The Year of Underrated Stephen King

"The Place Where You Made Your Stand Never Mattered..." The Great Work is Finished! FINALLY! 1. The Stand (Intro): 10 Years Later... Ka is a Wheel & Dark Christianity. 2. Book 1 -The Subtle & Sophisticated Virus -An American Focus -Meet Randall Flagg -The Black & White Chess Pieces -Favorite Scene/Favorite Moment from Book 1 3. Book 2 -From the Macro to the Micro & the Symbolism of...

Welcome Horror Author, Grady Hendrix to TYOUSK! In this TYOUSK Constant Reader Interview, Grady Hendrix & I Discuss: -We LOVE Firestarter -Standing against Ace Merrill -Amorphous Villains & Creatures -Tommyknocker Redemption? -There is No One Like Stephen King More from Grady Hendrix: GradyHendrix.com & "The Great Stephen King Re-Read!" Insta: @gradyhendrix Please Give the Show Some Love and Post...

2024, Thank You for 18 episodes! Happy New Year, King Fans! Join Me as I Give Away (10) Awards to Celebrate the Best of Underrated King 2024! 1. Best Hero 2. Best Leading Lady 3. Best Sidekick 4. The Character Who Left Me Wanting More 5. Best Stephen King Film/TV 6. Best Villain 7. Best Setting 8. Best Youth 9. Most Tragic Character 10. Best Stephen King Title of 2024 Instagram/Threads: Underrated...

"Hail, Gunslinger! May we be well met on the path..." For The Dark Tower 5, Wolves of the Calla: Introduction: Ima Nervous but So Ready to be Back! Strengths: The Western Roots, Setting Immersion, Lore & Character Development Characters: Mia, Andy, Father Callahan, Rosalita & Jake USA Scribner Paperback (Pgs: 268-270) Criticism & Questions: -Where is the Crimson King? -Why is Harry Pot...

Welcome Regular Stanley Hotel Guest and Colorado Horror Fiction Author, Kalvin Ellis! In the TYOUSK Constant Reader Interview, Kalvin Ellis & I Discuss: *MINOR Spoilers for Dark Tower 5: Wolves of the Calla* -The Favorite SK Villain that has Four Walls -How could we Re-Brand Bag of Bones? -Geological Power & The Stanley/Overlook Hotel -Favorite Stephen King Females -The Love of Kal-El, The...

Meet Me at the Marsten House... Alright Friends, I've watched the new 2024 Salem's Lot as well as the 1979 Salem's Lot (both streaming on Max) a couple of times this weekend and I have some thoughts! In this episode, I explore the Good, the Bad and the Super Bad with Positives/Criticism & The Wishing Well *SPOILERS AHEAD for Salem's Lot and Dark Tower #5, Wolves of the Calla*) Please Give the...

Horror Author, John Langan returns to the show to chat Stephen King Short Stories! In This Episode John & I Chat: -King & O'Connor: An Homage to a One of the Greats -Flannery O'Connor's, "A Good Man is Hard to Find," -Stephen King's, "On Slide Inn Road" -You Like It Darker Coverage -Rattlesnakes & Duma Key -Laurie, The Answer Man & The Dreamers P...

Hop on your bike and meet me at the Barrens to chat with Horror Author, Jonathan Janz! In This TYOUSK Constant Reader Interview, Jonathan Janz and I Discuss: -How King made him a Reader -Favorite Stephen King Villains (and they're female!) -The Glory of IT Chapter One -Being Ben Hanscom -Lovecraft and the Horror Reveal More from Jonathan Janz: JonathanJanz.com Insta: @Jonathan. Janz X: @Jonath...

"Holly Gibney lights a cigarette..." 
 For 2023's Holly: Introduction: An If It Bleeds Recap & Holly is an Official Private Investigator 
 (16:29) Characters: 
 Rodney & Emily Harris, Olivia Kingsbury, Charlotte & Paul Gibney, Barbara Robinson & Holly... 
 (50:40) Strengths: 
 -Narrative POV & Empathy 
 USA Hardcover (Pgs: 14-15) 
 - The Crime Timeline 
 - Soft Focus & the Dulled Blade 
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Welcome Maine Author, Sharon Kitchens to TYOUSK! In the Royal Court of Stephen King Femmes, Ms. Sharon Kitchen is Empress of the Land! In this Constant Reader Interview, Sharon & I chat: -Vampire Toads! -The Stephen King Community -IT Through the Years... -Which King Character Melts our Butter? -More Alice Maxwell & Billy Summers -She's a Holly Gibney fan! Get Sharon Kitchens' Book...

The Good News is I finally get to Sleep... The Bad News is, I had to leave Bangor. :( Thank you, Bangor for the Most Incredible, Wonderful, Magical, Beautiful, Soul-Stirring Weekend! Thank you, Kingslingers! Thank you, Samantha & Jody Thank you, Jennifer & Jamie from SK Tours! Thank you, Robin Furth & Sharon Kitchens! Thank you, Constant Readers/Listeners who traveled! Until Next Time!...

Thank you to Matt & Scott from Kingslingers for the Fan Event of My Life! I've been in Bangor for 24 hours now and I'm jumping out of my skin with joy! Here's a sneak peak into the incredible fun!

"No Man Can Be in Two Places at Once..." For The Outsider: Intro: Hold the Phone & Shut the Front Door... this novel is AMAAAAAZING! (16:46) Characters: -The Maitlands, The Petersens, The Andersons, Howie, Jack, Merl and Holly (43:55) Strengths: -Our 2-week Timeline -The Genre Blur -Holly is a Star (1:03:52) Criticism & Questions USA Hardcover (Pgs: 522-523) -The Genre Blur doesn...

National Best Selling Horror Author, Paul Tremblay sits upon the Constant Reader Throne! Be Still My Beating Heart before the Prince of Horror Carves it Out! Welcome, Paul to TYOUSK Podcast! In this Constant Reader Interview, Paul and I Chat: -Finding King in One's Early Twenties -The Tragedy & Power of the 5th Business -Cujo & Church -The Film Adaptations We Love & HATE -Stephen K...

"S*** Don't Mean S***" - Jimmy Gold For Finders Keepers Intro: My Favorite in the Series! (11:55) Characters: -John Rothstein, Morris, Peter, Drew Halliday & The Saubers' USA Hardcover (Pgs: 138-141) (42:14) Strengths: -High Stakes & Motivations -Odd Yet Effective Structure (1:00:02) Criticism & Questions -Why was Linda Left Alive? -More Morris/Sexuality -Trust the Cr...

Happy 4th Anniversary to The Year of Underrated Stephen King Podcast! And Happy Birthday to the Brand New Patreon...The Danse Macabre with Kim C.!patreon.com/dansewithkimc Thank you to everyone who has listened to the show! In Our 4th Year Reflection: -We're ready to PARTAY! -The Patreon is alive and Boppin'! -Are you going to Maine in 2024?! Let me know! ***Please Rate, Review, Subscribe & Share...

Award-Winning Horror Fiction Author, John Langan brings the Smarts and the Charm! Welcome Novelist, Educator, Life-Long-New-Yorker, John Langan to TYOUSK Podcast! In this Constant Reader Interview, John and I Chat: -The Breathing Method on Film? -The Quiet Power of The Stand's Final Players -Favorite Stephen King Villain -The Wheel of Ka -So Much Short Story Love! -The Richness of Repeat Readi...

"Life is a Crap Carnival with S*** Prizes..." For Mr. Mercedes: Intro: The Like-And-Not-Love, a 2014 Revisit and The Road to Holly Gibney Begins... (13:51) Characters: -Bill, Jerome, Janey, Holly, O'Dell & Brady Hartsfield (38:43) Strengths: -I Like My Thrillers Hard-boiled -Dialog & Plot USA Hardcover (Pgs: 244-245) (58:05) Criticism & Questions -Is Brady Too Much? -Not...

"In the end, the wind takes everything..." For The Wind Through the Keyhole: Intro: A Glorious Return to the Ka-tet! (12:57) Strengths: -Narrative Voice/Archetype Parallels/Narrative Structure USA Hardcover (Pgs: 66-67, 115-116) (36:14) Characters: Young Bill/Tim Stoutheart/Widow Smack/Big Kells & the Barony Covenanter (55:59) Criticism & Questions: -More Jamie DeCurry! -Edit Tim...

Horror Fiction Author Nat Cassidy Raises the Stephen King Bar... Welcome Novelist, Actor, Musician & Playwright, Nat Cassidy to TYOUSK Podcast! In this Constant Reader Interview, Nat and I Chat: -Dusty Desert Kids & What's Shaking, Shakespeare? -Not a Fairytale Fan. -Which King Character deserves Bodily Harm? -Signed Stephen King Books -King Character Crushes? -Checking into Room 1408....

2023, Thank you for 18 Episodes! Happy New Year, King Fans! Join Me as I Give Away (11) Awards to Celebrate the Best of Underrated King 2023! 1. Best Hero 2. Best Leading Lady 3. Best Sidekick 4. The Character Who Left Me Wanting More 5. Best Stephen King Film/TV 6. Best Novella/Short Story 7. Best Villain 8. Best Setting 9. Best Youth 10. Best Prop 11. Best Stephen King Title of 2023 X: @Underrat...

“Carrie White Eats S***" For 1974's Carrie: Introduction: Kim C. is Impressed! 50 King Titles and Carrie's 50th Birthday (16:43) Characters: -Chris & Billy, -Sue & Tommy, -Rita Desjardin, -Margaret White & Carrie (45:44) Strengths: -Epistolary Structure -Born in Blood -The Dark Feminine??? -Dark Cinderella (USA Hardcover Pgs: 62-64) (121:37) Criticism & Questions: -Dee...

Neil McRobert is Talking Constant Reader... Welcome Fellow Book Podcaster & Host, Neil McRobert from Talking Scared to the show! In this Constant Reader Interview, Neil and I Chat: -Another Look at the True Knot -A New Ending for Under the Dome? -Beverly Marsh is a Hero -Favorite Four-Legged King Pet -Interviewing Stephen King More from Talking Scared... talkingscaredpod.com talkingscaredpod@g...

"Things In Derry Have Never Been Right..." For IT (Then & Now) a Kim C. Reflection Introduction: Nine Years Ago I Read a Book that Changed Me... (22:03) Pt. 2 -Mike's Time to Shine -The Derry Interludes USA 2016 Paperback (Pgs: 907-908) -All the Italics (56:05) Pt 3: -Ms. Beverly Marsh -The Sex Talk (1:39:01) Pt. 4: -Echoes of Different Seasons -Can Someone Go Get Eddie!? -The Ea...

“Here is something I learned in Empis; Good People Shine Brighter in Dark Times.” For Fairytale: Introduction: It's a Like, Not a Love and King's Pandemic Escape (13:56) Strengths: -All. The. Worldbuilding! -Joseph Campbell's "The Hero's Journey" -The Mystical & Magical Plot (39:28) Characters: Charlie, His Dad, Howard/Adrian Bowditch & Radar (USA Hardcover Pgs: 2...