Tower Junkies - A Stephen King Podcast

In this episode, I welcome Kim C from The Year of Underrated Stephen King back to the show fresh from her first trip to The Dark Tower . We breakdown Kim's experience completing the journey and nerd out over King's masterwork. Watch the Video Version Here Warning: We spoil the entire series in this episode. Timestamps Show Start - 00:40 Introducing Kim - 01:58 King News and Check-ins - 12:00  Pala...

In this episode, Tiny and I welcome Kim C from The Year of Underrated Stephen King to the show for a full review of Mike Flanagan's new film The Life of Chuck , adapted from Stephen King's novella of the same name from the If It Bleeds collection.   Timestamps Show Start - 00:40 Introducing Kim - 02:45 King News and Check-ins - 09:39 Review The Life of Chuck (2025) - 28:54 Spoilers - 1:05:06   Clo...

In this episode, I welcome Eric Vespe from The Kingcast to the show for reviews of two of Stephen King's short fiction offerings: The Jaunt ( Skeleton Crew ) and The Dreamers ( You Like It Darker )! We also talk about all things King, The Dark Tower , podcasting, The Stand , The Life of Chuck , and a ton of other things.   Timestamps Show Start - 00:40 Introducing Eric - 02:22 Pre-Review King Chat...

In this episode, I welcome Kim C from The Year of Underrated Stephen King back to the show for reviews of two of Stephen King's short fiction offerings:  Nona  (Skeleton Crew) and The Gingerbread Girl (Just After Sunset)! Become a patron for exclusive audio content and early access to episodes at Patreon.com/ObsessiveViewer .   Timestamps Show Start – 00:40 Pre-review King Chat – 02:34 Reviews Non...

In this episode, Tiny and I review the short story 1408 from Everything's Eventual as well as the 2007 film adaptation starring John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson. We also discuss the latest Stephen King news and share what we've been up to in the world of King lately. Become a patron for exclusive audio content and early access to episodes at Patreon.com/ObsessiveViewer . Timestamps Show Start – 0...

In this episode, Tiny and I continue our journey to The Dark Tower with a discussion of The Gunslinger chapter 5: The Gunslinger and the Man in Black .   Become a patron for exclusive audio content and early access to episodes at Patreon.com/ObsessiveViewer .   Timestamps   Show Start – 00:40 Stephen King News/Check-ins – 06:09   Previously…on The Dark Tower – 27:50 Part 5: The Gunslinger and the...

In this episode, I welcome my friend Kim C (host of The Year of Underrated Stephen King ) back to the show to review Stephen King's 2020 novella Mr. Harrigan's Phone (from the If It Bleeds collection) and John Lee Hancock's 2022 film adaptation.   Become a patron for exclusive audio content and early access to episodes at Patreon.com/ObsessiveViewer .   Timestamps   Show Start – 00:40 Stephen King...

In this special episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Sebastien Cruz, producer for the new Stephen King documentary, King on Screen !   Become a patron for exclusive audio content and early access to episodes at Patreon.com/ObsessiveViewer .   Timestamps   Show Start – 00:40 Interview - 04:30 Closing the Ep - 1:18:32   Related Links   King on Screen King on Screen Facebook Group King on Scr...

In this episode, Tiny and I continue our journey to The Dark Tower with a discussion of The Gunslinger chapter 4: The Slow Mutants .   Become a patron for exclusive audio content and early access to episodes at Patreon.com/ObsessiveViewer .   Timestamps   Show Start – 00:40 Stephen King News/Check-ins - 03:35   Previously...on The Dark Tower - 17:14 Part 4: The Slow Mutants - 19:02   Closing the E...

In this episode, Tiny and I continue our journey to The Dark Tower with a discussion of The Gunslinger chapter 3: The Oracle and the Mountains .   Become a patron for exclusive audio content and early access to episodes at Patreon.com/ObsessiveViewer .   Timestamps   Show Start – 00:40 On 10 Years of Podcasting - 03:14 Stephen King News/Check-ins - 11:24   Previously...on The Dark Tower - 23:49 Pa...

In this episode, I welcome my friend Kim C (host of The Year of Underrated Stephen King ) to review Rob Savage's adaptation of Stephen King's short story, The Boogeyman . We also review The Man in the Black Suit (from Everything's Eventual) and chat about plenty of other topics along the way!   Become a patron for exclusive audio content and early access to episodes at Patreon.com/ObsessiveViewer...

In this episode, Tiny and I continue our journey to The Dark Tower with a discussion of The Gunslinger chapter 2: The Way Station .   Become a patron for exclusive audio content and early access to episodes at Patreon.com/ObsessiveViewer .   Timestamps   Show Start – 00:40 Stephen King News/Check-ins - 05:50   Previously...on The Dark Tower - 38:08 Part 2: The Way Station - 40:05   Closing the Ep...

In this episode, Tiny and I begin our journey to The Dark Tower with a discussion of The Gunslinger chapter 1: The Gunslinger .   Become a patron for exclusive audio content and early access to episodes at Patreon.com/ObsessiveViewer .     Timestamps   Show Start – 00:40 Stephen King News - 07:34   Part 1: The Gunslinger - 20:18   Closing the Ep - 1:26:15   Related Links   'King on Screen' – Steph...

In this episode, Tiny and I review Stephen King's 2022 novel, Fairy Tale . We also go over some Stephen King news, share some check-ins, and top the episode off with an announcement for what's to come on the podcast.   Become a patron for exclusive audio content and early access to episodes at Patreon.com/ObsessiveViewer .   Timestamps   Show Start – 00:40 Stephen King News - 02:38 Stephen King Ch...

In this episode, I welcome my friend Kim C ( The Year of Underrated Stephen King ) back to the show to discuss the latest Mike Flanagan Dark Tower news and review two disturbing short stories from Night Shift : The Boogeyman and Sometimes They Come Back !   Become a patron for exclusive audio content and early access to episodes at Patreon.com/ObsessiveViewer .   Timestamps   Show Start – 00:40 Mi...

In this episode, Tiny and I conclude our series on Carrie with a review of Kimberly Peirce's 2013 adaptation starring Chloë Grace Moretz. We also discuss the big Mike Flanagan Dark Tower news!   Become a patron for exclusive audio content and early access to episodes at Patreon.com/ObsessiveViewer .   Timestamps   Show Start – 00:40 Check-ins - 03:07 Mike Flanagan and The Dark Tower - 08:52   Carr...

In this episode, Tiny and I continue our series on Carrie with a review of David Carson and Bryan Fuller's 2002 TV movie adaptation starring Angela Bettis. We also discuss a couple of recent Stephen King related news items and check-ins.   Become a patron for exclusive audio content and early access to episodes at Patreon.com/ObsessiveViewer .   Timestamps   Show Start – 00:40 News and Check-ins -...

In this episode, Tiny and I review Brian De Palma's 1976 film adaptation of Carrie and discuss a couple of recent Stephen King related news.   Timestamps   Show Start – 00:42 News and Check-ins - 04:17   Carrie (1976) – 14:50   Non-Spoiler - 18:43 Spoiler - 54:22   Outro/Patreon Clip – 1:19:09   Related Links   Stephen King weighs in as DOJ tries to quash merger of two publishing powerhouses R.L....

In this episode, Tiny and I review Carrie and discuss a couple of recent Stephen King related news.   Mic Info: Matt - ElectroVoice RE20 with RØDEcaster Pro and Klark Teknik Mic Booster CM-2 (Living Room); Tiny - Samson Q2U via USB on Discord   Timestamps     Show Start – 00:40 News and Check-ins - 03:58     Carrie – 16:51     Non-Spoiler - 17:47 Spoiler - 51:12     Patreon Clip - 1:22:31 Outro –...

In this episode, Tiny and I welcome our friend Kim C ( The Year of Underrated Stephen King ) back to the show to discuss her progress on her Dark Tower journey and review two killer short stories from Skeleton Crew : The Jaunt and Survivor Type !   Timestamps   Show Start – 00:40 Introducing Kim C - 01:46   Short Stories – 09:27   The Jaunt Non-Spoiler - 11:10 Spoiler - 27:21   Survivor Type Non-S...

In this special episode, I share my thoughts on Stephen King's latest short story, Finn , which was released exclusive to Scribd today. I also share two previously Patreon-Exclusive recordings covering the short stories I Know What You Need and The Raft ! Enjoy and become a patron at Patreon.com/obsessiveviewer .          Timestamps Show Start – 00:40 Finn – 10:27 Non-Spoiler - 11:21 Spoiler - 26:...

In this episode, Tiny and I conclude our series on Stephen King's 1982 collection Different Seasons . In this installment, we discuss the novella The Breathing Method and a related short story, The Man Who Would Not Shake Hands , from King's 1985 collection Skeleton Crew.   Timestamps   Show Start – 00:42 Check-Ins and News - 05:41   The Breathing Method – 31:45   Non-Spoiler - 35:05 Spoiler - 52:...

In this episode, I chat with friend of the show Kim C, host of The Year of Underrated Stephen King, about her journey through the first 3 books in The Dark Tower series!   *Spoiler Section begins at 41:28* Related Links The Year of Underrated Stephen King Kim C's Twitter Kim C's Instagram UnderratedSK on Facebook   Support Obsessive Viewer Podcasts Here Tower Junkies: The Masterlist Tower Junkies:...

In this episode, Tiny and I continue our coverage of Creepshow and related titles. This time, we cover Tales From the Darkside: The Movie and the two Tales From the Darkside TV episodes written by King, The Word Processor of the Gods and Sorry, Right Number .   Timestamps   Show Start - 00:38 News and Check-ins - 04:45   TV - Tales From the Darkside - 16:17   The Word Processor of the Gods - 16:54...

In this episode, Tiny and I take a little break in our Creepshow coverage to discuss our Top 19 Stephen King Adaptations .   Timestamps   Show Start - 00:40 News and Check-ins -  06:00   Our Top 19 Adaptations - 26:20   19-15 - 27:42 14–09 - 59:06 08-01 - 1:32:36 Twitter Feedback - 2:04:07   Closing the Ep - 2:08:06 Patreon Stinger  - 2:09:13 Pre-Recorded Outro - 2:10:50 Related Links The Endless...