Episode 117-Top 10 Heroes
In this week's episode, I list Stephen King's top 10 heroes!
Mar 05, 2016•28 min
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Episode 116-11.22.63 Episode 2
Welcome to Derry, Maine! I don't care if they're calling it Holden, Kentucky in the show, true SK fans know that the creators of this show did a phenomenal job at recreating King's most dangerous city. So hop in your Plymouth Fury and take a cruise by the Barrens for the fun second episode of King's adaptation of 11/22/63.
Feb 28, 2016•41 min
Episode 115-11.22.63 Episode 1
In this week's episode, I examine the first episode of Hulu's adaptation of 11/22/63.
Feb 17, 2016•55 min
Episode 114-Top 10 Short Stories
In this week's episode, I list Stephen King's top 10 short stories!
Feb 13, 2016•41 min
Episode 113-Top 10 Most Painful Moments
In this week's episode, I look at the top 10 most painful moments from the works of Stephen King!
Feb 13, 2016•20 min
Episode 112-Top 10 Movie Moments
In this week's episode, I look at the top 10 Movie Moments from Stephen King's adaptations!
Feb 05, 2016•24 min
Episode 111-Top 10 Movies
In this week's episode, I examine the 10 best Stephen King adaptations!
Feb 04, 2016•36 min
Episode 110-Top 10 Mentors and Supporting Characters
In this week's episode of the Stephen Kingcast, I present my list of top 10 Stephen King mentors and/or supporting characters!
Feb 02, 2016•27 min
Episode 109-Creepshow 2
Are we really surprised there wasn't a third one?
Jan 29, 2016•19 min
Episode 108-Creepshow
At long last, I finally get around to reviewing the much beloved Creepshow !
Jan 29, 2016•32 min
Episode 107-20th Century Ghosts
Move over, Stephen King! This week I take a look at Joe Hill's incredible collection of thought provoking, heart-breaking, bone-chilling, gut-wrenching short stories, the legendary 20th Century Ghosts!
Jan 26, 2016•1 hr 33 min
Episode 106-Bazaar of Bad Dreams
Welcome to the Bazaar of Bad Dreams , Stephen King's latest collection of short stories. How does this collection compare to his previous ones? Find out here at the Stephen King Cast!
Jan 23, 2016•56 min
Episode 105-Finders Keepers
How does King's follow up to Mr. Mercedes hold up? Find out this week int he Stephen Kingcast!
Jan 20, 2016•28 min
Episode 104-Mr. Mercedes
The question we should be asking ourselves with Mr. Mercedes is, "Is King playing a metatextual game with us when presenting the character of Brady or did he unknowingly create the most derivative villain of all time?" Find out this week in the Stephen Kingcast!
Jan 20, 2016•37 min
Episode 103-Doctor Sleep
With Doctor Sleep , King returns to the world he immortalized in the pages of The Shining . Dipping back to popular wells is always a tricky decision to make. The question we should be asking is, "Was it the right one?" Find out this week in the Stephen Kingcast!
Jan 18, 2016•1 hr 24 min
Episode 102-Joyland
In 2013, Stephen King released a wonderful little book about the first steps into adulthood, heartbreak, love, friendship and carnies set against the backdrop of a coastal amusement park. Here, King is able to speak about a time period (early twenties) that he hasn't really tackled before with mesmerizing honesty and clarity.
Jan 17, 2016•35 min
Episode 101-The Wind Through the Keyhole
I don't think any of us expected a return to Mid-World, but I'm not complaining! Though the journey might be over, All-World is a large and mysterious, and I want to spend more time there. And that's exactly what we get with this episode!
Jan 15, 2016•1 hr 7 min
Episode One Hundred-11/22/63
Get your tissues ready for this one, guys. 11/22/63 was a major surprise to anyone thinking they were going to get a novel JUST about time travel and changing the course of history. I don't think any of us expected the romance that King gave us. Find out all my thoughts on the Stephen Kingcast!
Jan 13, 2016•1 hr 44 min
Episode Ninety Nine-A Good Marriage
Yikes.
Jan 10, 2016•27 min
Episode Ninety Eight-Full Dark, No Stars
In this week's episode, I look at King's deliciously dark collection of novellas, Full Dark, No Stars. How does it fare to his previous works? Find out this week in the Stephen Kingcast !
Jan 10, 2016•1 hr 7 min
Episode Ninety Seven-Under the Dome
In this week's review, I examine what very well be one of King's greatest of all time, Under the Dome . Not to be confused with the CBS series, the novel is a masterful examination of small towns and politics on both the global and municipal scale. Find out all my thoughts this week in the Stephen Kingcast!
Jan 06, 2016•1 hr 20 min
Episode Ninety Six-Just After Sunset
In this week of The Stephen Kingcast, I take a look at King's short story collection, Just After Sunset, which might include his greatest short story of all time: N. Find out this week in the Stephen Kingcast!
Dec 31, 2015•1 hr 8 min
Episode Ninety Five-Duma Key
Last week, I examined a novel that King claims is his best, a claim that I strongly disagree with. However, it does serve as half of an effective one-two punch that is followed by Duma Key . What does Stephen King have to say about fatherhood, fathers and daughters, second chances and artistry? Find out this week in the Stephen Kingcast!
Dec 24, 2015•1 hr 17 min
Episode Ninety Four-Lisey's Story
With Lisey's Story , King published what he calls his best novel. That's a bold statement to make. While one can certainly see why it would be his most personal, does Lisey's Story really hold up to the mantle of being his best? Find out this week in the Stephen Kingcast!
Dec 17, 2015•1 hr 8 min
Bonus Episode-Race To The Tower
In this special bonus episode, I examine the possible casting of Idris Elba as Roland, The Gunslinger!
Dec 13, 2015•41 min
Episode Ninety Three-Cell
With Cell, critics claimed this was Stephen King's return to horror. What we have certainly sounds like classic King: an every day object/concept spun into a nightmarish tale. However, released in the midst of the early 2000s zombie wave that began with 28 Days Later, Dawn of the Dead, Shaun of the Dead, does Cell really have that much to say? Find out this week in the Stephen Kingcast!
Dec 10, 2015•1 hr 2 min
Episode Ninety Two-The Dark Tower, Part Two
With this episode, our journey to the Dark Tower concludes.
Dec 02, 2015•1 hr 46 min
Episode Ninety One-The Dark Tower, Part One
Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen! In this week's episode, the first of a two part review, I analyze the strengths and weaknesses of King's swan song of Mid-World and his decades long story of the Gunslinger's quest to reach the fabled Dark Tower.
Dec 02, 2015•1 hr 40 min
Episode Ninety-Song of Susannah
This week's episode continues my examination of the last leg of the journey to the Dark Tower with Song of Susannah. How does it compare to the other Dark Tower books? Find out this week in the Stephen Kingcast!
Nov 24, 2015•1 hr 17 min
Episode Eighty Nine-Wolves of the Calla
In this week's episode, I begin the final stretch of our journey to the Dark Tower. With the publication of the Wolves of the Calla, King began an unprecedented back-to-back-to-back book release that completed the long running series. The first Dark Tower novel since his car crash, Wolves of the Calla stands as a dividing line that marks the different eras of the Dark Tower series. How does it hold up? Is it worthy of the previous entries? Are you ready, everyone? The end begins now.
Nov 17, 2015•2 hr 23 min
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