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73: BONUS: Woh (aka IT) with Shiv Ramdas

The Kingcast ·

2021/07/08

Did you know that in the late '90s there was a long-running TV adaptation of Stephen King's IT that ran in India?

77:37

72: Rage with Anya Stanley

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2021/07/07

Rage is perhaps Stephen King's most controversial book and is in fact the only one he allowed to fall out of print following an unfortunate series of copycat crimes tied to this story of a teen who brings a gun to school and holds his class hostage.

83:18

71: Silver Bullet with Don Coscarelli

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2021/06/30

Don Coscarelli exploded onto the scene with PHANTASM in the late '70s. That film has many fans, Stephen King included, who has namechecked Phantasm many times in his work, including a big nod in the fifth Dark Tower book, Wolves of the Cala.

77:38

70: Thinner with Josh Ruben

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2021/06/23

It is time to once again face off against the skin-crawlingly off-putting adaptation of Thinner, which was produced as a Bachman book before King was revealed to be the man behind the pen name.

102:28

69: An Interview with Mick Garris

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2021/06/16

Mick Garris finally comes on The Kingcast and the conversation gets wild (and filled to the brim with Bill Malone and Miguel Ferrer appreciation).

53:10

68: BONUS: Lisey's Story Episodes 1-3 Discussion

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2021/06/11

Lisey's Story tells the tale of a widowed woman playing a sort of scavenger hunt set up by her late husband while also dealing with the mental decline of her older sister and threats from a crazed fan of her husband's books. It stars Julianne Moore, Clive Owen, Joan Allen and Dane DeHaan.

71:27

67: Michael Jackson's Ghosts with James III

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2021/06/09

Once upon a time, Michael Jackson wanted to make a short film that would top THRILLER so he hired Stephen King to write a script for a scary musical. That evolved into Michael Jackson's Ghosts, a 40 minute short that is largely forgotten today.

95:44

66: Trucks with Paul Soter

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2021/06/02

It was a dark and stormy night (literally, you'll hear the thunder in the background of this episode) when two Stephen King nerds were joined by a very funny guest to discuss the most frightening thing of all: a serious in tone Canadian direct-to-video remake of Maximum Overdrive.

79:43

65: The Long Walk with Logan Marshall-Green

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2021/05/26

Do you want to hear Wampler geek out about Prometheus with a guest who was actually IN Prometheus? How about a deep dive into one of King's best stories that has never been adapted to the big or small screen? Well, then this episode is for you!

115:11

64: The Shining with Issa Lopez

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2021/05/19

The boys are joined by acclaimed writer-director Issa Lopez for this super-sized deep dive into The Shining, with a focus on Stanley Kubrick's controversial (at least among King nerds) adaptation.

147:12

63: The Skeleton Crew Stunt Spectacular!

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2021/05/12

It's The Kingcast's One-Year Anniversary and to celebrate Vespe and Wampler are joined by over 20 returning guests from the past year to break down Stephen King's Skeleton Crew one story at a time. Buckle up, this is gonna get chaotic.

94:11

62: Needful Things with Mallory O'Meara

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2021/05/05

Listener favorite Mallory O'Meara (author of The Lady From the Black Lagoon, co-host of the Reading Glasses Podcast and the mother of Kingcast's unofficial mascot, Chutt Buggins) returns to the show to take a deep look into the final Castle Rock story: Needful Things.

93:50

61: Wizard and Glass with Scott Ian

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2021/04/28

Anthrax's Scott Ian has been a longtime Stephen King super fan, so it was only a matter of time before he joined Wampler and Vespe to take a deep dive into a pivotal installment of King's Dark Tower series: Wizard and Glass. Warning: There are Dark Tower spoilers a-plenty this episode!

44:59

60: Bonus: Dollar Babies and The Stephen King Rules...

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2021/04/22

For the first time ever Stephen King has allowed his Dollar Baby short films to be viewed online and has put his full support behind a virtual festival called Stephen King Rules.

101:29

59: Creepshow with Matt Braunger

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2021/04/21

Comedian and host of the This Might Help podcast Matt Braunger joins Vespe and Wampler to take a deep dive into Stephen King and George Romero's Creepshow.

75:51

58: 'Salem's Lot with Barbara Crampton

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2021/04/14

The boys are joined by legit horror royalty for this return trip to 'Salem's Lot.

80:40

57: Cujo with Mark Z. Danielewski

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2021/04/07

Author Mark Z. Danielewski joins the boys to take a hard look at Stephen King's Cujo and the 1983 film adaptation. Is Cujo and allegory for alcoholism? What is up with the monster in Tad's closet?

56:45

56: Phantoms with Kumail Nanjiani

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2021/04/01

The Koontzcast boys have finally broken through time, space and reality to deliver a full episode devoted to the Sultan of Shivers, Mr. Dean Koontz.

63:46

55: Gramma with Evan Narcisse

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2021/03/31

Why are old people scary to kids? Between the hosts and the guest, whose grandmother was the creepiest? Plus, Vespe tells a crazy real-life Harlan Ellison story.

87:56

54: Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace with Rodney...

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2021/03/24

Is Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (alias Jobe's War) a good bad movie or a bad bad movie? That is the question and there is some debate as to whether or not this film qualifies as good-weird.

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