Kingslingers | A Dark Tower Podcast

Hey Kingslingers! Did you hear the news!? Talisman 3 has a release date and a name. Other Worlds Than These is coming to a bookshelf near you on October 6th. Matt and Scott just had to hop on the mics real quick and briefly chat about the announcement, the brief summary and their plans.  Here's the Amazon listing if you missed it: https://a.co/d/03tpj3qN HAVE YOU LISTENED TO OUR MIKE FLANAGAN INTE...

Scott and Kim reach the end of their special bonus time together as they attempt to come to terms with what Season 1 of IT: Welcome to Derry was and what it was not. Check out Kim's podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/tyousk/ Make sure you check out Flanagan Wake! Matt and Scott are wrapping up Bly Manor soon and then on to Midnight Mass! Flanagan's Wake Schedule: https://tinyurl.com...

At long last Scott and Kim reach the end of Season 1 of Welcome To Derry with episode 8: "Winter Fire." Does the show stick the landing? Does it set things up for future seasons? Does it make it worth all this time we've invested? ...sort of? Check out Kim's podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/tyousk/ Make sure you check out Flanagan Wake! Matt and Scott are wrapping up Bly Manor soo...

Scott and Kim continue their discussion of IT: Welcome to Derry with the incredible 7th episode: "The Black Spot." This is, without a doubt, the best episode of the show so far, and also perhaps it's most frustrating. Check out Kim's podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/tyousk/ Make sure you check out Flanagan Wake! Matt and Scott are wrapping up Bly Manor soon and then on to Midnight...

Scott and Kim continue their journey with the often frustrating, but frequently wonderful It: Welcome to Derry. This week, they explore episode 6: "In the Name of the Father." Check out Kim's podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/tyousk/ Make sure you check out Flanagan Wake! We're just starting with our coverage of The Haunting of Bly Manor. Flanagan's Wake Schedule: https://tinyurl.c...

Scott and Kim get together to chat about episode 5 of Welcome to Derry: "29 Neibolt Street." Kim found a lot to love in this one, but Scott struggld at times. Either way, Dick Halloran remains the best single thing about it. Check out Kim's podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/tyousk/ Make sure you check out Flanagan Wake! We're just starting with our coverage of The Haunting of Bly M...

Scott and Kim are back to chat about their struggles with Episode 4 of Welcome to Derry: "The Great Swirling Apparatus of Our Planet's Function." It's an episode filled with high highs and low lows. Also, Baby Jesus? Check out Kim's podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/tyousk/ Make sure you check out Flanagan Wake! We're just starting with our coverage of The Haunting of Bly Manor. Fl...

Scott and Kim chat about episode 3 of Welcome to Derry, titled "Now You See It." And it, in this case, is... a good show! Finally after 3 episodes, Welcome to Derry really hits its stride. Well...except for that silly stuff at the end. But you can't win em all. Check out Kim's podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/tyousk/ Make sure you check out Flanagan Wake! We're just starting with...

Scott and Kim C are back this week to chat about the second episode of HBO's Welcome to Derry : "The Thing in the Dark." This episode has everything: Pickle Dads, MORE Childbirth horror, and quite possibly the dumbest plot line in the history of Television. Despite all of that Kim and Scott both felt this was a pretty massive step up from the first episode. Come check out why! Check out Kim's podc...

Hey everyone! So thrilled to officially launch our temporary return to this feed as we cover the newest HBO King adaptation: IT: Welcome to Derry an episode at a time. For this adventure Scott will be joined by good friend of the podcast Kim C. of The Year of Underrated Stephen King Podcast. Kim and Scott will be here every Wendesday breaking down the latest episode of the show and chatting about...

Hey Kingslingers! Remember us! We're back for this special bonus episode, taking a look at the newest King adaptation: The Long Walk . We covered this book in season 3 of the show, so you know we had to come back to chat about the movie! If you miss us, I hope you've checked out Flanagan's Wake where we're still going strong every week. We're currently reading through some Henry James in preparati...

Hey folks! Remember us! Matt and Scott watched the new trailer for HBO's IT: Welcome to Derry (see it here: https://youtu.be/6HG-wsRsg8s?si=UbPxJFy_WzKyrJUc) , and we had some thoughts about it that we just had to get out. But we couldn't do it alone! We invited our good friend Kim C. to come on the show and chat with us a little bit about this trailer, this show and our thoughts on all the forthc...

Hey Kingslingers! We're back again because our newest Podcast Flanagan's Wake just began our first book! Over the next 7 weeks, we'll be reading Stephen King's Gerald's Game in preparation for our episode covering Mike Flanagan's adaptation. We hope you'll check out this episode as we think you'll find this format very very familiar! Hope you enjoy and please join us over in the new pod! Flanagan'...

Hey Kingslingers! We're so excited to show you the very first episode of our newest podcast: Flanagan's Wake, exploring and analyzing the works of Mike Flanagan. This episode covers Flanagan's first feature film: Absentia, a low-budget, but incredibly impressive horror film that explores two sister's encounters with an evil creature inside a creepy tunnel.  If you like what you hear, please consid...

Surprise! We're back for one night only to take another look at Stephen King's The Gunslinger. Get Merch: https://doofmedia.myshopify.com/ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Stay updated with Kingslingers : @Kingslingerspod Message us at kingslingerspod@gmail.com Original music created by Matt Freeman: https://soundcloud.com/the-daly-planet/kingslingers-intro-ka-tet

On the series finale of Kingslingers, Matt and Scott sit down to have one final chat about what Stephen King and this podcast have meant to them over the last five years. What a wonderful journey. Thank you to each and every one of you for making this possible. We love you all. We hope you'll all join us in January for the next great journey: Flanagan's Wake! Flanagan's Wake Schedule: https://tiny...

This week, we take one final look at Stephen King's Fairy Tale. We discuss the book's complaints and our conclusions on what didn't work and what did! Then, we answer your final mailbag questions. Next week is the final episode of the show! Don't forget to us a call and let us know your final thoughts on The Dark Tower, King, or Kingslingers: Call us at (719) 357-5132 and leave us a voicemail, or...

This week on the show we reach the end of Stephen King's Fairy Tale. We discuss Chapters 29 through the Epilogue of the novel and chat about what Charlie's arc ended up being, the shocking reveal that both Radar and Charlie's Father survive... and more! Next week is THE FINAL MAILBAG. Send us your questions! Also, we're once again going to invite you all to leave us voicemails that we'll play on o...

After an unexpected week off we're back to cover chapters 24 through 28 of Stephen King's Fairy Tale. After the first round of the gladiator tournament, Charlie and company made their daring escape, only to find they have to return to Lilimar and put a stop to Flight Killer once and for all. But what will happen to Prince Charlie? Discussion Question: What is your favorite moment of Deux Ex Machin...

It's a surprise Prison and Gladiator Combat Arc! Where did this come from!? We're chatting about chapters 19-23 of Stephen King's Fairy Tale. Discussion Question: What is your favorite prison arc and/or Gladiator competition? Next week, Fairy Tale continues with chapters 24-28 Check out the show schedule: https://tinyurl.com/yxa7lojv Get Merch: https://doofmedia.myshopify.com/ Support us on Patreo...

Our journey through Stephen King's Fairy Tale continues with chapters 15-18! Charlie finally enters the Emerald City of Lilimar where he manages to save Radar, returning her to a dog in the prime of her life. Unfortunately on the way out, Charlie and Rader get lost. Uh oh. Discussion Question: What is your favorite creepy city? Next week, Fairy Tale continues with chapters 19-23 Check out the show...

At long last Charlie heads into the land of Empis! It's a beautiful but sad place. We're chatting about chapters 11 through 14 of Stephen King's Fairy Tale ! Discussion Question: What is your "favorite" curse? Next week, Fairy Tale continues with chapters 15-18 Check out the show schedule: https://tinyurl.com/yxa7lojv Get Merch: https://doofmedia.myshopify.com/ Support us on Patreon: https://patre...

Our journey through Stephen King's Fairy Tale continues as we read and discuss chapters 6-10 of the novel! Charlie's time with Howard Bowditch comes to a sudden end, but not before he learns about the Well of the World and the land that exists beyond it. Discussion Question: What is your favorite Old Man befriends a kid and then dies leaving him all his wealth but also his responsibility story? Ak...

For the final time on Kingslingers, it's new book week! For our last book of the show, we've decided to read Stephen King's 2022 novel: Fairy Tale. This is a new read for both Matt and Scott. This week we're introduced to our characters as we read chapters 1-5. So far, we're loving it! Discussion Question: What is your favorite fairy tale? Next week, Fairy Tale continues with chapters 6-10 Check o...

This week we finish off our coverage of King's crime fiction by taking a look at season 1 of the adaptation of King's Mr. Mercedes. We chat about the excellent depictions of Brady Hartsfield, the changes to Bill Hodges, and the satisfaction of filling in some of the side characters. Next week our final book of the show begins as we read and discuss the first 5 chapters of Stephen King's Fairy Tale...