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64: The Shining with Issa Lopez

The Kingcast ·

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!

The Kingcast ·

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

The Kingcast ·

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...

The Kingcast ·

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

The Kingcast ·

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

The Kingcast ·

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

The Kingcast ·

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

The Kingcast ·

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...

The Kingcast ·

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.

84:25

53: The Lawnmower Man with Joel McHale and BenDavid...

The Kingcast ·

2021/03/17

Happily star Joel McHale and director BenDavid Grabinski join Vespe and Wampler to take another trip into cyberspace and discuss all the ins and outs of the movie Stephen King hated so much he sued to get his name taken off of it: The Lawnmower Man.

83:53

52: Doctor Sleep with Louis Peitzman

The Kingcast ·

2021/03/10

Pop culture journalist and host of Barnes & Noble's Stephen King podcast, King of the Dark, Louis Peitzman joins the boys to discuss the differences between Doctor Sleep: The Book and Doctor Sleep: The Movie (there are many, buckle up!).

86:28

51: The Green Mile with Mike Flanagan

The Kingcast ·

2021/03/03

Topics discussed on today's episode: How many Netflix series that contain the word "Midnight" in the title will Mike Flanagan make? What is one particular filmmaking technique Frank Darabont uses to adapt Stephen King so well? How pitch perfect is this cast? Where did each guest buy their copies of The Green Mile when they came out? Which Kingcast host has actually spent time in prison? And so much more!

82:22

50: BONUS: A Kingcast Interview with Bev Vincent

The Kingcast ·

2021/02/25

Dark Tower expert Bev Vincent joins the boys to answer some extremely nerdy questions plus discusses his frequent collaborations with the master himself.

68:09

49: Pet Sematary (2019) with Patrick Monahan

The Kingcast ·

2021/02/24

Topics of discussion this week: the 2019 remake's big change from the book, the astonishing lack of outrageous Maine accents, would Wampler clone his beloved dog, Mad Max, if he had Streisand money and just what the hell was that zombie family's plan at the end of the movie.

68:19

48: BONUS: In Defense of Andy Dufresne with Lindsay...

The Kingcast ·

2021/02/23

Actual lawyer Lindsay Traves makes her best case for Andy Dufresne of The Shawshank Redemption.

92:21

47: IT with Emily V. Gordon

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2021/02/22

Oscar-nominated screenwriter Emily V. Gordon joins the boys to talk about all things Pennywise, from Tim Curry's luscious lips to the psychology behind the printed page.

86:11

46: The Stand with Vincenzo Natali

The Kingcast ·

2021/02/10

In this episode of The Kingcast, the boys are joined by CUBE director Vincenzo Natali for a rollicking discussion that covers the wish fulfillment aspect of post-apocalyptic fiction, Randall Flagg's hatred of drug users, why there's a lack of crucifixions in the CBS All Access Stand finale, agreement that past Kingcast guest Bryan Fuller is aces and, curiously, Sonny Corleone's wiener. We run the gamut here, folks.

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45: Firestarter With Kate Siegel

The Kingcast ·

2021/02/03

The episode starts off with a lengthy debate about poutine and only goes more bananas from there. The boys are joined by the great Kate Siegel in her second Kingcast appearance and cover all topics of Stephen King's Firestarter, from book to its adaptation.

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