The Kingcast
FANGORIA Podcast Network
A Stephen King Podcast For Stephen King Obsessives
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Jul 17, 2020 • 15min
12: And Now For A Very Special Announcement
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Jul 15, 2020 • 1h 6min
11: The Gunslinger with Damien Echols
Damien Echols' love of Stephen King was actually used against him in a court of law. The outspoken member of the West Memphis Three spent almost 20 years on death row before walking free and he joins Vespe and Wampler to discuss how the Dark Tower books, The Gunslinger in particular, helped him survive on the inside.
Jul 8, 2020 • 1h 5min
10: The Dark Half with Matthew Holness
Garth Marenghi himself, Matthew Holness, stops by to chat with Vespe and Wampler about how Stephen King has impacted his life and the reasons why he chose King's first sober novel, The Dark Half, to talk about.
Jul 1, 2020 • 1h 27min
9: 1408 with Mike Flanagan
Prolific filmmaker Mike Flanagan joins Vespe and Wampler to dig into King's haunted hotel room short story and the Mikael Hafstrom adaptation starring John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson.
Jun 24, 2020 • 1h 16min
8: The Shining with Scott Derrickson
The man behind Doctor Strange and Sinister joins Vespe and Wampler to take a look at the controversial adaptation of Stephen King's deeply personal story of Jack Torrance and the evil influence of The Overlook Hotel.
Jun 17, 2020 • 1h 9min
7: The Lawnmower Man with Sarah Beattie
Subtitle: "Of Mice and Lawnmower Men." Vespe and Wampler are joined by the very funny Sarah Beattie (@nachosarah) to take aim at the Stephen King adaptation so bad King himself sued the production company to get his name taken off of it.
Jun 10, 2020 • 1h 25min
6: Misery with Elijah Wood
Elijah Wood joins Vespe and Wampler to discuss Rob Reiner's Misery. Elijah shares some scary #1 Fan encounters and admits to being a fan of King movies without having read any of the master's work.
Jun 3, 2020 • 1h 14min
5: Carrie with Karyn Kusama
The director of genre faves The Invitation and Jennifer's Body, Karyn Kusama, joins the boys to discuss Stephen King's very first novel and Brian De Palma's classic adaptation of it.
May 27, 2020 • 1h 13min
4: The Dark Tower with Glen Mazzara
Showrunner Glen Mazzara joins the boys to discuss, in detail, the Dark Tower pilot he made for Amazon Prime and his epic vision for the series had it been picked up.
May 20, 2020 • 1h 1min
3: Cycle of the Werewolf/Silver Bullet with Michael Dougherty
The boys are joined by writer/director Michael Dougherty (Trick R Treat, Godzilla: King of the Monsters) to break down King's quasi-calendar "novelette" and the '80s movie that followed. (Yes, we hate the term "novelette" as much as you do)
