Stephen King Cast

This week on the Stephen Kingcast, I board a train that takes me back to Mid-World for the third entry in Stephen King's Dark Tower series, The Waste Lands!  Considered by many to be the best Dark Tower book, the novel includes insane robots, a newly formed ka-tet, a haunted house, city pirates, ZZ Top and the introduction to our favorite Billy Bumbler, Oy!   As always, write in at stephenkingcast@yahoo.com Follow me on Instagram, Tik Tok, Facebook and Bluesky. Stay organized and up to date with all things Stephen King at stephenkingcast.com

This week, I examine the adaptation of Stephen King's final Castle Rock story, Needful Things.  Legendary screen icon Max Von Sydow trades his exorcism duties for more devilish fun. Stepping into the role of Leland Gaunt, he has come to trade the souls of the good folk of Castle Rock for trinkets and baubles. Standing in his way is Ed Harris' Sherriff Alan Pangborn. Does he have what it takes to save his town?  How does it compare to the book?  Find out this week in the Stephen Kingcast! As always, write in at stephenkingcast@yahoo.com Follow me on Instagram, Tik Tok, Facebook and Bluesky. Stay organized and up to date with all things Stephen King at stephenkingcast.com

This one's a doozy! Here's a novel that is darkly comedic that has a wild ending. Do I personally like this ending? Is it objectively good? Is it too wild? Find out this week on the Stephen King Cast! As always, write in at stephenkingcast@yahoo.com Follow me on Instagram, Tik Tok, Facebook and Bluesky. Stay organized and up to date with all things Stephen King at stephenkingcast.com     

In this second part of my review of Needful Things, I conclude my examination of the concluding chapter of the Castle Rock saga, break down the characters, themes, Stephen Kingisms and Easter Eggs.  As always, write in at stephenkingcast@yahoo.com Follow me on Instagram, Tik Tok, Facebook and Bluesky. Stay organized and up to date with all things Stephen King at stephenkingcast.com

In this week's episode, I head back to Castle Rock one last time for Stephen King's final Castle Rock story, Needful Things. Starring The Dark Half's Alan Pangborn, our small town sheriff must battle ancient evil as it comes to town to tempt its citizens and turn small town life into chaos.  Does the grand finale of King's most famous fictional town end with a bang or a whimper?  Find out this week in the Stephen Kingcast! As always, write in at stephenkingcast@yahoo.com Follow me on Instagram, Tik Tok, Facebook and Bluesky. Stay organized and up to date with all things Stephen King at stephenkingcast.com

In this week's final review of Four Past Midnight, I head back to Castle Rock for the prequel to 1991's final Castle Rock Story, Needful Things, with the small town tale of terror, The Sun Dog. As always, write in at stephenkingcast@yahoo.com Follow me on Instagram, Tik Tok, Facebook and Bluesky. Stay organized and up to date with all things Stephen King at stephenkingcast.com

In this week's episode, I examine The Library Policeman, the third entry in Stephen King's 1990 novella collection, Four Past Midnight. As always, write in at stephenkingcast@yahoo.com Follow me on Instagram, Tik Tok, Facebook and Bluesky. Stay organized and up to date with all things Stephen King at stephenkingcast.com

Welcome back to my ongoing review of everything related to Four Past Midnight!  This review examines 2004's Johnny Depp starring adaptation of Secret Window, Secret Garden, known to moviegoers simply as Secret Window.  This movie came out during the peak Johnny Depp reinvention years, just after he resurrected his career with Captain Jack Sparrow.  So what does peak Depp in a King adaptation look like?  Find out this week in the Stephen Kingcast! As always, write in at stephenkingcast@yahoo.com Follow me on Instagram, Tik Tok, Facebook and Bluesky. Stay organized and up to date with all things Stephen King at stephenkingcast.com

In this episode, I continue my examination of Stephen King's 1990 novella collection about our relationship with time, Four Past Midnight.  Specifically, I analyze the second entry, yet another tale of a writer and his writing, the suspenseful, introspective and very personal Secret Window, Secret Garden. As always, write in at stephenkingcast@yahoo.com Follow me on Instagram, Tik Tok, Facebook and Bluesky. Stay organized and up to date with all things Stephen King at stephenkingcast.com

The next six episodes of the Stephen Kingcast will examine Stephen King's 1990's novella collection, Four Past Midnight. Four Past Midnight begins with The Langoliers, a bonkers tale involving time travel and giant balls of teeth that eat the fourth dimension.  Is this novella as good to us as the past is to the Langoliers?  Find out this week in the Stephen Kingcast! As always, write in at stephenkingcast@yahoo.com Follow me on Instagram, Tik Tok, Facebook and Bluesky. Stay organized and up to date with all things Stephen King at stephenkingcast.com

In this episode, I focus on the first episode on Josh Boone's 2020 adaptation of The Stand.  As always, write in at stephenkingcast@yahoo.com Follow me on Instagram, Tik Tok, Facebook and Bluesky. Stay organized and up to date with all things Stephen King at stephenkingcast.com

Tune in for the big takeaways of Josh Boone's adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand. Airing in December of 2020, it came on the heels of a global pandemic. With the shadow of the 1994 ABC mini series looming large, the post-apocalyptic genre having been well explored over the decades and a real-life modern pandemic shattering the world's sense of security, was this adaptation doomed from the start?  Here are all my thoughts on the recently concluded adaptation of The Stand. If you have any thoughts, please write into stephenkingcast@yahoo.com

In this special bonus episode of The Stephen Kingcast, I examine The Stand's relationship to King's long running series, The Dark Tower.   It doesn't matter if you're following the beam or broken down highways. . .all roads lead to the Tower! As always, write in at stephenkingcast@yahoo.com Follow me on Instagram, Tik Tok, Facebook and Bluesky. Stay organized and up to date with all things Stephen King at stephenkingcast.com

In this episode, I examine the conclusion to The Stand.  As always, write in at stephenkingcast@yahoo.com Follow me on Instagram, Tik Tok, Facebook and Bluesky. Stay organized and up to date with all things Stephen King at stephenkingcast.com

In this week's episode, I conclude my review of Stephen King's The Stand.  I finish my running analysis of the events of the story, tackle the themes, explore the characters, and dive into the Easter Eggs and Stephen Kingisms. As always, write in at stephenkingcast@yahoo.com Follow me on Instagram, Tik Tok, Facebook and Bluesky. Stay organized and up to date with all things Stephen King at stephenkingcast.com

In this week's episode, I continue my analysis of Stephen King's masterpiece, The Stand! As always, write in at stephenkingcast@yahoo.com Follow me on Instagram, Tik Tok, Facebook and Bluesky. Stay organized and up to date with all things Stephen King at stephenkingcast.com

In this week's episode, I examine the collaboration between the mastermind behind The Night of the Living Dead and the master of Horror.   How does the adaptation of the ultra-personal exploration of a man and his creation turn out?  Find out this week in my review of George Romero's The Dark Half! As always, write in at stephenkingcast@yahoo.com Follow me on Instagram, Tik Tok, Facebook and Bluesky. Stay organized and up to date with all things Stephen King at stephenkingcast.com

Welcome back to the Stephen Kingcast!  This week, I kick off the summer by launching into a month long examination of what many consider to be Stephen King's best novel, the ultimate tale of Good and Evil in the ruins of America: The Stand!   How does it stack up to his other novels? Find out this week in the Stephen Kingcast!   As always, write in at stephenkingcast@yahoo.com   Follow me on Instagram, Tik Tok, Facebook and Bluesky.   Stay organized and up to date with all things Stephen King at stephenkingcast.com

In this bonus edition of the Stephen Kingcast, I discuss the awesomeness of Alan Pangborn and my frustrations in his lack of placement in the greater Stephen King Universe. As always, write in at stephenkingcast@yahoo.com Follow me on Instagram, Tik Tok, Facebook and Bluesky. Stay organized and up to date with all things Stephen King at stephenkingcast.com

The sparrows are flying again! Check out all my thoughts on the end of The Dark Half.  As always, write in at stephenkingcast@yahoo.com Follow me on Instagram, Tik Tok, Facebook and Bluesky. Stay organized and up to date with all things Stephen King at stephenkingcast.com Check out bonus material, early episodes and reviews of all things pop culture over at patreon.com/stephenkingcast