Kingslingers | A Dark Tower Podcast
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Emergency Palaver: Talisman 3 Is a Go
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Kingslingers! Did you hear the news!? Talisman 3 has a release date and a name. Other Worlds Than These is coming to a bookshelf near you on Octob...
IT: WELCOME TO DERRY (Overview)
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Scott and Kim reach the end of their special bonus time together as they attempt to come to terms with what Season 1 of IT: Welcome to Derry was and w...
IT: WELCOME TO DERRY - Episode 8: "Winter Fire"
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At long last Scott and Kim reach the end of Season 1 of Welcome To Derry with episode 8: "Winter Fire." Does the show stick the landing? Does it set t...
IT: WELCOME TO DERRY - Episode 7: "The Black Spot"
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Scott and Kim continue their discussion of IT: Welcome to Derry with the incredible 7th episode: "The Black Spot." This is, without a doubt, the best ...
IT: WELCOME TO DERRY - Episode 6: "In the Name of the Father"
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Scott and Kim continue their journey with the often frustrating, but frequently wonderful It: Welcome to Derry. This week, they explore episode 6: "In...
IT: WELCOME TO DERRY - Episode 5: "29 Neibolt Street"
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Scott and Kim get together to chat about episode 5 of Welcome to Derry: "29 Neibolt Street." Kim found a lot to love in this one, but Scott struggld...
IT: WELCOME TO DERRY - Episode 4: "The Great Swirling Apparatus of Our Planet's Function"
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Scott and Kim are back to chat about their struggles with Episode 4 of Welcome to Derry: "The Great Swirling Apparatus of Our Planet's Function." It's...
IT: WELCOME TO DERRY - Episode 3: "Now You See It"
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Scott and Kim chat about episode 3 of Welcome to Derry, titled "Now You See It." And it, in this case, is... a good show! Finally after 3 episodes, We...
IT: WELCOME TO DERRY - Episode 2: "The Thing In the Dark"
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Scott and Kim C are back this week to chat about the second episode of HBO's Welcome to Derry: "The Thing in the Dark." This episode has everything: P...
IT: WELCOME TO DERRY - Episode 1: "The Pilot"
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey everyone! So thrilled to officially launch our temporary return to this feed as we cover the newest HBO King adaptation: IT: Welcome to Derry an e...
Bonus: THE LONG WALK (2025)
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Kingslingers! Remember us! We're back for this special bonus episode, taking a look at the newest King adaptation: The Long Walk. We covered this ...
Bonus: IT: WELCOME TO DERRY Trailer Reactions w/ Kim C.
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey folks! Remember us! Matt and Scott watched the new trailer for HBO's IT: Welcome to Derry (see it here: https://youtu.be/6HG-wsRsg8s?si=UbPxJFy_Wz...
Flanagan's Wake #6 - GERALD'S GAME (Part 1)
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Kingslingers! We're back again because our newest Podcast Flanagan's Wake just began our first book! Over the next 7 weeks, we'll be reading Steph...
Flanagan's Wake #1 - ABSENTIA
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Kingslingers! We're so excited to show you the very first episode of our newest podcast: Flanagan's Wake, exploring and analyzing the works of Mik...
1: The Gunslinger
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Surprise! We're back for one night only to take another look at Stephen King's The Gunslinger. Get Merch: https://doofmedia.myshopify.com/ Support ...
The Clearing at the End of the Path (Series Finale)
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the series finale of Kingslingers, Matt and Scott sit down to have one final chat about what Stephen King and this podcast have meant to them over ...
3.88: Fairy Tale (Overview)
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we take one final look at Stephen King's Fairy Tale. We discuss the book's complaints and our conclusions on what didn't work and what did!...
3.87: Fairy Tale (Part 7)
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the show we reach the end of Stephen King's Fairy Tale. We discuss Chapters 29 through the Epilogue of the novel and chat about what Char...
3.86: Fairy Tale (Part 6)
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After an unexpected week off we're back to cover chapters 24 through 28 of Stephen King's Fairy Tale. After the first round of the gladiator tournamen...
3.85: Fairy Tale (Part 5)
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's a surprise Prison and Gladiator Combat Arc! Where did this come from!? We're chatting about chapters 19-23 of Stephen King's Fairy Tale. Discus...
3.84: Fairy Tale (Part 4)
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our journey through Stephen King's Fairy Tale continues with chapters 15-18! Charlie finally enters the Emerald City of Lilimar where he manages to sa...
3.83: Fairy Tale (Part 3)
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
At long last Charlie heads into the land of Empis! It's a beautiful but sad place. We're chatting about chapters 11 through 14 of Stephen King's Fairy...
3.82: Fairy Tale (Part 2)
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our journey through Stephen King's Fairy Tale continues as we read and discuss chapters 6-10 of the novel! Charlie's time with Howard Bowditch comes t...
3.81: Fairy Tale (Part 1)
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For the final time on Kingslingers, it's new book week! For our last book of the show, we've decided to read Stephen King's 2022 novel: Fairy Tale. Th...
3.80: Mr. Mercedes (Season 1)
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we finish off our coverage of King's crime fiction by taking a look at season 1 of the adaptation of King's Mr. Mercedes. We chat about the ...
3.79: Mr. Mercedes (Overview)
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week it's time for our overview episode as we take one last look at Stephen King's Mr. Mercedes. We chat about Bill Hodges, Holly Gibney and what...
3.78: Mr. Mercedes (Part 5)
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the show we reach the end of Mr. Mercedes as we chat about Kisses on the Midway through the end of the novel! Bill has a heart attack! Ho...
3.77: Mr. Mercedes (Part 4)
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's a sad day here at Kingslingers as we cover chapter 5 of Stephen King's Mr. Mercedes: Call for the Dead. As Bill and his new team get closer and c...
3.76: Mr. Mercedes (Part 3)
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen King's Mr. Mercedes continues with the 4th chapter: Poison Bait! We chat about Bill's new relationship and Brady who is managing to be both in...
3.75: Mr. Mercedes (Part 2)
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our coverage of King's Hard Boiled Mr. Mercedes continues as we cover the third chapter: Under Debbie's Blue Umbrella. We chat about how King is makin...
3.74: Mr. Mercedes (Part 1)
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's new book week! We're setting our sights on Stephen King's Crime obsession by taking a look at the 2014 novel Mr. Mercedes. This week we read and ...
3.73: 11.22.63
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're taking a look at the Hulu adaptation 11.22.63. It's a show! With James Franco! It's....not great. But also not bad? I dunno. .I probab...
3.72: 11/22/63 (Overview)
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we take one final look at 11/22/63! We chat about our problems with the novel and if we were perhaps just focusing on the wrong things. Then...
3.71: 11/22/63 (Part 11)
04 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we finally reach the end of Stephen King's 11/22/63. Jake heads back to the future and finds out that saving Kennedy didn't work out the way...
3.70: 11/22/63 (Part 10)
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we finally reach the titular 11/22/63 as Jake and Sadie scramble to make it to Dealey Plaza with time to prevent the JFK assassination. We'r...
Kingslingers Live - The Recap
22 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's been one week since Matt, Scott, and 150 listeners all headed up to Bangor for the first Kingslingers Live! We thought we'd sit down and chat abo...
Kingslingers Live in Bangor w/ Robin Furth
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alright folks... here's the deal. This audio sucks. I mean it super sucks. Things went wrong with the recording of the live episode and what you are e...
Castle Talk - 1.01 & 1.02
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hey folks! Matt and I are on our way to Bangor right now and as such we couldn't prep, record, and edit an episode this week. We wanted to leave you w...
3.69: 11/22/63 (Part 9)
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week: Jake finally comes clean with Sadie and resolves to take out Oswald. But unfortunately, our hero's gambling finally catches up with him. We...
3.68: 11/22/63 (Part 8)
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Things are moving faster now as Jake finally gets to 1963 and the job that awaits him there. Unfortuantely the Obdurant past has something else in min...
3.67: 11/22/63 (Part 7)
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we temporarily shift from a love story to Historical Fiction as Jake begins his actual mission. Finally. We're chatting about chapters 17 an...
3.66: 11/22/63 (Part 6)
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week: the rise and fall of Sadie and Jake. Jadie? Sake? Jadie. We're chatting about chapters 14-16 of Stephen King's 11/22/63! Discussion Questio...
3.65: 11/22/63 (Part 5)
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's been 5 weeks, but Jake FINALLY gets to Dallas....and then immediately leaves it. We're chatting about chapters 12 and 13 of Stephen King's 11/22/...
3.64: 11/22/63 (Part 4)
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week 11/22/63 continues as we discuss chapters 9-11 of the novel. After successfully proving he can change the past, Jake heads back into 1958 t...
3.63: 11/22/63 (Part 3)
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week 11/22/63 continues as we chat about chapters 7 and 8 of the novel. Jake settles into life in Derry and executes Operation Kill Frank! Discu...
3.62: 11/22/63 (Part 2)
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week 11/22/63 continues as Jake heads back into 1958 and to the wonderful, beautiful Derry, Maine! We're chatting about chapters 5 and 6 of the n...
3.61: 11/22/63 (Part 1)
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we're on the way to Dallas Texas circa 1963 as we begin our journey through the 2010s with Stephen King's 11/22/63! We meet our main charac...
3.60: Duma Key (Overview) w/ Kim C.
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We are so thrilled to be once again joined by Kim C. from The Year of Underrated Stephen King Podcast for our overview discussion of the underrated ...
3.59: Duma Key (Part 7)
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The end is here! We chat about chapter 18 through the ending of Stephen King's Duma Key as the mystery of the Key and Perce is revealed. We chat about...
3.58: Duma Key (Part 6)
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Heads up people, this is a sad one. We're covering chapters 15-17 of Stephen King's Duma Key, which include many deaths and a trip to the south end of...
3.57: Duma Key (Part 5)
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're on part 5 of our 8-part series discussing Stephen King's Duma Key! Edgar's art show has arrived at last and with it his entire family!...
3.56: Duma Key (Part 4)
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week everything seems to be coming up Edgar as he prepares for his guest lecture and art show with help from Wireman and PAM!!!! Also, Elizabeth'...
3.55: Duma Key (Part 3)
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we continue our time on Duma Key as we read chapters 8 through 10. Edgar flexes his new painting powers by murdering a murderer and saving a...
3.54: Duma Key (Part 2)
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's Wireman time! This week on the show we continue our coverage of Stephen King's Duma Key by discussing the book from How to Draw a Picture (III) t...
3.53: Duma Key (Part 1)
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, it's new book week as we head down to sunny Florida with our pick for King's 2000s: Duma Key. We read and discussed through chapter 3 of th...
3.52: The Regulators
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we wrap up our coverage of Desperation and King's 1990s by taking a look at Richard Bachman's The Regulators, a weird little book that beco...
3.51: Desperation (2006 Movie)
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we take a look at the movie adaptation of Desperation! It's... alright Next week: The Regulators are heading to Poplar St. and we're coming ...
3.50: Desperation (Overview)
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we take one final look at Stephen King's Desperation! We chat about why the book is a whole lot of fun, but has some glaring flaws and of c...
3.49: Desperation (Part 8)
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we reach the end of Stephen King's Desperation as we discuss Part 4, Chapter 4 through the end of the book. David brings Johnny back to the ...
3.48: Desperation (Part 7)
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week the end begins as we cover chapters 1 through 3 of Part 4 of Stephen King's Desperation. David returns to instruct the group on what happene...
3.47: Desperation (Part 6)
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, after Audrey's surprising heel turn, the group scrambles to protect David, their lord and savior. Meanwhile, the prayboy confronts a myster...
BONUS - Other Levels of the Tower: CUJO
28 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hey folks! We're off this week for the Christmas holiday, but we wanted to give you something! Here's an episode of our Patreon bonus podcast Other Le...
3.46: Desperation (Part 5)
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, our characters make it to The American West as we cover Chapters 1-3 of Part 3 of Stephen King's Desperation. David does a miracle and Audr...
3.45: Desperation (Part 4)
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, things are heating up in Desperation, Nevada as the sexy wolf statue makes it triumphant return. Also, our characters head to the movies! W...
3.44: Desperation (Part 3)
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week part two of Stephen King's Desperation begins as we cover chapters 1 and 2! Steve and Cynthia discover what happened to the Desperation Mini...
3.43: Desperation (Part 2)
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the show we continue our journey to Desperation, Nevada as we read chapters 4 and 5 of Part 1. We spend some time with the delightful Ste...
3.42: Desperation (Part 1)
23 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! This week, we're thankful to begin a new book. We start our series on Stephen King's Desperation with chapters 1 through ...
3.41: IT CHAPTER TWO
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After 19 episodes we conclude our coverage of Stephen King's It with the 2019 adaptation It Chapter Two. Yikes. Next week! We move into the 1990s an...
3.40: IT (2017)
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're back with another It adaptation! This week we take a look at the 2017 feature film! Next week: It: Chapter 2. Oh boy... TICKETS FOR KINGSLINGE...
3.39: IT (1990 Miniseries)
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we take a look at the 1990 made for TV adaptation of Stephen King's It. It's good! But also bad. But also good!? I dunno man. It was TV in t...
3.38: IT (Overview) w/ Kim C.
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this extra-long episode, we are joined by Kim C. from The Year of Underrated Stephen King podcast to chat about our overall feelings on Stephen Kin...
3.37: IT (Part 15)
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
At long last we've reached the end! This week we chat about Chapters 22 through the Epilogue of Stephen King's It. We talk about the perfect beauty of...
3.36: IT (Part 14)
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're back! After a couple weeks off we're back to finish up Stephen King's It. This week, we chat about chapters 20 and 21 as the losers, both young ...
3.35: IT (Part 13)
21 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, after 3 months we move into the final part of Stephen King's It. We're chatting about Chapter 19 of the novel! It's a long one! Discussion ...
3.34: IT (Part 12)
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we reach the end of part 4 of Stephen King's It. Ben takes center stage and tells the group about their encounter with It in the Neibolt Str...
3.33: IT (Part 11)
07 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Eddie and Beverly take center stage as we read chapters 16 and 17 of Stephen King's It. Eddie tells the story of his broken arm whhich leads to him fi...
3.32: IT (Part 10)
31 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the Losers build a clubhouse and then get super high! We see the arrival of It, which is definitly not a space alien. We're chatting about ...
3.31: IT (Part 9)
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week a whole bunch of stuff happens, but it all culminates with one of the most epic rockfights ever rockfightened. We're chatting about chapters...
3.30: IT (Part 8)
17 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week the losers take a trip down memory lane as they tour around Derry's hottest landmarks. We're chatting about chapter 11 of Stephen King's It!...
3.29: IT (Part 7)
10 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
They say you can never go home again, but The Loser's Club finds themselves returning to Derry after decades as we discuss Chapter 10 of Stephen King'...
3.28: IT (Part 6)
03 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As we wrap up Part 2 of Stephen King's It we spend time with the only female loser of the group as Bev deals with a bloody bathroom. Then, another Mik...
3.27: IT (Part 5)
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We spend the week learning to love Richie Tozier as we read and discuss chapter 8 of Stephen King's It. Discussion Question: What is your favorite...
3.26: IT (Part 4)
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mike and Eddie meet the clown as our coverage of It continues! We're chatting about chapters 6 and 7! Discussion Question: What is your favorite exa...
3.25: IT (Part 3)
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's back to 1958 as our coverage of Stephen King's It continues with chapters 4 and 5. We get to see Ben, Bill and Eddie meet for the very first time...
3.24: IT (Part 2)
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It continues! We're chatting about the last three sections of Chapter 3 as well as the First Derry Interlude! Discussion Question: What is your favo...
3.23: IT (Part 1)
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's here! This week we move into the 1980s and begin our nineteen-part series covering Stephen King's classic: It. This week we're chatting about cha...
3.22: The Long Walk (Overview)
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we take one last look at Richard Bachman's The Long Walk! We chat about what we learned about Bachman, some things we missed in our initial ...
3.21: The Long Walk (Part 5)
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week The Walk finally comes to an end as we cover chapters 14-18 and complete the novel. Next week is our overview episode on The Long Walk, wh...
BONUS - Other Levels of the Tower: CREEPSHOW
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hey folks! Matt is on Vacation this week so we're taking the week off. The following is one of our Patreon exclusive podcasts we recorded a few months...
3.20: The Long Walk (Part 4)
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we finally get a bigger view of the world around The Walk as we continue Richard Bachman's The Long Walk with chapters 10-14. Discussion Que...
3.19: The Long Walk (Part 3)
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
'Ol Rich Bachman has them still walking as we cover chapters 7-9 of The Long Walk. Discussion Question: What is your favorite tale of the woes of ...
3.18: The Long Walk (Part 2)
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Richard Bachman's The Long Walk continues with chapters 3-6. There's a whole lot more walkin'! And it's amazing! Discussion Question: What ...
3.17: The Long Walk (Part 1)
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are so excited to begin our third book of season 3. This time, we're tackling Stephen King's notorious nom de plume: Richard Bachman's T...
3.16: Night Shift (Overview)
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we look back at our last month with Night Shift, discussing King's short story skills, what we thought of the book as a whole, and which sto...
3.15: Night Shift (Part 4)
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we finish our coverage of Stephen King's Night Shift with the final four stories: "Children of the Corn" "The Last Rung on the Ladder" "The ...
3.14: Night Shift (Part 3)
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week our coverage of King's Short Story collection Night Shift continues with three great stories and also another one. We're discussing "The Le...
3.13: Night Shift (Part 2)
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week our coverage of King's Short Story collection Night Shift continues with 5 more stories! We're discussing "Gray Matter," "Battleground," "Tr...
3.12: Night Shift (Part 1)
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we begin book 2 of Season 3, taking a look at King's first short story collection: Night Shift! We chat about Graveyard Shift," "Night Surf...
3.11: Revisiting Kubrick's The Shining (and The Shinning)
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we take another look at Kubrick's classic and controversial adaptation of King's novel! Also, we review The Simpsons episode The Shinning...
3.10: The Shining (Overview)
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we take one final look at Stephen King's The Shining. We discuss our overall feelings on the book as a whole as well as answer some of your...