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Welcome back, everyone. In July of 2017, I had the pleasure of interviewing fellow Constant Reader, Josh Brucker, who was working on the Dollar Baby, One For the Road, based on the short story from Night Shift.  Thought the project never manifested, it was a great conversation and can be heard here.  As always, write in at stephenkingcast@yahoo.com Follow me on Instagram, Tik Tok, Facebook and Blu...

In the fall of 2021, an adaptation of Stephen King's Jerusalem's Lot premiered. A moody, thoughtful vampire tale starring Adrian Brody, it could have--should have--been the buzzworthy show, but unfortunately, the once-in-a-lifetime's shadow of Midnight Mass covered it in generational bat's wing.  It should have been talked about. So that's why I'm here, to dig up this vampire yarn from its grave t...

Welcome back, everyone! In this week, I continue my exploration of the adaptations springing out of Stephen King's first short story collection, Night Shift with a review of The Mangler.  A note on this episode: it originally aired on July 24, 2017, and it has been re-editing with fresh audio and re-ordered to be kept with the other Night Shift related episodes.  As always, write in at stephenking...

Welcome back to The Stephen Kingcast, one man's musings on the works of Stephen King. This week, plug in as I review the adaptation (?) of The Lawnmower Man.  Please note that the analysis of this episode was first released on 5/25/18 and has been re-edited with fresh audio and re-ordered chronologically to remain with the other reviews adapting the short stories from Night Shift. As always, write...

Welcome to The Stephen Kingcast, one man's musings on the works of Stephen King. This week, I continue my exploration of the adaptations based on the stories contained within Night Shift by examining the adaptation of Sometimes They Come Back.  Please note that the review of this episode was released on July 6, 2016, but has been re-recorded with fresh audio and re-ordered chronologically to be ke...

Welcome back, everyone!  In this episode, I discuss the latest Dark Tower Trailer, Castle Rock news, and plug the upcoming One For the Road onefortheroad2018.com .  Also, don't forget to get all your Stephen King related t-shirts at http://www.ka-tet19.net .   Oh yeah, I also squeeze in a review of 1990's Graveyard Shift.  Stay tuned for next week, when I take a whack at The Mangler.  Thanks for t...

In this bonus edition of the Stephen Kingcast, I take a break from Stephen King to review Joe Hill's Horns.  Due to its length, I had to split the episode into two parts. Be sure to check them both out! As always, write in at stephenkingcast@yahoo.com Follow me on Instagram, Tik Tok, Facebook and Bluesky. Stay organized and up to date with all things Stephen King at stephenkingcast.com Check out b...

In this bonus edition of The Stephen Kingcast, I take a break from Stephen King in order to review Joe Hill's Horns.  Due to the length of the review, I had to split the episode into two parts. Be sure to check them both out, and search the feed for other Joe Hill reviews.  As always, write in at stephenkingcast@yahoo.com Follow me on Instagram, Tik Tok, Facebook and Bluesky. Stay organized and up...

Welcome back to the Stephen Kingcast! In this episode, I tackle the camptastic 80s legend: Maximum Overdrive.  Please note that this episode originally aired on October 12, 2017th but has been re-edited with fresh audio segments and re-ordered to be kept with the rest of the rest of the reviews springing out of King's short story collection, Night Shift. Because the episode originally aired in 201...

Welcome back, everyone! In this episode, I continue our examination of Night Shift, in this case, I look at 1985's horror anthology, Cat's Eye.  Please note that this episode first aired in August of 2017 and the episode reflects the Stephen King news that was coming out at that time.  As always, write in at stephenkingcast@yahoo.com Follow me on Instagram, Tik Tok, Facebook and Bluesky. Stay orga...

In this week's episode of The Stephen Kingcast, I examine the 80s horror classic, Children of the Corn.  A note on this podcast: the original date of this episode was September 28, 2014. It has been re-edited with fresh audio inserted throughout, and the episode itself has been re-ordered to keep with the rest of the reviews dedicated to Stephen King's Night Shift collection.  As always, write in...

In this episode of The Stephen Kingcast, I continue my examination of everything related to Night Shift by examining 1982's horror anthology classic, Creepshow.  With the Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill, we have our first Night Shift adaptation. So get your favorite blanket, curl up beneath and let's hang out with the Creeper As always, write in at stephenkingcast@yahoo.com Follow me on Instagram,...

In this week's episode of The Stephen Kingcast, I examine Stephen King's first collection of short stories: Night Shift. Rather than analyzing each one, I analyze the remaining short stories that I didn't touch upon last week.  Please note that this episode originally aired on July 10, 2017, which was three years after last episode, so some of the things discussed in last episode never came to fru...

In this week's episode of The Stephen Kingcast, I examine Stephen King's first collection of short stories: Night Shift. Rather than analyzing each one, I analyze a handful of the stories that stood out to me, including a deep dive into the forward to the collection from the author.  Next episode will cover the second half of the short stories, and following that, I will explore the adaptations fr...

When Stephen King goes blow for blow with Stanley Kubrick, who comes out the winner? That's right, Constant Listeners. In this week's edition of the Stephen Kingcast, I review 1980's horror classic, The Shining.  As always, write in at stephenkingcast@yahoo.com Follow me on Instagram, Tik Tok, Facebook and Bluesky. Stay organized and up to date with all things Stephen King at stephenkingcast.com C...

In this week, we look at the conclusion of The Shining to determine whether or not Stephen King deserves his reputation for having an inability to successfully land his endings. So let's focus on the conclusion and figure this out together! As always, write in at stephenkingcast@yahoo.com Follow me on Instagram, Tik Tok, Facebook and Bluesky. Stay organized and up to date with all things Stephen K...

In this week's edition of The Stephen Kingcast, I examine what what many might argue is Stephen King's most famous novel: The Shining.  Don't forget to come back next week when I chime in with my thoughts on the great debate between the book and the movie.  As always, write in at stephenkingcast@yahoo.com Follow me on Instagram, Tik Tok, Facebook and Bluesky. Stay organized and up to date with all...

In this week's episode of The Stephen Kingcast, I examine 1979's adaptation of Salem's Lot. But first, I read some listener e-mail. I then finish up the review with some recommendations. Enjoy!  As always, if you have any thoughts on anything related to Stephen King or vampires, write into stephenkingcast@yahoo.com Follow me on Instagram, Tik Tok, Facebook and Bluesky. Stay organized and up to dat...

In this episode, let's focus on the conclusion of Salem's Lot to determine whether or not Stephen King deserves his reputation for having an inability to land his endings.  As always, write in at stephenkingcast@yahoo.com Follow me on Instagram, Tik Tok, Facebook and Bluesky. Stay organized and up to date with all things Stephen King at stephenkingcast.com Check out bonus material, early episodes...

In this week on the Stephen Kingcast, I examine Stephen King's second novel, the classic tale of a small town plagued by vampires, Salem's Lot. Hardcore Stephen King fans, stick around after the end of the podcast to listen to how Salem's Lot ties into King's magnum opus, The Dark Tower.  Write in any thoughts regarding Stephen King, vampires or the Dark Tower to so stephenkingcast@yahoo.com Follo...

In the epic battle between King's 1974 novel v. DePalma's classic movie v. Pierce's 2013 remake, who comes out the victor? Find out this week on the Stephen Kingcast! As always, write in at stephenkingcast@yahoo.com Follow me on Instagram, Tik Tok, Facebook and Bluesky. Stay organized and up to date with all things Stephen King at stephenkingcast.com Check out bonus material, early episodes and re...

Welcome back to the Stephen Kingcast! In this episode, I focus on the ending of Carrie to determine whether or not King deserves the reputation he has for having an inability to land his endings. So let's take a deep dive into the conclusion of Carrie and figure it out together.  As always, write in at stephenkingcast@yahoo.com Follow me on Instagram, Tik Tok, Facebook and Bluesky. Stay organized...

In Stephen Kingcast's first review, I examine the book that started it all: 1974's runaway hit, Carrie! As always, write in at stephenkingcast@yahoo.com Follow me on Instagram, Tik Tok, Facebook and Bluesky. Stay organized and up to date with all things Stephen King at stephenkingcast.com Check out bonus material, early episodes and reviews of all things pop culture over at patreon.com/stephenking...