The Year of Underrated Stephen King

"1932 was the Year of John Coffey..."  For the Green Mile Pt. 1:   Introduction: King Channels Dickens, the 96' Paperback For The Win? Green Mile Petit Fours...  -(14:50) Part 1:  -Summary/Reader Observations -Cast of Characters -What's Working (Paperback Pg: 90-91) (Minor Spoilers Throughout) UnderratedSK@gmail.com Kim C. Will Return with the Green Mile Pt. 2! Coming Soon!

"I think this is a Horror story. Check it out."   For Later:  Introduction: The Endless Love for Hard Case Crime & the Perfect Book for Pre-Halloween!    -(18:54) What's Working: The Joy of Kingly Ghost Lore, Narrator Delight & the Crime/Horror Sandwich  (Paperback Pg: 94-96)  -(43:38) Characters (Heroes, Villains & Honorable Mentions)   -(1:06:50) Final Thoughts: 1999s T...

"Did We Just Become Best Friends!?"  Matt from Tower Junkies Pod is our Honored Guest! We Conquer:  -Favorite Underrated King Works  -The Undying Power of Pet Sematary  -Recommendations for 1st Time King Readers -The Yay/Nay of LOST -Millennial Love for the Scholastic Book Fair -Pizza Roll, the Precious Co-Host -Top-5 King Selections -Steven Weber For the Win! Check out Tower Junkies Pod...

Let's Fix the Tommyknockers!?  Join Kim C's Class on Editing and Let's Revise the King's Mess! Five Points of Revision:  1. Make It about Haven! 2. More Altair-IV 3. Alien Motivation?  4. Series Only, not Feature Film.  5. Keep Bobbi Anderson as Lead.  Tune into Ep. 67 of the Tommyknockers for a refresher on all things 1987 Maine Alien! Check in for Mr. Mercedes Season 3/T...

Beam Me Up to Altair IV!  For The Tommyknockers:  Introduction: The Final "Awful" Substance Abuse Novel & Sifting through the Sludge -(28:11) What's Working : Aging Well! Golden Characters & Alien Symptoms (USA Hardcover Pg: 387) -(1:09:02) What's NOT Working: King Vs. His Writing Style, Rudimentary Aliens and Too Many Damn Characters -(1:45:03) The 1993 Film, Final Thoug...

"Bool! The End."  Let's Talk about Episode 8!!! For Apple TV's Lisey's Story, "Lisey's Story." 1. Introduction & Episode Summary -Villain Comeuppance & Goodbye to Booya' Moon -Watch the Episode to Avoid Spoilers & Be Sure to Read Novel 2. Observations & Final Thoughts -The Long Eye of the Longboy & the Deadlights?? -Scott's Tragic Past -A Tale of Love & Compelling Cine...

"No Light. No Spark. No Light. No Spark." Let's Talk about Episode 7!!! For Apple TV's Lisey's Story, "No Light, No Spark." 1. Introduction & Episode Summary -Heartbreak Hotel & Dooley Strikes Again! -Watch the Episode to Avoid Spoilers & Be Sure to Read Novel 2. Observations -Scott Landon's Fate:  -Tragic Character or More Details Needed?  (USA Hard...

SK Podcaster/Youtuber Deanna Chapman Chats the SK Femmes with Us!   The Host of Stephen King Podcast, Chat Sematary brings Knowledge and Analysis toward a King Topic We Burn For:   -The Women of Stephen King:  1. Deanna (Carrie, Jessie & Charlie)  2. Kim C. (Nadine, Lisey, & Rosie)  -Mother, Maiden, Crone  -Will We Ever Get a Body Positive King Female?   -Everybody Loves Beverly...   -Wome...

"Do You Want to Come Home?"   Let's Talk about Episode 6!!!  For Apple TV's Lisey's Story, "Now You Must Be Still"  1. Introduction & Episode Summary  -Healing at Last!   -Debusher Sisters/Weak Narratives?   -This Show is for the Readers  -Watch the Episode to Avoid Spoilers & Be Sure to Read Novel  2. Observations  -Lighthouse: T...

Grab Your Shovels, We're Going to Boo'ya Moon! Let's Talk about Episode 5!!! For Apple TV's Lisey's Story, "The Good Brother" 1. Introduction & Episode Summary -Relieved!  -Not as Bad as the Book -Watch the Episode to Avoid Spoilers & Be Sure to Read Novel 2. Observations -Paul's Death (Novel vs. Show)  - Novel was Way Worse! -The Lighthouse & the "Anchors"  -Real or Ima...

What the SMUCK, Listeners!?  Let's Talk about Episode 4!!! For Apple TV's Lisey's Story, "Jim Dandy" 1. Introduction & Episode Summary -WRECKED! So Frightening & Disturbing! -Beauty Killed the Beast -Watch the Episode to Avoid Spoilers & Be Sure to Read Novel 2. Observations -All About the Shovel - The Shovel and Lisey's Cut Marionette Strings -Violence Overlo...

Let's Talk about Episode 3!!!  For Apple TV's Lisey's Story, "Under the Yum-Yum Tree"  1. Introduction & Episode Summary -Read the Book! -Watch the Episode to Avoid Spoilers -Jim Dooley, the Color Yellow & Brady Hartsfield??? 2. Observations -Marionette Lisey & Scott & the Power of Water -The is a Show for the Readers... and Possibly Twin Peaks Fans -Favorite...

Let's Explore the first TWO Episodes of Apple TV's New Limited Series! For Lisey's Story (2021) 1. Introduction & PSAs -Please Have Watched both Episodes before Listening.  -Heads up for Self-Harm Triggering Content -READ THE NOVEL! 2. What I LOVED! -Performances, Cinematography, Foreshadowing, Symbolism, Adaptation Clarity! More Lisey's Content down the Road! UnderratedSK@gmai...

"Ded-a-Chek! Dad-a-Chum!"  Rock Lobstrocity and the 2nd Dark Tower Novel! For Drawing of the Three:  Introduction: The Final Three Substance Abuse Novels, Contemporary Tarot and the Man in Black's Message -(29:46) Unique (Lobster Bisque) Elements: Paging the 1980s Action Movie, Body Extremity, Fantastic Visuals and Let's Trim the Fat!  (The Gunslinger Excerpt Pg: 212-214) -(58:16...

Let's Read Lisey's Story before the Apple TV Premiere!  A Quick Little PSA To PLEASE READ Lisey's Story! This Beguiling, Weird-As-Hell Book has Cast Its Spell on Me.  It Requires More Investigation and Discussion as well as Comparison to Rose Madder!  Whether You Love It, Hate It or DNF, let's Get Through it and DISCUSS!  UnderratedSK@gmail.com Twitter: UnderratedSKPod Instagram: U...

SK Trauma Sisters Assemble!!!   Jess & Kendra, Hosts of Palaver: Unraveling Weird Lit are in the House!   To Continue the 1-Year Pod Anniversary Celebration Train, this Trio Tackles 10 IMPORTANT King Questions!   1. If you had to pick only One member of the Losers Club to your Best Friend, who would it be?    2. Which Psychic Child in King's work is your favorite?    3. How Would You Kill...

Happy 1st Year Anniversary to Us! Let's Reflect on the Road Traveled Thus Far... We Discuss: -Book Club Roots and Longing for King -Needs Must! -Why My Friends No Like Stephen?!  -Upcoming Novels -More and More and MORE Lisey's Story -Season 3 of Mr. Mercedes -TommyKnockers & Drawing of the Three -November = Needful Things Please Share the Show with a Reader/King Fan! Thank you all for...

"Misery Chastain CANNOT be dead!"  Not Underrated but Necessary!  For Misery:  -Introduction: A Podcaster's Call to Duty, Avoiding for 30 Years, & Annie is Cocaine   -(31:43) Unique Elements: Misery as a Dark Fairy Tale, Narrative Structure, & The Madness of Survival  (USA Hardcover Pg: 220-221)   -(59:45) Characters: Paul/Jack Torrance? Annie, & Misery Chastain   (USA Ha...

The Literary Smackdown Continues with the Final 11 Stories!  For the Bazaar of Bad Dreams Pt.2:   -Introduction: THIS is the Short Story Collection to Melt Frozen Hearts, 11 Story Intros  -(19:10) Unique Elements: Two Recurring Motifs (The Old Wealthy Benefactor & The Nursing Home) & Novel Connections   -(46:24) The Stars: Herman Wouk is Still Alive, Cookie Jar, Under the Weather   (USA Ha...

The First 10 King Creep-Outs that Bring the Literary POWER!  For the Bazaar of Bad Dreams Pt.1: -Introduction: Post Gunslinger Hangover, a Return to Kim C.'s Happy Place, 10 Story Intros  -(25:06) Unique Elements: Theme! The Doom Avalanche, Channeling the Nightmare & King of Scat?!  -(59:39) The Five Stars: Mile 81 , UR , A Death and The Dune (USA Hardcover Pg: 139, 143) -(1:27:37) The Fiv...

P. is for Pellegrini!  Join me for a Hilarious King Chat with Fiction Author and Book Reviewer, Jason Pellegrini!  We Discuss:  -1st King Novels -Holly Gibney Wars -Dark Tower Thoughts -Those Bumpy Endings -Joe Hill  -All the Vampire Love Check out Jason's work at JasonPellegriniBooks.com  @JasonPellegriniBooks  #jpbookreviews  Coming Up, the Bazaar of Bad Dreams! 

"Be True. Stand."  My Dissection, Thoughts and Grievances from the 2020 Limited Series  Introduction:   (11:30) What Worked Well?   -Favorite Performances, Symbolism, Characters, Not Captain Tripps  (45:31) What Was NOT Successful at All?   Network Demographic? T is for Truncated & Sister Christian   (1:22:34) The Wishing Well & Final Thoughts  How Would You Fix the Stand Limited...

Attention All King Collectors!  I've found the Australian KING of Stephen King Collections!  Check out the INCREDIBLE, enviable, awe-inspiring stash from @stephenkingdownunder on Instagram. King Fans, prepare to swoon! We discuss: -Collecting King  -The Novels Over Time -Dark Tower Thoughts -Favorite Cover Art -Favorite Villain -Which King Novel Would We Get Autographed?  @stephenkingdownunder...

"The Man in Black fled across the desert, and the Gunslinger followed..."    Our 1st Episode of 2021!  For the Gunslinger:   -Introduction: Forgive My Delay, Fantasy Novice & All Roads Lead to LOTR  -(30:03) The Gunslinger & The Way Station   (2003 Paperback Pg: 58-59)  -(1:02:54) The Oracle & the Mountains & The Slow Mutants   (2003 Paperback Pg: 138)  -(1:27:26) The Gun...

Happy New Year, King Fans! Let's Give Away 9 Awards to Celebrate the Best of Underrated King 2020: 1. Worst Villain 2. Favorite Leading Lady 3. Favorite Novella 4. Most Disturbing Story 5. Novel that Needs a Film ASAP/Updated Film 6. Favorite Stephen King Miniseries 7. Best SideKick 8. Character Who Left Me Wanting More 9. Favorite King Title of the Year UnderratedSK@gmail.com  I'll see yo...