Derry Public Radio - A Stephen King Podcast

This week Derry Public Radio continues their Patreon Selection Series with Rachel Janzen’s pick of “IT”. Join in as we discuss the rapid pace of the final chapters, Henry’s return to Derry, Ben reveals a fun fact about himself, Eddie’s rise to full blown hero, getting chapters from the perspective of IT, Josh gets his mind blown, the return of the Splatter Meter, the origins of IT’s “real” form, t...

This week Derry Public Radio continues their Patreon Selection Series with Rachel Janzen’s pick of “IT”. Join in as we discuss Mike’s photo album, the Smoke-Hole Ritual, IT’s arrival to Derry, a complicated Reddit theory, unethical pharmacists, Eddie begins to show his true strength, Bev’s first exposure to sex, the horrors of Patrick Hockstetter, how IT manifests to a true psychopath, and the Los...

Derry Public Radio returns with a fan favorite bonus episode! A Merry Derry Christmas! Join in as we play some of our favorite yearly games with some new twists and listener submitted questions. Thank you all for your support over the past year, making 2021 one of our most memorable years! Now get your comfies on and get ready for goofs! We wish you a happy holiday and hope you enjoy "A Merry Derr...

This week Josh and CM sit down with Canadian actor/writer/producer from New Brunswick, Rob Ramsay. He is best known for his role as ‘Donnie’ on Spike TV’s Blue Mountain State. He came to us from his roles in the Dollar Baby “Popsy”, and “IT: Chapter 2”. Tune in as we discuss his acting method, career highlights, upcoming projects, and his place in the world of Stephen King. For more from Rob Ramsa...

This week Derry Public Radio continues their Patreon Selection Series with Rachel Janzen’s pick of “IT”. Join in as we discuss our 100th book episode, how much of what happens is destiny, why the Losers became successful, fortune cookie etiquette, the real villain, the meaning of Stan’s death, reexploring Derry as adults, new evils enter the playing field, the demise of The Bradley Gang, and the L...

This week Derry Public Radio continues their Patreon Selection Series with Rachel Janzen’s pick of “IT”. Join in as we discuss more Derry ‘wrongness’, more of the Loser’s experiences facing Pennywise, how we would defend ourselves against Pennywise, the house on Neibolt Street, erroneous childhood ideas about the concept of sex, Bev’s bloodsoaked bathroom, CM reveals her horror movie strategy, and...

This week Derry Public Radio continues their Patreon Selection Series with Rachel Janzen’s pick of “IT”. Tune in as we discuss the infamous S.S. Georgie beginning, King writing side characters at its finest, the amazing audiobook performance by Steven Weber, CM’s visceral reaction to Beverly’s story, how the Loser’s lives turned out as adults, our first glimpse into Derry’s history, the touching f...

This week Derry Public Radio continues their 2021 Patreon Selection Series from Lisa Kahn’s selection of “Dreamcatcher” as we cover the film adaptation. Join in as we discuss how reading the book and seeing the movie compliment each other, the handsomeness of the cast, the epic stunt work in the car crash, the misuse of Owen, the major change to Duddits, and Josh learns to be careful what you wish...

Is there a better way to celebrate Halloween than an interview with the Master of Horror himself, Mick Garris? No! An award winning filmmaker and screenwriter, Mick has directed plenty of Stephen King adaptations and many of your other favorite television shows and movies. Check out Mick's podcast, The Post Mortem with Mick Garris, everywhere you listen to podcasts. And follow Mick here: https://w...

This week Derry Public Radio continues their 2021 Patreon Selection Series from Lisa Kahn’s selection of “Dreamcatcher” as we finish the book. Join us as we discuss raw food, Ben’s take on Kurtz motivations, we finally learn about Josie Rinkenhauer, spoilers for “Malignant”, the effect Derry has on the story, the closure of Blue Base, the truth about the aliens, and everything comes to a head at t...

This week Josh and C.M. sit down with Jay Holben, Director of Dollar Baby "Paranoid". Jay is a Los Angeles based director and producer whose work includes the feature Before the Dawn, HBO’s Femme Fatales and, of course, the Stephen King Dollar Baby Paranoid. A former cinematographer, Holben is an associate member of the American Society of Cinematographers and a contributing technical editor for A...

This week Derry Public Radio continues their 2021 Patreon Selection Series with Lisa Kahn’s selection of “Dreamcatcher”. Join us as we discuss our songs for going in hot, a new favorite villain emerges, another edition of your favorite podcast within a podcast, “Boner Talk”, Ben performs the books take on “I am the Walrus”, Jonesy’s life inside his own head, Pete’s undeserved fate, Henry and Owen...

This week C.M. and Josh sit down with actor/writer/director Justin Marxen. Tune in as we discuss Justin's love of Stephen King films, our favorite horror movies, his role in the 2019 Horror/Thriller "Haunt", favorite roles, and his new serial killer crime thriller "Quad Cities". For more from Justin check out "Quad Cities - The Miniseries" on YouTube and on Instagram at JustinMarxen.

This week Derry Public Radio continues their 2021 Patreon Selection Series with Lisa Kahn's pick, "Dreamcatcher". Join us as we discuss our belief in alien life, the shades of "The Body" in our protagonists, the vignette introductions of our characters, the dangers of hunting, a plethora of burps and farts, the impact of listening on audiobook, and the true horror that comes from the backdoor! The...

This week C.M. and Josh sit down with the director of the Dollar Baby "Popsy", based on the Stephen King short story. Jon Mann grew up in Fredericton, New Brunswick, 150 miles from Bangor, Maine. An avid King fan from a young age, Jon’s short films and documentaries have won multiple national awards. He is currently working in production with Academy Award winning producer Andrew Carlberg on the s...

This week Derry Public Radio continues their 2021 Patreon Selection Series wrapping up Phil Thesen's pick with the movie, "Cell". Join us as we discuss the absurd opening credits, the wild airport massacre, the effective representation of Flocking, Samuel L. Jackson’s scene stealing moments, the hilarious football stadium mass murder, The President of the Internet, Alice’s heartbreaking death scen...

This week Josh and C.M. sit down with the director of the Dollar Baby, "Garrish", based on the Stephen King short, "Cain Rose Up". A Pennsylvania native, A.J. has been writing and making films since he was 15. Follow his work here: https://linktr.ee/ajgribble

This week Derry Public Radio continues their 2021 Patreon Selection Series with Phil Thesen's pick, "Cell". Join in as we discuss CM's hard shift in view of our protagonists, how survival instinct has affected their empathy, the sharp turn of violence that shook us, the comparisons to colonialism in the new world, the almost Bachman tone, and an explosive finale. Choose your side of this war on Ep...

This week Josh and C.M. sit down with the director of the Dollar Baby, "The Boogeyman." Armando (Mando) Franco is an award winning horror filmmaker. Mando first made his mark with the zombie web-series, 8.13. In 2013, he adapted The Boogeyman, which has gone on to play festivals around the world and is featured in Anthony Northrup's book, Stephen King Dollar Baby: The Book. For more information fr...

It’s a bonus episode from Derry Public Radio! We were contacted by ATB Publishing and given an ARC of “MASTER OF HORROR: The Official Biography of Mick Garris” by Abbie Bernstein. Releasing August 13th, this book is a deep dive into the life and career of Mick Garris. Tune in as Josh, CM, and Ben talk about their takeaways from the book and revisiting his movies and tv projects. Get your hands on...

This week Derry Public Radio continues their 2021 Patreon Selection Series with Phil Thesen's pick, "Cell". Join in as we discuss DPR's new mascot, CM unleashes puns, the real genre this book belongs in, a wild opening melee, the unexpected pace between sets, our apocalypse plans, a pitch for this being a King Prequel or Sequel, and the consequences of our heroes attack prove how doomed they are....

This week Josh and C.M. sit down with the director of the Dollar Baby, "The Man Who Loved Flowers." For Jacob Ewing, movies are his religion and watching them is like going to church. Since he was very young, he has been consuming behind-the-scenes documentaries on DVD's, making his own films, and aspiring to one day become a working filmmaker. For more information from Jacob Ewing check out his T...

This week Derry Public Radio takes a small side step from our Patreon Selection series with a one off of "L.T.'s Theory of Pets" with special guest, Dollar Baby alumn, Ian Klink. Tune in as we discuss giving pets as a gift, dogs VS cats, hotline psychics, passive aggressive notes, silence in marriage, CM pitches an alternative storyline, and Josh's philosophy on sexuality. We're giving you a brand...

This week Josh and C.M. sit down with the director of the Dollar Baby, "A Very Tight Place." Stephen is a Chicago-based writer/director best known for the 2015 microbudget horror/comedy "Killer Piñata." He started his career working for the Syfy Channel on titles like "Man with the Screaming Brain" and "Puppet Master vs Demonic Toys." His horror screenplay "Welshgate" finaled at the Austin Film Fe...

This week Derry Public Radio continues their 2021 Patreon Selection Series with the conclusion of Jerrod Hazelwood’s choice, “The Dead Zone” as we cover the movie. Tune in as we discuss the lack of Cronenberg’s stylistic influence, increasing the drama by shortening the timeline, the amazing sequences in Castle Rock, the true love story of the film, the different interpretation of what “The Dead Z...