The Losers' Club: A Stephen King Podcast

The Losers finally found a diet that works for them: Richard Bachman's 1984 thriller, Thinner .  Chapters include: Intro/History, The Hook (28:00), Structure and Format (49:25), Heroes and Villains (102:15), Misery (1:39:15), The Sematary (1:53:00), Word Processor of the Gods (2:07:20), Poundcake (2:16:25), King's Dominion (2:27:45), Overall Thoughts (2:33:30), and Outro (2:40:00). Follow us on Fa...

The Losers journey through the American heartland and the Territories within Stephen King and Peter Straub's 1984 fantasy novel, The Talisman .  Chapters include: Intro/History, The Hook (21:30), Structure and Format (39:15), Heroes and Villains (58:45), Misery (1:48:20), The Sematary (2:09:30), Word Processor of the Gods (2:37:45), Poundcake (2:49:25), King's Dominion (3:01:50), Overall Thoughts...

The Losers step into the Kingdom of Delain and come face to face with Stephen King's 1984 fantasy novel, The Eyes of the Dragon .  Chapters include: Intro, History (15:45), The Hook (12:30), Structure and Format (23:30), Heroes and Villains (35:05), The Sematary (1:12:00), Word Processor of the Gods (1:20:50), Poundcake (1:30:00), King's Dominion (1:35:50), The Humiliation of Stephen King and Pete...

The Losers keep digging into Stephen King's 1983 novel, Pet Sematary .   Chapters include:  Intro, The Sematary (2:00), Word Processor of the God (47:45), Poundcake (102:30), King's Dominion (1:16:00), Final Thoughts (1:30:00), Outro (1:40:30)  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collec...

The Losers grab their shovels and head into Stephen King’s 1983 novel, Pet Sematary .  Chapters include: Intro, History (15:45), The Hook (40:40), Structure and Format (57:00), Heroes and Villains (1:19:15), Outro (2:46:00). Follow us on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.co...

Things get hairy for the Losers as they head to Tarker’s Mills and tear through Stephen King’s 1983 short horror novel, Cycle of the Werewolf .  Chapters include: Intro, History (4:20), The Hook (10:30), Cycle Breakdown (30:20), Month 12 (34:20), Month 11 (42:18), Month 10 (50:08), Month 9 (55:22), Month 8 (1:04:40), Month 7 (1:20:00), Month 6 (1:31:25), Month 5 (1:34:50), Month 4 (1:42:17), Month...

The Losers hit the gas on Stephen King’s 1983 novel, Christine .  Chapters include: Intro, History (12:30), The Hook (26:00), Structure and Format (38:30), Heroes and Villains (1:02:15), The Sematary (1:57:20), Word Processor of the God (2:12:44), Poundcake! (2:24:15), King’s Dominion (2:34:25), Overall Thoughts (2:43:30), John Carpenter’s Christine (2:48:00), and Outro (3:14:35).  Follow us on Fa...

The Losers reach the end of Stephen King’s 1982 collection, Different Seasons , with The Breathing Method .  Chapters include: Intro, The Hook (2:45), Structure and Format (18:25), Heroes and Villains (30:00), The Sematary (40:25), Word Processor of the God (53:30), Poundcake! (55:52), King’s Dominion (59:25), Overall Thoughts (1:05:45), Potential Adaptations (1:10:35), Final Word on Different Sea...

The Losers go looking for a dead body as they hit the third novella in Stephen King’s 1982 collection, Different Seasons . Chapters include: Intro, The Hook (8:00), Structure and Format (25:00), Heroes and Villains (30:00), The Sematary (1:43:00), Word Processor of the God (1:51:00), Poundcake! (2:14:00), King’s Dominion (2:17:00), Overall Thoughts (2:31:00), Adaptations (2:40:00), and Outro (3:22...

The Losers stumble upon a former Nazi as they keep flipping through Stephen King’s 1982 novellas collection, Different Seasons .  Chapters include: Intro, The Hook/Structure and Format (09:25), Heroes and Villains (23:00), The Sematary (1:24:42), Word Processor of the God (1:35:41), Poundcake! (1:41:23), King’s Dominion (1:48:00), Overall Thoughts (1:58:00), Adaptations (2:04:00), and Outro (2:31:...

The Losers get locked up in Shawshank as they journey through Stephen King’s 1982 novellas collection, Different Seasons .  Chapters include: Intro/First Experiences, The Hook/Structure and Format (11:35), Heroes and Villains (30:51), The Sematary (1:07:20), Word Processor of the God (1:20:04), Poundcake! (1:30:26), King’s Dominion (1:32:59), Overall Thoughts (1:36:44), Adaptations (1:42:03), and...

The Losers head to Mid-World as they begin their epic quest with Stephen King’s 1982 novel, The Gunslinger .  Chapters include: Introductions and History, The Hook (18:00), Structure and Format (25:00), Heroes and Villains (35:30), The Sematary (1:52:00), Word Processor of the God (2:02:00), Poundcake! (2:13:00), King’s Dominion (2:20:00), Things We Glean Along The Beam (2:23:00), Overall Thoughts...

The Losers -- Randall Colburn, Allison Shoemaker, McKenzie Gerber, and Justin Gerber -- head straight into the dystopian world of Richard Bachman’s 1982 novel, The Running Man . Chapters include: Intro, The Hook/Structure and Format (9:05), Zeroes and Villains (35:00), The Sematary (1:05:30), Word Processor of the God (1:16:00), Poundcake! (1:22:00), King’s Dominion (1:34:29), Overall Thoughts(1:3...

The Losers run out of gas outside Castle Rock as they discuss Stephen King’s Cujo . Chapters include: Intro, The Hook/Structure and Format (8:00), Zeroes and Villains (1:03:50), The Sematary (2:10:00), Word Processor of the God (2:26:30), Poundcake! (2:36:00), King’s Dominion (2:51:00), Overall Thoughts(2:54:00), Adaptation (3:03:00), Outro (3:30:35). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...

Losers Randall Colburn, Justin Gerber, McKenzie Gerber, and Mel Kassel take a dance of death with Stephen King’s Danse Macabre . In addition to takes on King’s expansive book on horror’s history, the Losers relate King’s findings/feelings to all things horror after the book’s publication, reveal what scares them, and discuss some essential pieces of horror cinema from the ‘80s to today. Follow us...

The Losers -- Justin Gerber, Allison Shoemaker, McKenzie Gerber, and Melanie Kassel -- discuss Richard Bachman’s 1981 energy crisis novel, Roadwork .  Chapters include: Intro, The Hook/Structure and Format (10:00), Zeroes and Villains (30:00), The Sematary (1:20:00), Word Processor of the God (1:24:00), Poundcake! (1:38:00), King’s Dominion (1:49:00), Overall Thoughts/Adaptations (1:53:00), Outro...

Losers Randall Colburn, Dan Caffrey, McKenzie Gerber, and new member to the Club Melanie Kassel discuss Stephen King’s Firestarter .  Chapters include: Intro/Meet the New Loser!, The Hook/Structure and Format (25:00), Zeroes and Villains (52:00), The Sematary (1:27:00), Word Processor of the God (1:48:00), Poundcake! (1:55:00), King’s Dominion (2:10:00), Overall Thoughts (2:18:00), Adaptations (2:...

The Losers head to Castle Rock and discuss Stephen King’s The Dead Zone . Chapters include: Intro, The Hook (17:00), Structure and Format (31:00), Zeroes and Villains (45:00), The Sematary (2:00:00), Word Processor of the God (2:14:30), Poundcake! (2:30:30), King’s Dominion (2:38:00), Overall Thoughts (2:45:30), Adaptations (2:55:00), Outro (3:28:30). Follow us on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram |...

The Losers takes a deadly stroll through Richard Bachman's 1979 dystopian survival tale, The Long Walk . Chapters include: Intro, The Hook (4:00), Structure and Format (33:15), Zeroes and Villains (1:02:20), The Sematary (1:44:30), Poundcake! (2:11:05), King’s Dominion (2:23:50), Overall Thoughts (2:29:45), Producer’s Chair (2:41:45), Outro (2:47:35) Follow us on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | P...

The Losers reach the end of Stephen King’s The Stand .  Chapters include: Remastered Intro, Losers Intro (4:15), The Hook (05:55), Structure and Format (55:00), Heroes and Villains (1:11:00), The Sematary (2:13:45), Poundcake! (2:32:30), King’s Dominion (2:41:00), Final Thoughts (2:46:30), and Outro (02:59:00)   Follow us on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Patreon Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz...

The Losers continue walking through Stephen King’s The Stand as they look into the second book: "On the Border".    Chapters include: Remastered Intro, Losers Intro (4:15), The Hook (8:55), Structure & Format (23:24), Heroes and Villains (1:03:00), The Sematary (2:09:00), Poundcake! (2:37:00), King’s Dominion (2:56:00), Room 237 (3:03:35), Final Thoughts (3:08:00), and Outro (3:20:00)  Follow us o...

The Losers start walking through Stephen King’s The Stand with the novel's first of three books: "Captain Trips".  Chapters include: Remastered Intro, Losers Intro (04:05), History (17:56), The Hook (31:00), Structure & Format (55:50), Heroes and Villains (1:36:00), Sematary (2:35:00), Poundcake! (2:51:35), King’s Dominion (3:12:20), Final Thoughts (3:23:00), and Outro (3:34:00) Follow us on Faceb...

The Losers discuss the good, the bad, and the (mostly) ugly film and TV adaptations of Stephen King’s first short story collection, 1978’s Night Shift .  Chapters include: Intro, Graveyard Shift (7:41), The Mangler (19:17), "Battleground" (33:57), Maximum Overdrive (39:45), Trucks (58:53), Sometimes They Come Back (1:10:28), "The Ledge" (1:23:39), The Lawnmower Man (1:34:33), "Quitters, Inc." (1:5...

The Losers continue their journey through Stephen King’s Night Shift in the second installment of this three-part series.  Chapters include: Intro, Needful Tweets (4:45), Jerusalem’s Lot (37:10), I Am the Doorway (47:11), Children of the Corn (1:00:18), The Woman in the Room (1:13:24), The Ledge (1:28:37), Quitters, Inc. (1:39:21), Night Surf (1:49:19), The Boogeyman (1:59:41), The Last Rung On th...

The Losers dust off Stephen King’s Night Shift in the first installment of this three-episode series.  Chapters include: Intro, Needful Tweets (11:47), Sometimes They Come Back (33:02), The Lawnmower Man (48:57), Battleground (1:00:51), The Mangler (1:12:11), Trucks (1:21:02), Graveyard Shift (1:33:51), The Man Who Loved Flowers (1:44:55), Strawberry Spring (1:57:40), I Know What You Need (2:07:23...