In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came , we explore “Uncle Otto’s Truck,” found in Skeleton Crew . Introduction (00:00) Publication history (01:32) Nostalgia (04:32) Connections (09:44) Small-town gossip (13:22) Unreliable narrator? (19:17) Dark Tower Thinnies (25:08) Yuck-King It Up (27:28) Fun Stuff (30:25) Outro (35:09) Leave us an Apple Podcasts review ! Support our show at Patreon.com/twoguysdarktower . Buy merch at store.twoguystothedarktowercame.com . Send your questions...
Aug 08, 2025•36 min
In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came , we explore the X-Files episode, “Chinga,” written by Stephen King. Introduction (00:00) Background (01:15) Stephen King and the episode (06:53) Weird facts about the episode (15:11) Yuck-King It Up (22:23) Fun Stuff (26:03) Outro (29:18) Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or on your favorite podcast app! Buy merch at store.twoguystothedarktowercame.com . Send your questions, comments, and ideas to twoguysdarktower@gmail.com . For more i...
Aug 06, 2025•31 min
In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came , we explore the 1996 film adaptation of Thinner . Introduction (00:00) Background (01:16) Comparing the book and movie (03:48) Overall thoughts (13:46) Our ratings (19:21) Dark Tower Thinnies (21:20) Yuck-King It Up (22:24) Fun Stuff (29:15) SNL Digital Short: The Curse Pennywise blood stain? Outro (34:44) Leave us an Apple Podcasts review ! Support our show at Patreon.com/twoguysdarktower . Buy merch at store.twoguystothedarktowercame.co...
Jul 23, 2025•37 min
In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came , we explore and finish Thinner , chapters 20-27. Introduction (00:00) Taking responsibility/Everybody pays (01:11) Ginelli (10:06) The ending (20:58) Final thoughts (29:15) Dark Tower Thinnies (30:29) Yuck-King it Up (33:00) Fun Stuff (35:27) Other Worlds than These (41:37) Jay: Paris, Texas (1984), directed by Wim Wenders, written by Sam Shepard, starring Harry Dean Stanton, Nastassja Kinski, Dean Stockwell, and Aurore Clément. Sean: Lloyd McN...
Jul 09, 2025•47 min•Season 22Ep. 171
In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came , we explore Thinner , chapters 12-19. Introduction (00:00) In-groups versus others (02:01) Justice and shades of gray (11:08) Dark Tower Thinnies (24:16) Yuck-King it Up (26:45) Fun Stuff (31:13) Other Worlds than These (35:56) Jay: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) Sean: Andor Season Two (2025) Outro (41:38) Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or on your favorite podcast app! Buy merch at store.twoguystothedarktowercame.com . Send your...
Jun 25, 2025•43 min•Season 22Ep. 170
In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came , we explore Thinner , chapters 1-11. Introduction (0:00) New season: Alter egos (01:43) Publication history (06:02) Class warfare (12:23) Dark Tower Thinnies (20:25) Yuck-King it Up (26:00) Fun Stuff (27:42) Other Worlds than These (32:55) Jay: The Residence (Netflix) is a murder mystery set in the White House. Starring Uzo Aduba, Giancarlo Esposito, Randall Park, Bronson Pinchot, Al Frankin, and Ken Marino, among many others. Sean: Michael Cla...
Jun 11, 2025•41 min•Season 22Ep. 169
In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came , we explore the short story “The Fifth Quarter” found in Nightmares & Dreamscapes . Introduction (00:00) Publication history (01:05) The essence of the story (05:18) All for Barney (11:08) Dark Tower Thinnies (18:32) Yuck-King it Up (20:53) Fun Stuff (24:00) Other Worlds than These (28:05) Jay: Ben-Hur (1959) Sean: The Cartoonist Club by Scott McCloud and Raina Telgemeier Outro (33:36) Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or on your favorite...
May 28, 2025•35 min•Season 21Ep. 168
In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came , we explore the short story “The Doctor’s Case” from Nightmares & Dreamscapes . Introduction (00:13) Publication history (01:10) Pastiche (05:06) Writerly details (09:15) Dark Tower Thinnies (18:09) Yuck-King it Up (19:26) Fun Stuff (20:50) Other Worlds than These (27:13) Jay: Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light (S2), starring Mark Rylance, Damian Lewis, Jonathan Pryce, and Harry Melling. Sean: Zoe Boehm novels by Mick Herron: Down Cemetery...
May 14, 2025•32 min•Season 21Ep. 167
In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came , we explore “Umney’s Last Case” from Nightmares & Dreamscapes . Introduction (00:00) Publication history (01:21) Metalepsis (07:46) Relationship to Nightmares & Dreamscapes introduction (18:40) TNT Adaptation (25:21) Dark Tower Thinnies (31:16) Yuck-King it Up (35:53) Fun Stuff (37:30) Other Worlds than These (41:07) Sean: Sean: In honor of the Vincent motorcycle mentioned in the story: Richard Thompson’s “ 1952 Vincent Black Lightning ...
Apr 30, 2025•48 min•Season 21Ep. 166
In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came , we explore Later , chapters 34-69. Introduction (00:13) Missed opportunities (01:09) Siloing of the story (13:23) Final thoughts (16:52) Dark Tower Thinnies (18:09) Yuck-King it Up (21:11) Fun Stuff (23:51) Other Worlds than These (27:08) Jay: Reacher , S3, starring Alan Ritchson and Anthony Michael Hall Sean: Gene Hackman movies, including Heist , The Conversation , Crimson Tide , Cisco Pike , Hoosiers , and The French Connection Outro (30:50...
Apr 16, 2025•33 min•Season 21Ep. 165
In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Later, chapters 01 – 33. Introduction (00:00) Publication history (01:38) Is it a crime story (02:39) Are the characters well constructed (08:48) Authorial adjacent (15:11) Dark Tower Thinnies (20:15) Yuck-King it Up (21:42) Fun Stuff (23:48) Other Worlds than These (30:00) Sean: … Continue reading Ep. 164 Later, Chapters 1-33 →
Apr 02, 2025•39 min•Season 21Ep. 164
In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the final third of Joyland. Introduction (00:13) Masks (01:08) A look back (07:04) Our final thoughts (11:15) The end of the story (12:21) Dark Tower Thinnies (18:19) Yuck-King it Up (20:14) Fun Stuff (23:41) Other Worlds than These (28:46) Outro (33:35) Leave … Continue reading Ep. 163 Joyland, third third →
Mar 19, 2025•35 min•Season 21Ep. 163
In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the second third of Joyland. Introduction (00:00) Superpowers (01:40) Breezy contemplations (10:09) Dark Tower Thinnies (23:03) Yuck-King it Up (25:03) Fun Stuff (28:35) Other Worlds than These (32:33) Jay: Silo (Apple TV) Sean: Cunk on Earth (Netflix) Outro (41:15) Leave us a … Continue reading Ep. 162 Joyland, second third →
Mar 05, 2025•42 min•Season 21Ep. 162
In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the first third of Joyland. Introduction (00:13) Recap (00:51) Publication history (01:16) It’s all about a vibe (02:15) The mystery (11:23) Dark Tower Thinnies (19:46) “The Sick Rose” by William Blake (22:08) Yuck-King it Up (23:13) Fun Stuff (26:03) Middle Aged Dad … Continue reading Ep. 161 Joyland, first third →
Feb 19, 2025•38 min•Season 21Ep. 161
In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Colorado Kid, Chapters 13-18 and the afterword. Introduction (00:00) What are our theories (02:32) Becoming part of a community (13:38) Did the story work? (20:52) Dark Tower Thinnies (27:42) Yuck-King It Up (31:07) Fun Stuff (31:35) Other Worlds Than These (35:35) … Continue reading Ep. 160 The Colorado Kid, Chapters 13-18 and the Afterword →...
Feb 05, 2025•47 min•Season 21Ep. 160
In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Colorado Kid, chapters 5 - 12.
Jan 22, 2025•31 min•Season 21Ep. 159
In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Colorado Kid, chapters 1 – 4. Introduction (00:00) Publication History (01:20) Maine island communities (09:38) Relationship between the three main characters (14:35) Dark Tower Thinnies (23:55) Yuck-King it Up (24:41) Fun Stuff (28:45) Other Worlds than These (33:23) L.A. Law (1986) … Continue reading Ep. 158 The Colorado Kid, Chapters 1-4 →...
Jan 08, 2025•48 min•Season 21Ep. 158
We’ve been on a break, but we are excited to get back into discussing Stephen King books. We are going to start off with a season focusing on King’s crime novels, specifically, the three books he wrote for the Hard Case Crime imprint. In our first episode back, we’ll cover The Colorado Kid, Chapters 1-4. … Continue reading We’re Back! →
Jan 01, 2025•2 min
Note: We are publishing short story bonus podcasts that were previously only available via Patreon. This episode is from November 2022. Enjoy! In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the short story “Lunch at the Gotham Cafe” from the short story collection Everything’s Eventual. Introduction (00:00) Publication history … Continue reading Bonus Episode: Lunch at the Gotham Cafe (Everything’s Eventual) (November 2022) →...
Dec 25, 2024•31 min
Note: We are publishing short story bonus podcasts that were previously only available via Patreon. This episode is from May 2023. Enjoy! In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore “The Cat from Hell” found in Just After Sunset. Introduction (00:00) Publication history (01:21) What do we think of … Continue reading Bonus Episode: The Cat from Hell (Just After Sunset) (May 2023) →...
Dec 18, 2024•33 min
Note: We are publishing short story bonus podcasts that were previously only available via Patreon. This episode is from February 2023. Enjoy! In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the short story “Harvey’s Dream” found in the Just After Sunset collection. Introduction (00:13) Publication history (01:11) Ghost story … Continue reading Bonus Episode: Harvey’s Dream (Just After Sunset) (February 2023) →...
Dec 11, 2024•22 min
In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the 1976 movie adaptation, Carrie. Introduction (00:14) Facts and Figures (01:29) Adaptation (09:39) Themes (29:11) Our thoughts on the movie (33:51) Dark Tower Thinnies (35:16) Yuck-King it Up (36:17) Fun Stuff (38:41) Outro (47:07) Original trailer: CARRIE (1976) | Official Trailer … Continue reading Bonus Episode: Carrie (1976) →
Dec 04, 2024•49 min
Note: We are publishing short story bonus podcasts that were previously only available via Patreon. This episode is from September 2022. Enjoy! In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the short story “The Road Virus Heads North” from the collection Everything’s Eventual. Introduction (00:00) Publication history (01:27) The … Continue reading Bonus Episode: The Road Virus Heads North (Everything’s Eventual) (September 2022) →...
Nov 27, 2024•34 min
Note: We are publishing short story bonus podcasts that were previously only available via Patreon. This episode is from April 2021. Enjoy! In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the short story “The Lawnmower Man” found in the collection Night Shift. Introduction (00:00) Publication History (01:15) Cavalier Magazine … Continue reading Bonus Episode: The Lawnmower Man (Night Shift) (April 2021) →...
Nov 20, 2024•21 min
Note: We are publishing short story bonus podcasts that were previously only available via Patreon. This episode is from August 2022. Enjoy! In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the short story “All That You Love Will Be Carried Away” from the Everything’s Eventual collection. Introduction (00:00) Publication … Continue reading Bonus Episode: All That You Love Will Be Carried Away (Everything’s Eventual) (August 2022) →...
Nov 13, 2024•29 min
Note: We are publishing short story bonus podcasts that were previously only available via Patreon. This episode is from May 2022. Enjoy! In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the short story “L.T.’s Theory of Pets” from the collection Everything’s Eventual. Introduction (00:00) Publication history (01:16) Structure and … Continue reading Bonus Episode: L.T.’s Theory of Pets (Skeleton Crew) (May 2022) →...
Nov 06, 2024•29 min
Note: We are publishing short story bonus podcasts that were previously only available via Patreon. This episode is from June 2022. Enjoy! In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the short story “1408” found in Everything’s Eventual. Introduction (00:00) Background (01:32) Related to The Shining (11:01) Enslin, the … Continue reading Bonus Episode: 1408 (Everything’s Eventual) (June 2022) →...
Oct 30, 2024•43 min
Note: We are publishing short story bonus podcasts that were previously only available via Patreon. This episode is from November 2021. Enjoy! In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore “Survivor Type” found in Skeleton Crew. Introduction (00:00) Publication History (01:26) Richard Pine is an asshole (05:03) But is … Continue reading Bonus Episode: Survivor Type (Skeleton Crew) (November 2021) →...
Oct 23, 2024•30 min
In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the 2024 adaptation of Salem’s Lot, directed by Gary Dauberman. Introduction (00:13) Recap (00:52) Podcast coverage (01:53) Cast and crew (04:03) Lewis Pullman (Ben Mears) Jordan Preston Carter (Mark Petrie) Makenzie Leigh (Susan Norton) Alfre Woodard (Dr. Cody) Bill Camp (Matt … Continue reading Bonus Episode: ‘Salem’s Lot (2024) →
Oct 16, 2024
Note: We are publishing short story bonus podcasts that were previously only available via Patreon. This episode is from March 2021. Enjoy! In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore “The Ledge” found in Night Shift. Introduction (00:00) Publication History (01:47) The Story (04:38) Dark Tower Thinnies (12:08) Yuck-King … Continue reading Bonus Episode: The Ledge (Night Shift) (March 2021) →...
Oct 09, 2024•23 min
