28: The Mist with Brent Terhune
Oct 21, 2020
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Comedian Brent Terhune joins Vespe and Wampler to examine Frank Darabont's The Mist. Vespe regales the podcast group with more stories from his time on the set (including what Marcia Gay Harden did to stay in character) and talk turns to the dark, dark, dark ending.
27: A Good Marriage with Kate Siegel
Oct 14, 2020
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In this episode Kate Siegel and the boys discuss the lengths you would go to cover up a crime for your spouse, Stephen King's talents at getting inside the female mind (likely with the help of his wife, Tabby), give actor Anthony LaPaglia a new name (Tony Pogs, of course), and even dive into the complexities of Siegel's marriage to another Kingcast regular, Mike Flanagan.
25: Cujo with Devon Sawa
Sep 30, 2020
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Vespe and Wampler are joined by former teen heart-throb and current grizzled badass Devon Sawa to discuss one of King's major works: Cujo.
24: The Langoliers with Noah Segan
Sep 23, 2020
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The Langoliers is an oddity in the realm of Stephen King. It's a great novella that also happens to be a well-below average mini-series. The boys are joined by actor Noah Segan to dive into both the written text and the crappy movie with CGI meatballs in it.
23: 'Salem's Lot with Bryan Fuller
Sep 16, 2020
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Bryan Fuller leads this discussion about one of the most important books in King's bibliography. From Vampires to queer coding in classic Universal monster movies to small town serial killers, this conversation is all over the map.
22: The Eyes of the Dragon with Seth Grahame-Smith
Sep 09, 2020
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Seth Grahame-Smith is a screenwriter and producer who helped bring It: Chapters 1 and 2 to the big screen and also very nearly made an Eyes of the Dragon series on Hulu. In this episode he tells us all about the project that almost was.
21: The Kingcast Interview: Thomas Jane
Sep 04, 2020
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The star of The Mist, 1922 and Dreamcatcher opens up about his work on King adaptations all while smoking a pipe and going back and forth with his girlfriend, Anne Heche. This one's wild, y'all.
20: Children of the Corn with April Wolfe
Sep 02, 2020
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April Wolfe comes on the show to take a peek behind the rows at what Malachai and the Boys are up to back there.
19: The Dead Zone with Alex Winter
Aug 26, 2020
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Would you kill Baby Hitler? How often would you use psychic powers if you had them? What famous director did young Alex Winter corner on the street to geek out with over the work of David Cronenberg? All these questions and more are answered in today's episode of The Kingcast.
18: Stand By Me with Leigh Whannell
Aug 19, 2020
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In this episode the boys are joined by writer/director/actor/producer/renaissance man Leigh Whannell and they break down Stand By Me. Did anyone have a run quite like Rob Reiner did in the 1980s? How different is the novella from the movie? Which of the four boys gives the best performance? What would you do if you were halfway across a train track and you heard the terrifying whistle behind you? All that and more can be found in this episode.