Tower Junkies - A Stephen King Podcast

In this episode, Tiny and I continue our series of episodes about all things (well, most things) Creepshow ! In this installment, we discuss the 1987 sequel, Creepshow 2 directed by Michael Gornick and written by George A Romero, with stories by Stephen King. Timestamps Show Start - 00:39 News and Check-ins - 05:32   Creepshow 2 (1987) Non-Spoiler - 21:04 Spoilers - 50:45   Closing the Ep - 1:01:3...

In this episode, Tiny and I begin a new series of episodes about all things (well, most things) Creepshow ! In this installment, we discuss the original 1982 movie directed by George A Romero and written by Stephen King. Timestamps Show Start - 00:38 News and Check-ins - 04:55 Creepshow (1982) Non-Spoiler - 18:17 Spoilers - 1:05:20   Closing the Ep - 1:17:23 Patreon Stinger - 1:18:06 Pre-Recorded...

In this episode, Tiny and I continue our series on Stephen King's 1982 collection Different Seasons. In this installment, we discuss the novella The Body and Rob Reiner's 1986 film adaptation, Stand By Me . Timestamps Show Start - 00:19 News and Check-ins - 05:02 Novella - The Body Non-Spoiler Review - 22:46 Spoiler Review - 1:02:15 Movie - Stand By Me (1986) Movie Review - 1:21:53 Pop Culture - 1...

In this episode, I am delighted to welcome Kim C from The Year of Underrated Stephen King Podcast for a chat about her history with King, the origins of her podcast, and a pair of incredible short stories from his Everything's Eventual collection: L.T.'s Theory of Pets and All That You Love Will Be Carried Away . Check out my recent appearance on The Year of Underrated Stephen King! Timestamps Sho...

In this episode, Tiny and I review Stephen King's latest novel, Billy Summers and discuss some King news and check-ins! Check out my recent appearance on The Year of Underrated Stephen King! Timestamps Show Start - 00:40 News and Check-ins - 04:08 Billy Summers - 19:13 Non-Spoiler Review - 21:30 Spoiler Review - 43:49   Closing the Ep - 1:22:52 Patreon Stinger - 1:24:06 Pre-Recorded Outro - 1:25:1...

In this episode, Tiny and I review the 1993 film adaptation of Stephen King's Needful Things , starring Max von Sydow and Ed Harris. Timestamps Show Start - 00:40 News and Check-ins - 06:08 Needful Things (1993) Non-Spoiler Review - 29:28 The Mist Spoilers - 53:47 Spoiler Review - 56:10   Closing the Ep - 1:06:07 Patreon Stinger - 1:08:54 Pre-Recorded Outro - 1:09:57 Related Links The Endless Else...

In this episode, Tiny and I review the "last Castle Rock story" (insert Thor "is it though?" gif here), Stephen King's Needful Things . We also discuss some recent King news. Timestamps Show Start - 00:19 News and Check-ins - 05:05   Needful Things - 22:30 Non-Spoiler - 26:48 Spoiler - 44:13   Closing the Ep - 1:16:00 Patreon Stinger - 1:19:30 Pre-Recorded Outro - 1:20:51 Related Links The Endless...

In this episode, Tiny and I conclude our review series on AppleTV+'s adaptation of Lisey's Story with our reviews of No Light, No Spark (episode 7) and Lisey's Story (episode 8). Timestamps Show Start - 00:19 Headphone Tangent - 04:02 News and Check-ins - 09:32 Lisey's Story - 12:04 No Light, No Spark Non-Spoiler - 12:35 Spoiler - 21:27 Lisey's Story Non-Spoiler - 38:28 Spoiler - 45:26   Closing t...

In this episode, Tiny and I continue our review series on AppleTV+'s adaptation of Lisey's Story with our reviews of The Good Brother (episode 5) and Now You Must Be Still (episode 6). Timestamps Show Start - 00:19 News and Check-ins - 04:42 Lisey's Story - 15:23 The Good Brother Non-Spoiler - 16:10 Spoiler - 27:23 Now You Must Be Still Non-Spoiler - 46:00 Spoiler - 52:27   Closing the Ep - 1:00:1...

In this episode, Tiny and I continue our series on Stephen King's 1982 collection Different Seasons. In this installment, we discuss the novella Apt Pupil. Timestamps Show Start - 00:31 8 Years of Podcasting - 02:53 Novella - Apt Pupil About the Movie - 09:26 Novella Review - 12:18 Spoiler Review - 24:30   Closing the Ep - 56:11 Patreon Stinger - 59:44 Pre-Recorded Outro - 1:01:03 Related Links Su...

In this episode, Tiny and I continue our review series on AppleTV+'s adaptation of Lisey's Story with our reviews of Under the Yum-Yum Tree (episode 3) and Jim Dandy (episode 4). Timestamps Show Start - 00:19 8 Years of Podcasting - 01:50 News and Check-ins - 08:51 Lisey's Story - 33:14 Under the Yum-Yum Tree Non-Spoiler - 33:45 Spoiler - 43:27   Jim Dandy Non-Spoiler - 1:00:00 Spoiler - 1:08:25  ...

In this episode, Tiny and I welcome back Mike White, our Obsessive Viewer co-host and friend, to discuss and review Stephen King's On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft and share our individual dalliances with creativity in our lives. Timestamps Show Start - 00:19 Introducing Mike - 02:50 Mike's Kickstarter - 07:10 Podcast Ka-Tet Corner - 18:46 News/Check Ins - 21:23 Nonfiction - On Writing: A Memoir...

In this episode, Tiny and I begin our review series on AppleTV+'s adaptation of Lisey's Story with our reviews of Bool Hunt (episode 1) and Blood Bool (episode 2). Note: Our screener listed the first ep's title as Blood Hunt, so we refer to it with that title throughout the episode. Timestamps Show Start - 00:19 Patreon Ad - 00:59 Tiny's Thoughts on the Novel - 10:19 Lisey's Story - 13:22 Bool Hun...

In this episode, I ride solo to review Stephen King's novel Lisey's Story ahead of the limited series' premiere next week. Timestamps Show Start - 00:19 News/Check Ins - 03:08 Podcast Ka-Tet Corner - 12:05 Lisey's Story - 13:20 Non-Spoiler - 16:24 Spoiler - 32:00 Thoughts Ahead of the Show - 49:01   Closing the Ep - 52:55 Patreon Stinger - 53:38 Pre-Recorded Outro - 55:27 Related Links Kingslinger...

In this episode, Tiny and I review Stephen King's latest novel Later and discuss a little bit of King news. Timestamps Show Start - 00:19 News/Check Ins - 05:28 Podcast Ka-Tet Corner - 08:25 Novel - Later Overview - 12:19 Novel Review - 13:11 Spoilers - 36:00   Closing the Ep - 56:50 Patreon Stinger - 1:00:30 Pre-Recorded Outro - 1:01:38 Related Links The Year of Underrated Stephen King - Podcast...

In this episode, Tiny and I review Stephen King's 1987 novel Misery and the 1990 film adaptation by Rob Reiner. Timestamps Show Start - 00:19 Re: Apt Pupil - 04:16 News - 10:11 Check-Ins - 16:20   Novel - Misery Overview - 24:15 Novel Review - 32:05 Spoilers - 42:35   Movie - Misery (1990) Movie Review - 1:00:44 Spoilers - 1:14:45   Closing the Ep - 1:31:34 Patreon Stinger - 1:32:36 Pre-Recorded O...

Recorded January 26, 2021 : In this episode, Tiny and I begin our series on Stephen King's 1982 collection Different Seasons. In this installment, we discuss the novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption and Frank Darabont's adaptation, The Shawshank Redemption (1994) .  This week's stinger comes from our Patreon-exclusive recording: 118 - TJ B-Roll - "An Official Obsessive Viewer Boycott" -...

In this episode, Tiny and I conclude our review series of The Stand with reviews of the final 3 episodes of CBS All-Access' adaptation : The Walk , The Stand , and The Circle Closes. Stay safe and healthy! In this episode I incorrectly say the U96 song samples Heaven is a Place on Earth. I think it's sampling Time After Time, though. This week's stinger comes from our Patreon-exclusive recording:...

Tower Junkies - 054 - TV – The House of the Dead + Fear and Loathing in New Vegas + The Vigil (The Stand (2020) Eps 4-6) Miniseries In this episode, Tiny and I continue our review series of The Stand ! In this episode, we cover episodes 4-6 of the CBS All-Access show: The House of the Dead, Fear and Loathing in New Vegas, and The Vigil . Stay safe and healthy! This week's stinger comes from our Pa...

In this episode, Tiny and I continue our review series of The Stand ! This time, we begin our review series of CBS All-Access' adaptation of The Stand. In this episode, we cover the first 3 episodes of the show: The End , Pocket Savior , and Blank Page . Stay safe and healthy! This week's stinger comes from our Patreon-exclusive recording: 106 - TJ B-Roll - "QAnon is the Little Giants" - Tiny's Bi...

Tower Junkies - 052 - TV – The Betrayal + The Stand (The Stand (1994) Eps 3-4) Miniseries In this episode, Tiny and I continue our review series of The Stand ! This time, we review the final two episodes of Mick Garris' 1994 adaptation of The Stand. It's been about a month and a half since we last recorded and in that time I contracted and recovered from COVID. Stay safe and healthy! This week's s...

Tower Junkies - 051 - TV – The Plague + The Dreams (The Stand (1994) Eps 1-2) Miniseries In this episode, Tiny and I continue our review series of The Stand ! This time, we review the first two episodes of Mick Garris' 1994 adaptation of The Stand. It's been four months since we recorded our review of the novel and the COVID-19 pandemic is still raging. Stay safe, everyone. This week's stinger com...

Tower Junkies - 050 - Novel - The Stand (Complete & Uncut): Book III - The Stand: September 7 - January 10 Recorded July 21, 2020: In this episode, Tiny and I continue our review series of The Stand ! This time, we review The Stand (Complete & Uncut): Book III - The Stand: September 7 - January 10 during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This week's stinger comes from our Patreon-exclusive recording:...

Tower Junkies - 049 - Novel - The Stand (Complete & Uncut): Book II - On the Border: July 5 - September 6 Recorded June 9, 2020: In this episode, Tiny and I continue our review series of The Stand ! This time, we review The Stand (Complete & Uncut): Book II - On the Border: July 5 - September 6 while we ourselves were under quarantine from COVID-19. This week's stinger comes from our Patreon-exclu...

Tower Junkies - 048 - Novel - The Stand (Complete & Uncut): Book I - Captain Trips: June 16 - July 4 Recorded April 2, 2020: In this episode, Tiny and I begin our review series of The Stand ! To kick off the series, we review The Stand (Complete & Uncut): Book 1 - Captain Trips: June 16 - July 4 while we ourselves were under quarantine from COVID-19. This week's stinger comes from our Patreon-excl...