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Just King Things

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We’re reading all of Stephen King in order!

Episodes

Four Past Midnight

We talk about 1990’s Four Past Midnight. Content warnings for this episode include child abuse, child sexual assault, alcoholism, addiction and substance abuse, vomit. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter! Support this show on Patreon! Buy some Just King Things merchandise! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Come hang out in our Discord channel. Geneva “Gensuta”… Continue reading Four Past Midnight

Dec 12, 20222 hr 25 min

The Stand Complete and Uncut

We talk about 1990’s The Stand Complete & Uncut. Content warnings for this episode include pandemics, illness, racism, ableism child death, rape and sexual assault. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter! Support this show on Patreon! Buy some Just King Things merchandise! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Come hang out in our Discord channel. Geneva “Gensuta”… Continue reading The Stand Complete and Uncut

Nov 14, 20222 hr 14 min

The Dark Half

We talk about 1989’s The Dark Half. Content warnings for this episode include alcoholism and addiction, medical horror, body horror, tumors, miscarriages, descriptions of violent murder. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter! Support this show on Patreon! Buy some Just King Things merchandise! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Come hang out in our Discord channel. Geneva… Continue reading The Dark Half

Oct 10, 20221 hr 44 min

The Tommyknockers

We talk about King’s 1987 novel The Tommyknockers. Content warnings for this episode include: alcoholism, addiction and substance abuse; domestic abuse and manipulation; head trauma; suicide; animal cruelty and death; terminal illness; child endangerment and death; body horror, especially blood and tooth-related horror; dismemberment; mind control; misogyny, brief descriptions of sex and sex acts; homophobia and… Continue reading The Tommyknockers...

Sep 12, 20223 hr 26 min

Sewer Special no. 2

This is a special anniversary Q&A episode where we answer all of your most burning questions from the second year of Just King Things. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter! [https://twitter.com/rangedtouch] Support this show on Patreon! [https://www.patreon.com/rangedtouch] Buy some Just King Things merchandise! [https://bit.ly/3gpDLlb] Geneva “Gensuta” Heyward did the theme for this show. [http://gensuta.games/] Emily Hammersley-Ambroise… Continue reading Sewer Special no. 2...

Aug 22, 20222 hr

Misery

We talk about King’s 1987 novel Misery. Content warnings for this episode include: addiction, alcoholism, imprisonment, torture, mutilation, ableism, fatphobia, auto accidents and leg injury, misogyny, animal death, racism, head trauma. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter! Support this show on Patreon! Buy some Just King Things merchandise! Come hang out in our Discord channel. Geneva “Gensuta”… Continue reading Misery

Aug 08, 20222 hr 40 min

The Drawing of the Three

We talk about King’s 1987 Dark Tower novel The Drawing of the Three. Content warnings for this episode include: biting, finger trauma, wounds and infection, racism, misogyny, ableism, automobile accidents, head trauma, child pornography, drug addiction and overdose, decapitation, dismemberment, fatphobia, mind control. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter! Support this show on Patreon! Buy some Just… Continue reading The Drawing of the Three...

Jul 11, 20222 hr 35 min

IT

We talk about King’s 1986 doorstop novel IT. Content warnings for this episode include: murder and death of children, dismemberment and decapitation, bullying, fatphobia, racism, mob violence, antisemitism, suicide, childhood sexual abuse, grooming, incest, domestic abuse, alcoholism and substance abuse, homophobia and gay panic. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter! Support this show on Patreon! Buy some… Continue reading IT

Jun 13, 20224 hr 30 min

Skeleton Crew

We talk about the 1985 short story collection, Skeleton Crew. Content warnings for this episode include: school shootings, wounds and bleeding, gore, eye injury, racism, misogyny, fatphobia, amputation, cannibalism, drug use, pornography, ableism, suicide. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter! Support this show on Patreon! Buy some Just King Things merchandise! Come hang out in our Discord… Continue reading Skeleton Crew

May 09, 20222 hr 45 min

Thinner

We talk about the 1984 Richard Bachman book, Thinner. Content warnings for this episode include: discussions of racism and racial slurs; descriptions of sexual acts, animal cruelty and murder; ableism, fatphobia, substance abuse, body horror focusing on AIDS panic, open wounds, skin diseases, and acne. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter! Support this show on Patreon! Buy… Continue reading Thinner

Apr 11, 20221 hr 55 min

The Talisman

We talk about the 1984 novel, co-written with Peter Straub, The Talisman. Content warnings for this episode include: CW: racism, colonialism, terminal illness, homophobia, pedophilia and childhood sexual assault, physical assault, torture, ableism, crushing and dismemberment, animal death, drug abuse, insect infestation of the body. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter! Support this show on Patreon! Buy… Continue reading The Talisman

Mar 14, 20222 hr 45 min

The Eyes of the Dragon

We talk about the 1984 novel The Eyes of the Dragon. Content warnings for this episode include: rape, death in childbirth, drug and alcohol addiction. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter! Support this show on Patreon! Buy some Just King Things merchandise! Come hang out in our Discord channel. Geneva “Gensuta” Heyward did the theme for… Continue reading The Eyes of the Dragon

Feb 14, 20222 hr 3 min

Pet Sematary

We talk about the 1983 novel Pet Sematary. Content warnings for this episode include: misogyny; animal and child death; automotive accidents; explicit description of sexual acts; explicit descriptions of physical trauma and mutilation, including head and brain injury; chronic illness; ableism; anti-Semitism; cannibalism; drug addiction Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter! Support this show on Patreon!… Continue reading Pet Sematary

Jan 10, 20221 hr 51 min

Cycle of the Werewolf

We talk about the 1983 calendar-then-novelish object Cycle of the Werewolf. Content warnings for this episode include: ableism, facial mutilation and eye damage, mentions of alcoholism and suicide. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter! Support this show on Patreon! Buy some Just King Things merchandise! Come hang out in our Discord channel. Geneva “Gensuta” Heyward did the… Continue reading Cycle of the Werewolf

Dec 13, 20211 hr 50 min

BONUS: The Running Man (1987)

Out from behind the Patreon wall as a special bonus, we talk about The Running Man, a film about a violent game show from 1987. We are joined in this episode by Simone de Rochefort! CW: Brief discussion of scenes of sexual assault and exploding head FX. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter! Come hang out… Continue reading BONUS: The Running Man (1987)

Nov 24, 20212 hr 1 min

Christine

We talk about the 1983 novel Christine. Content warnings for this episode include: choking and child death, fatphobia, suicide, vehicular assault and homicide, misogyny, stalking and domestic violence, ableism. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter! Support this show on Patreon! Buy some Just King Things merchandise! Come hang out in our Discord channel. Geneva “Gensuta” Heyward did… Continue reading Christine

Nov 08, 20211 hr 58 min

Different Seasons

We talk about the 1982 novella collection Different Seasons. Content warnings for this episode include: discussions of racism and racial slurs, suicide, graphic descriptions of rape, sexism and misogyny, homophobia, ableism, fatphobia, anti-Semitism, Nazism, genocide and concentration camps, torture, mass shootings, decapitation, descriptions of bullying, physical assault and broken bones, brief discussions of real alleged… Continue reading Different Seasons...

Oct 11, 20212 hr 36 min

Creepshow

We talk about the 1982 comic book Creepshow, written by Stephen King and adapted by Bernie and Michele Wrightson. Content warnings for this episode include: misogyny, brief mentions of sexual assault, eroticized violence, dismemberment, suicide, death by insects. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter! Support this show on Patreon! Buy some Just King Things merchandise! Come hang… Continue reading Creepshow

Sep 13, 20211 hr 40 min

Sewer Special Q&A no. 1

This is a special anniversary Q&A episode where we answer all of your most burning questions from the first year of Just King Things. Content warnings for this episode include: discussions of representation of racism and exploitation; discussions of real incidents of homophobic hate crime. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter! [https://twitter.com/rangedtouch] Support this show on… Continue reading Sewer Special Q&A no. 1

Aug 23, 20212 hr 59 min

The Gunslinger

We talk about 1982’s The Gunslinger, the first entry in The Dark Tower series. Content warnings for this episode include: mentions of terminal illness, car accidents and death, fatphobia, sexual assault and insertion of foreign objects into genitals, forced abortion, violence against animals and animal death, sexual abuse of a child, child death and suicide.… Continue reading The Gunslinger

Aug 09, 20212 hr 3 min

The Running Man

We talk about Richard Bachman’s 1982 novel The Running Man. It is nothing like the film, but it does feature a high-stakes game of death spanning America. Content warnings for this episode include: chronic and terminal illness; child death; maiming and mutilation of eyes; racism and racial slurs, misogyny, ableism, police violence, suicide, and generalized… Continue reading The Running Man

Jul 12, 20211 hr 38 min

Cujo

We talk about Stephen King’s 1981 dog-based horror thriller Cujo. Content warnings for this episode include: child death, alcoholism and drug abuse, sexual assault, domestic violence, bleeding, biting, and mutilation, suicidal ideation, ableism, classism, animal violence and death Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter! Come hang out in our Discord channel. Support this show on Patreon!… Continue reading Cujo

Jun 14, 20211 hr 41 min

Danse Macabre

We talk about Stephen King’s nonfiction book on the horror genre from 1981, Danse Macabre. Content warnings for this episode: Drug addiction and substance abuse, racism, misogyny, homophobia, fatphobia, trauma, child endangerment and death Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter! Come hang out in our Discord channel. Support this show on Patreon! Geneva “Gensuta” Heyward did… Continue reading Danse Macabre

May 10, 20212 hr 5 min

Roadwork

We talk about Stephen King’s second novel writing as Richard Bachman: 1981’s Roadwork. Content warnings for this episode: cancer and terminal illness, depression and mental illness, self-harm, suicide, misogyny, racism, domestic/emotional abuse, extremely awkward graphic descriptions of sex Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter! Come hang out in our Discord channel. Support this show on Patreon!… Continue reading Roadwork

Apr 12, 20211 hr 24 min

BONUS: The Stand miniseries (1994)

This is a very special Just King Things bonusode out from behind the paywall to convince you to maybe check these bonusodes out over at the Ranged Touch Patreon. We had noted The Stand fan Kirk Hamilton onto the show to talk about the 1994 miniseries directed by Mick Garris. Content warnings for this episode:… Continue reading BONUS: The Stand miniseries (1994)

Mar 15, 20212 hr 53 min

Firestarter

We talk about King’s 1980 novel Firestarter, which is a wild ride. Content warnings for this episode: medical experimentation, drug abuse and addiction, misogyny, rape, necrophilia, transphobia, sexual coercion, suicide, racism, ableism, pedophilia, grooming, murder, animal death Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter! Come hang out in our Discord channel. Support this show on Patreon! Geneva… Continue reading Firestarter

Mar 08, 20211 hr 37 min

The Dead Zone

We talk about Steve’s 1979 science fiction (!!!) novel The Dead Zone. Content warnings for this episode: Alcohol and drug abuse, domestic abuse, head trauma and brain injuries, surgical procedures, car accidents, misogyny, racism, homophobia, child endangerment, rape and murder, suicide animal abuse and death Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter! Come hang out in our… Continue reading The Dead Zone

Feb 08, 20211 hr 45 min

The Long Walk

We talk about The Long Walk, Stephen King’s second Bachman Book. Content warnings for this episode: Executions and gun violence, vehicular violence, misogyny, racism, rape, mutilation and scarring, homophobia, bodily waste functions Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter! Come hang out in our Discord channel. Support this show on Patreon! Geneva “Gensuta” Heyward did the theme… Continue reading The Long Walk

Jan 11, 20211 hr 28 min

The Stand

We talk about The Stand, Stephen King’s doorstopper novel about a plague, good, and evil. Content warnings for this episode: Pandemics, illness, disease, death, kidnapping, emotional and physical abuse, fatphobia, bullying, sexism, misogyny, rape, substance abuse and drug addiction, torture and mutilation, suicide, racism, ableism, bodily waste functions, animal abandonment and endangerment Follow Ranged Touch… Continue reading The Stand

Dec 14, 20203 hr 39 min

Night Shift

We talk about Stephen King’s first short story collection Night Shift. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter! Come hang out in our Discord channel. Support this show on Patreon! Geneva “Gensuta” Heyward did the theme for this show. Emily Hammersley-Ambroise did the art for the show.

Nov 09, 20201 hr 47 min
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