Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came: A Podcast about Stephen King and His Books

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came , we explore the 2007 movie adaptation of The Mist , directed by Frank Darabont. Introduction (00:00) Production history (01:14) Adaptation (07:08) The ending (17:35) Our final thoughts (23:56) Dark Tower Thinnies (24:41) Yuck-King it Up (28:47) Fun Stuff (30:39) Other Worlds than These (36:09) Jay: Properly Howard Movie Review podcast: An academi...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came , we explore “The Mist” from Skeleton Crew . Introduction (00:00) Publication history (02:11) So what happened (11:58) The Flat Earth Society and others (17:00) Final thoughts (36:58) Dark Tower Thinnies (43:33) Yuck-King it Up (48:10) Fun Stuff (52:14) Da Da Da by Trio  Other Worlds than These (1:00:00) Jay: Project Hail Mary (2026) Sean: Peaky B...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came , we explore “The Breathing Method” from Different Seasons . Introduction (00:00) Publication History (01:15) The Tale – The Breathing Method (02:48) The Framing Story – The Club (11:25) Afterword (23:35) Final Thoughts (30:57) Dark Tower Thinnies (34:58) Yuck-King it Up (37:53) Fun Stuff (39:59) Other Worlds than These (47:06) Jay: Si...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came , we explore the 1986 adaptation of “The Body,” Stand by Me . Introduction (00:00) Overview (01:48) Adaptation (06:32) Final thoughts (15:58) Dark Tower Thinnies (18:45) Yuck-King it Up (20:29) Fun Stuff (21:14) Other Worlds than These (27:35) Sean: Roadside Picnic (1972, by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky)  Jay: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (2026,...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came , we explore “The Body” from Different Seasons . Introduction (00:00) Publication history (01:03) Is this story an autobiography? (02:57) Fall from innocence & coming of age (07:24) Death permeates this story (11:40) Final thoughts (15:31) Dark Tower Thinnies (17:52) Yuck-King it Up (20:18) Fun Stuff (22:17) Other Worlds than These (28:21) Jay...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came , we explore the 1998 adaptation of Apt Pupil . Introduction (00:00) Production info (01:47) Adaptation choices (04:03) The monster within (13:00) Our final thoughts (19:14) Dark Tower Thinnies (20:59) Fun Stuff (23:06) Other Worlds than These (26:56) Sean: Grijpstra & De Gier novels by Jan Willem van de Wetering Jay: The Testament of Ann Lee...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came , we explore Apt Pupil from Different Seasons . Introduction (00:00) Recap (00:52) Publication history (01:47) The Great Interest (03:44) Summer of corruption; banality of evil (12:39) Final thoughts (17:31) Dark Tower Thinnies (23:29) Yuck-King it Up (25:22) Fun Stuff (27:27) Other Worlds than These (35:16) Jay: Death by Lightning , Netflix. Four...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came , we explore The Shawshank Redemption . Introduction (00:00) Production info (02:35) Good adaptation (09:00) So is this movie good (18:20) Dark Tower Thinnies (22:20) Yuck-King it Up (25:28) Fun Stuff (27:06) Other Worlds than These (33:40) Jay: The Rest is Science . Podcast Sean: The Silent Bullet by Arthur Reeves Outro (38:50) Leave us a review...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came , we explore Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption from Different Seasons . Introduction (00:12) Publication history (02:35) Hindsight (06:02) Redemption and hope (13:03) Dark Tower Thinnies (20:06) Yuck-King it Up (26:14) Fun Stuff (27:40) Other Worlds than These (32:24) Jay: Skyfall , starring Daniel Craig as James Bond, Javier Bardem, and Judi...

In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came , we explore the 1990 adaptation of Misery . Note : We recorded this before Rob Reiner’s tragic death. Introduction (00:00) Background (01:28) Changes from the book (06:55) Overall thoughts (26:06) Dark Tower Thinnies (30:58) Yuck-King it up (32:21) Fun stuff (35:55) Other Worlds Than These (42:33) Sean: Patriot (2015-2018, Amazon Prime) Jay...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came , we explore Misery, Part 3: Paul and Part 4: Goddess. Introduction (00:12) In defense of writing (01:29) What book did we just read? (13:14) Final thoughts (19:37) Dark Tower Thinnies (23:27) Yuck-King it Up (27:04) Fun Stuff (29:42) Other Worlds than These (33:55) Jay: Star Trek: Khan podcast Sean: Slow Horses , Season 5 Outro (37:32) Leave us a...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came , we explore Misery , Part 2: Misery. Introduction (00:00) Scary and funny (01:25) Writing as procrastination (10:47) Can you? (17:12) Dark Tower Thinnies (23:44) Yuck-King it Up (30:09) Fun Stuff (33:50) Other Worlds than These (38:31) Jay: Amadeus (1984 dir. Milos Forman) Sean: Stupid TV, Be More Funny by Alan Siegel Outro (46:14) Leave us a rev...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came , we explore Misery , Part 1: Annie. Introduction (00:13) Publication history (04:40) The writing (10:59) Addiction (22:55) Dark Tower Thinnies (28:07) Yuck-King it Up (29:11) Fun Stuff (32:05) Other Worlds than These (38:35) Jay: Alien: Earth (FX), by Noah Hawley. Starring Sydney Chandler, Alex Lawther, and Timothy Olyphant. Sean: The Lowdown (FX...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came , we discuss The Dark Half movie adaptation. Introduction (00:00) Production (01:30) Faithful adaptation: to a fault (05:07) Our final thoughts (21:05) Dark Tower Thinnies (23:15) Yuck-King it Up (26:02) Fun Stuff (28:23) Other Worlds than These (34:09) Jay: The Monkey (2025) Sean: Dept. Q (2025) Outro (40:17) Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts o...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came , we explore The Dark Half , Section 3: The Coming of the Psychopomps, chapters 22-26 & the epilogue. Introduction (00:00) Recap (00:53) What it is to be a writer (01:32) The ending (11:58) Final thoughts (18:10) Dark Tower Thinnies (21:56) Yuck-King it Up (25:59) Fun Stuff (27:25) Other Worlds than These (30:04) Jay: The Thursday Murder Club...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came , we explore The Dark Half , Section 2: Stark Takes Charge, chapters 15-21. Introduction (00:00) Twins (01:30) The role of the writer (14:32) Dark Tower Thinnies (23:39) Yuck-King it Up (27:26) Fun Stuff (30:11) Other Worlds than These (37:25) Jay: My Cousin Vinny (1992) Sean: Richard Stark’s Grofield novels Outro (42:28) Leave us a review on Appl...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came , we explore The Dark Half , Section 1: Fool’s Stuffing, chapters 1-14. Introduction (00:00) Publication history (01:38) King’s writing style for this book (04:53) A fiction by a fiction (15:24) Dark Tower Thinnies (23:18) Yuck-King it Up (24:29) Fun Stuff (27:01) Freak-A-Zoid , by Midnight Star Midnight Star , by “Weird Al&#8221...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came , we explore Blaze , chapters 18-24. Introduction (00:00) Does Blaze have the shine (01:06) The tragedy of Blaze (08:52) Final thoughts (16:29) Dark Tower Thinnies (22:05) Yuck-King it Up (24:21) Fun Stuff (26:01) Other Worlds than These (35:35) Sean: The Sandman , season 2 (Netflix) Jay: Deep Cover (2025, Prime Video) Outro (40:26) Leave us a rev...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came , we explore Blaze , chapters 11-17. Introduction (00:13) Is this a ghost story? (01:49) Alone is bad (11:28) Dark Tower Thinnies (18:49) Yuck-King it Up (25:25) Fun Stuff (27:04) Other Worlds than These (32:05) Jay: Predator: Killer of Killers , Directed by Dan Trachtenberg Sean: Song of Spider-Man by Glen Berger, a writer on the musical, Spider-...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came , we explore Blaze , chapters 1-10. Introduction (0:00) Publication history (1:28) Throwback type of book (9:42) Blaze’s morality (17:20) Dark Tower Thinnies (30:12) Yuck-King it Up (32:58) Fun Stuff (33:57) Other Worlds than These (40:07) Jay: Spaceballs (1987, dir. Mel Brooks) Trailer Sean: Poker Face (season 2 on Peacock) Outro (43:45) Leave us...

In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came , we explore “Uncle Otto’s Truck,” found in Skeleton Crew . Introduction (00:00) Publication history (01:32) Nostalgia (04:32) Connections (09:44) Small-town gossip (13:22) Unreliable narrator? (19:17) Dark Tower Thinnies (25:08) Yuck-King It Up (27:28) Fun Stuff (30:25) Outro (35:09) Leave us an Apple Podcasts review !  Support our show at...

In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came , we explore the X-Files episode, “Chinga,” written by Stephen King. Introduction (00:00) Background (01:15) Stephen King and the episode (06:53) Weird facts about the episode (15:11) Yuck-King It Up (22:23) Fun Stuff (26:03) Outro (29:18) Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or on your favorite podcast app! Buy merch at store.twoguystothedar...

In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came , we explore the 1996 film adaptation of Thinner . Introduction (00:00) Background (01:16) Comparing the book and movie (03:48) Overall thoughts (13:46) Our ratings (19:21) Dark Tower Thinnies (21:20) Yuck-King It Up (22:24) Fun Stuff (29:15) SNL Digital Short: The Curse Pennywise blood stain? Outro (34:44) Leave us an Apple Podcasts review...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came , we explore and finish Thinner , chapters 20-27. Introduction (00:00) Taking responsibility/Everybody pays (01:11) Ginelli (10:06) The ending (20:58) Final thoughts (29:15) Dark Tower Thinnies (30:29) Yuck-King it Up (33:00) Fun Stuff (35:27) Other Worlds than These (41:37) Jay: Paris, Texas (1984), directed by Wim Wenders, written by Sam Shepard...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came , we explore Thinner , chapters 12-19. Introduction (00:00) In-groups versus others (02:01) Justice and shades of gray (11:08) Dark Tower Thinnies (24:16) Yuck-King it Up (26:45) Fun Stuff (31:13) Other Worlds than These (35:56) Jay: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) Sean: Andor Season Two (2025) Outro (41:38) Leave us a review on Apple Po...