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A Stephen King Podcast For Stephen King Obsessives

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    • TV & Film
    • 4.7 • 863 Ratings

A Stephen King Podcast For Stephen King Obsessives

    Sleepwalkers with Stephen Graham Jones

    Sleepwalkers with Stephen Graham Jones

    Best Selling Author Stephen Graham Jones has a brand new book out called The Angel of Indian Lake that wraps up his Jade Daniels Trilogy and to celebrate he has returned to The Kingcast to discuss the bonkers film Sleepwalkers. Along the way, we talk about how much Hollywood is courting him for an adaptation of this newly minted trilogy, brainstorm a gritty Mr. Ed reboot, debate about the ethics of incest among Sleepwalkers, and get a brand new, highly triggering, animal encounter story from Dr. Jones. Fair warning, just after the midroll ad read, about the 45-ish minute marek, he tells not one, but two very sad stories from his childhood about cats. It's a lot, so no worries if you need to skip that section, but we promise the rest will make you laugh a lot.

    • 1 hr 38 min
    Bag of Bones with Emily V. Gordon

    Bag of Bones with Emily V. Gordon

    The great writer, producer, and podcaster Emily V. Gordon (The Big Sick, Indoor Kids) returns to The Kingcast to talk about Bag of Bones, a title long demanded by The Kingcast listenership and one filled with chewy topics of conversation. Why is it so scary that the one you love could be taken away in a split second? What could that do to your heart and mind? Why is that tree so sexy? All those questions and more are answered in this entertaining look at King's book and Mick Garris's adaptation starring the one and only Pierce Brosnan.

    • 1 hr 24 min
    1408 with Jeff Zhang

    1408 with Jeff Zhang

    Film critic and podcaster Jeff Zhang (Strange Harbors) joins Wampler and Vespe to chat about 1408, both the original King short story and the surprisingly good 2007 adaptation starring John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson. We dive into both, decide which of the bazillion attempted endings is the actual best one, figure out if we could live in a place with a bad history, and even touch on the complete wasteland that is the entertainment blogging world these days.

    • 1 hr 32 min
    The Bachman Books with Jeff Wadlow

    The Bachman Books with Jeff Wadlow

    Director Jeff Wadlow (Imaginary, Fantasy Island, Cry Wolf) joins Wampler and Vespe to dig into the notorious Bachman Books. Conversation turns from all of our real life imaginary friends to the bleak stories contained in The Bachman Books, including Rage, which King has never put back into printing after a slew of copycat crimes that were allegedly inspired by the actions the lead character takes in that story. Will The Long Walk ever be adapted? Why does King think Roadwork might be the best of his Bachman output? Does the author have the right to pull their own work after release? All these questions and more are answered in today's episode.

    • 1 hr 24 min
    Ranking Stephen King Cameos with Screen Draft's Clay Keller and Ryan Marker

    Ranking Stephen King Cameos with Screen Draft's Clay Keller and Ryan Marker

    Are you ready for the podcast crossover event of the century? Well, you damn well should be because The Kingcast boys are welcoming Screen Draft's Clay Keller and Ryan Marker and turning the tables on them. Wampler and Vespe serve as commissioners and it's up to Clay and Ryan to rank the top 7 Stephen King Cameos of all time. What will make the cut? How many King cameos will actually be for movies based on King's work? You might be surprised by what Clay and Ryan pick, but we can guarantee you'll have a blast hearing them justifying their choices.

    • 1 hr 43 min
    Dolan's Cadillac with Wynter Mitchell

    Dolan's Cadillac with Wynter Mitchell

    The Kingcast boys finally dive into arguably the very worst direct adaptation of a Stephen King story: 2009's Dolan's Cadillac starring Christian Slater and American Beauty's Wes Bentley.

    Joining us is fellow podcaster and Kingcast favorite guest Wynter Mitchell (Tangent Island) who hated the movie even more than we did. Why is this movie so bad? Could a good movie ever be made from this short story or is it doomed to only ever work on the page? Who comes out of this adaptation squeaky clean (lookin' at you Christian Slater) and who doesn't (lookin' at you everybody else), and what horrors await when you IMDB director Jeff Beesley? All those questions are answered (and so many more) in this extra rowdy episode.

    • 1 hr 19 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
863 Ratings

863 Ratings

klinteastwoodmfc ,

Great pod

Been a fan of vespe and wampler since the Ain’t it cool days…awesome pod gents! Constant listener from SATX here

J.D. Oliva ,

Great when discussing King

I used to really enjoy this podcast. When it started, the guys really got into deep discussions on King books and films. However, as the show has gone on, it’s become more of a normal guest of the week podcast where Vespe and Wampler just talk about wares the guest is hocking and only touch on whatever the topic is supposed to be. When they delve into politics or something, I don’t mind, but when a guest waxes philosophically on a movie they just did, instead of talking about The Dark Tower, I ask myself why I’m here. I can get interviews on a thousand other pods, I came here to listen to people talk about Stephen King. It seems like the hosts am have grown bored with the topic of the show most weeks.

jcorozza ,

Love pod, but confused spoilers within

Hi-

Love the pod, but I was confused by your life of chuck discussion in 1/17/24 episode. I was never under the impression that chuck knew that was him dying when he opened the door when he was 12. When he started having the headaches when he was older, he probably guessed, but he didn’t know at 12. That’s what made it to me so sad. If he knew when he was12, that just makes it less interesting to me. You guys read the script too, so maybe that’s there. I wondered if he knew at 12, but I, ultimately, thought it was pretty clear he didn’t. I mean why would he think that dying man was him? His grandfather had seen someone else die, not himself. Unfortunately, I don’t have the book on me, so I can’t reread it to make sure I’m right. Anyway, it made it kind of hard to listen after that because it totally changes the story if you think he knew. Anyway, still love the pod, 5 stars

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