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23: 'Salem's Lot with Bryan Fuller

The Kingcast ·

2020/09/16

Bryan Fuller leads this discussion about one of the most important books in King's bibliography. From Vampires to queer coding in classic Universal monster movies to small town serial killers, this conversation is all over the map.

76:16

22: The Eyes of the Dragon with Seth Grahame-Smith

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2020/09/09

Seth Grahame-Smith is a screenwriter and producer who helped bring It: Chapters 1 and 2 to the big screen and also very nearly made an Eyes of the Dragon series on Hulu. In this episode he tells us all about the project that almost was.

63:19

21: The Kingcast Interview: Thomas Jane

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2020/09/04

The star of The Mist, 1922 and Dreamcatcher opens up about his work on King adaptations all while smoking a pipe and going back and forth with his girlfriend, Anne Heche. This one's wild, y'all.

69:36

20: Children of the Corn with April Wolfe

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2020/09/02

April Wolfe comes on the show to take a peek behind the rows at what Malachai and the Boys are up to back there.

74:06

19: The Dead Zone with Alex Winter

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2020/08/26

Would you kill Baby Hitler? How often would you use psychic powers if you had them? What famous director did young Alex Winter corner on the street to geek out with over the work of David Cronenberg? All these questions and more are answered in today's episode of The Kingcast.

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18: Stand By Me with Leigh Whannell

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2020/08/19

In this episode the boys are joined by writer/director/actor/producer/renaissance man Leigh Whannell and they break down Stand By Me. Did anyone have a run quite like Rob Reiner did in the 1980s? How different is the novella from the movie? Which of the four boys gives the best performance? What would you do if you were halfway across a train track and you heard the terrifying whistle behind you? All that and more can be found in this episode.

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17: Bonus: An Interview with Steven Weber

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2020/08/13

Steven Weber joins Vespe and Wampler in this special bonus episode that dives deep into all his Stephen King work, from filling Jack Nicholson's shoes in Mick Garris' The Shining to narrating the audiobook for IT and many more stops into Kingville along the way.

69:37

16: Crouch End with Rob Sheridan

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2020/08/12

Crouch End was one of the best shorts in King's Nightmares and Dreamscapes and was one of the worst episodes in TNT's short lived series of the same name.

70:35

15: Maximum Overdrive with Daniel Danger

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2020/08/05

Killer sentient trucks + coked out director + insane producer = one of the most fun cult movies of the 1980s.

67:26

14: The Tommyknockers with David Farrier

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2020/07/29

Killer lipstick, a buried spaceship and a novel written at the height of King's cocaine addiction. Vespe and Wampler are joined by Tickled's David Farrier to discuss all the above and much more.

75:17

13: Pet Sematary with Mallory O'Meara

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2020/07/22

Vespe and Wampler are joined by best selling author Mallory O'Meara (The Lady From The Black Lagoon) to delve into one of King's creepiest novels and the extremely good film adaptation that followed.

15:08

12: And Now For A Very Special Announcement

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2020/07/17

Do you want even more Kingcast Content? Well, Vespe and Wampler have you covered.

66:09

11: The Gunslinger with Damien Echols

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2020/07/15

Damien Echols' love of Stephen King was actually used against him in a court of law. The outspoken member of the West Memphis Three spent almost 20 years on death row before walking free and he joins Vespe and Wampler to discuss how the Dark Tower books, The Gunslinger in particular, helped him survive on the inside.

64:36

10: The Dark Half with Matthew Holness

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2020/07/08

Garth Marenghi himself, Matthew Holness, stops by to chat with Vespe and Wampler about how Stephen King has impacted his life and the reasons why he chose King's first sober novel, The Dark Half, to talk about.

86:44

9: 1408 with Mike Flanagan

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2020/07/01

Prolific filmmaker Mike Flanagan joins Vespe and Wampler to dig into King's haunted hotel room short story and the Mikael Hafstrom adaptation starring John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson.

76:24

8: The Shining with Scott Derrickson

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2020/06/24

The man behind Doctor Strange and Sinister joins Vespe and Wampler to take a look at the controversial adaptation of Stephen King's deeply personal story of Jack Torrance and the evil influence of The Overlook Hotel.

69:16

7: The Lawnmower Man with Sarah Beattie

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2020/06/17

Subtitle: "Of Mice and Lawnmower Men." Vespe and Wampler are joined by the very funny Sarah Beattie (@nachosarah) to take aim at the Stephen King adaptation so bad King himself sued the production company to get his name taken off of it.

85:27

6: Misery with Elijah Wood

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2020/06/10

Elijah Wood joins Vespe and Wampler to discuss Rob Reiner's Misery. Elijah shares some scary #1 Fan encounters and admits to being a fan of King movies without having read any of the master's work.

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5: Carrie with Karyn Kusama

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2020/06/03

The director of genre faves The Invitation and Jennifer's Body, Karyn Kusama, joins the boys to discuss Stephen King's very first novel and Brian De Palma's classic adaptation of it.

72:56

4: The Dark Tower with Glen Mazzara

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2020/05/27

Showrunner Glen Mazzara joins the boys to discuss, in detail, the Dark Tower pilot he made for Amazon Prime and his epic vision for the series had it been picked up.

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