons that somehow diverge into editorial and then back to King's childhood where he suffered various traumas, like getting fart on by his babysitter and maybe even seeing his closest friend obliterated by a passing train.
201: Gerald's Game with Joe Lynch
Oct 18, 2023
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Jessie Burlingame finds herself in one hell of a predicament when a romantic night with her husband goes south and she finds herself handcuffed to a bed with no chance of rescue. It's up to her to fight through the panic and figure out a way out of this impossible situation using only her wits and a secret buried deep with her memories of childhood trauma.
200: Camp Nightmares and Dreamscapes
Oct 11, 2023
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Expect to hear from campers Kate Siegel, Mike Flanagan, Wynter Mitchell, David Lowery, Akela Cooper, Steve Agee, Devon Sawa, Josh Ruben, Flula Borg, Michael Kennedy, James Austin Johnson, Chuck Tingle, Laura Lux, Matt Fraction, Daniel Danger, Trae Crowder, Patton Oswalt, David Dastmalchian, David Farrier, Stephen Graham Jones, Dave Schilling, Josh Gondelman, Mallory O'Meara and Josh Robert Thompson as they recount their favorite short stories from Stephen King's Nightmares and Dreamscapes.
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