The Kingcast

Join us as we travel to the quaint little town of Desperation that has stunning historical sites, sweeping desert vistas, interesting local wildlife and the friendliest public servants you could ask for.

The second book in Stephen King's Dark Tower series opens with our favorite gunslinger on a beach and ends with a brand new ka-tet setting off in search of the titular tower.

Spiders with human teeth, a distinct lack of faith in humanity and some of the best creature feature sequences in modern memory. The topic at hand is Frank Darabont's adaptation of Stephen King's The Mist.

Secret Window is the story of a writer being stalked by a mysterious stranger who claims that the famous author stole one of his stories. Based on a novella collected in Four Past Midnight, the movie was written and directed by Stir of Echoes's David Koepp.

The Outsider is a story of a man accused of a horrific crime and proclaims his innocence in the face if irrefutable evidence to the contrary. Is he a murderer or is there a supernatural force at work?

What would you prefer? Annie wielding an axe (like in the book) or a sledgehammer (like in the movie)? Why was this book so cathartic for the author to write? And why the hell do so many Stephen King characters drink Pepsi?

Today's guest has appeared in Mulholland Dr., Twin Peaks: The Return, Mad Men and Hail, Caesar! His chosen topic: The Dead Zone.

It's not often Wampler and Vespe get to talk about a Stephen King book that doesn't have a movie adaptation, but in today's episode we get just that. 

Graveyard Shift has everything. Ridiculous Maine accents? Check. Brad Dourif as a Quint rip-off exterminator? Check. Giant mutant Rat Bats? Check, check and check. 

It's time once again to return to the prison yard with Andy, Red and that despicable Warden Norton and this time we're bringing along a twofer Suicide Squad cast member.

The Kingcast Boys have recruited several members of James Gunn's The Suicide Squad to come on over and talk Stephen King with them and they're kicking it all off with a banger.

When you have three whole segments to break down, behind the scenes drama to discuss, and a whole sub-genre of horror to put into context you get this nearly three hour long deep dive podcast episode.

Did you know that in the late '90s there was a long-running TV adaptation of Stephen King's IT that ran in India? 

Rage is perhaps Stephen King's most controversial book and is in fact the only one he allowed to fall out of print following an unfortunate series of copycat crimes tied to this story of a teen who brings a gun to school and holds his class hostage.

Don Coscarelli exploded onto the scene with PHANTASM in the late '70s. That film has many fans, Stephen King included, who has namechecked Phantasm many times in his work, including a big nod in the fifth Dark Tower book, Wolves of the Cala. 

It is time to once again face off against the skin-crawlingly off-putting adaptation of Thinner, which was produced as a Bachman book before King was revealed to be the man behind the pen name. 

Mick Garris finally comes on The Kingcast and the conversation gets wild (and filled to the brim with Bill Malone and Miguel Ferrer appreciation).

Lisey's Story tells the tale of a widowed woman playing a sort of scavenger hunt set up by her late husband while also dealing with the mental decline of her older sister and threats from a crazed fan of her husband's books. It stars Julianne Moore, Clive Owen, Joan Allen and Dane DeHaan.

Once upon a time, Michael Jackson wanted to make a short film that would top THRILLER so he hired Stephen King to write a script for a scary musical. That evolved into Michael Jackson's Ghosts, a 40 minute short that is largely forgotten today.

It was a dark and stormy night (literally, you'll hear the thunder in the background of this episode) when two Stephen King nerds were joined by a very funny guest to discuss the most frightening thing of all: a serious in tone Canadian direct-to-video remake of Maximum Overdrive. 

Do you want to hear Wampler geek out about Prometheus with a guest who was actually IN Prometheus? How about a deep dive into one of King's best stories that has never been adapted to the big or small screen? Well, then this episode is for you!

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.

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. 

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.

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!