Stephen Kingcast
Episodes
Episode 186-Song of Susannah
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode continues my examination of the last leg of the journey to the Dark Tower with Song of Susannah. How does it compare to the other...
Episode 185-The Ending of Wolves of the Callah
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Here are all my thoughts on the conclusion of The Wolves of the Calla! As always, write in at [email protected] Follow me on Instagram, Tik To...
Episode 184-Wolves of the Calla
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I begin the final stretch of our journey to the Dark Tower. With the publication of the Wolves of the Calla, King began an u...
Episode 181-Mikael Hafstrom's 1408 (2007)
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, everyone and welcome back to this week's episode of the Stephen Kingcast. This week, I review the John Cusak, Samuel L Jackson thriller, 1408...
Episode 179-Little Sisters of Eluria and Everything's Eventual
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, everyone and welcome to the Stephen Kingcast. In this week's review, I take a look a the two Dark Tower related entries in his short story co...
Episode 178-Everything's Eventual (Part Two)
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hidy, ho, everyone! I'm back with a follow up review to my previous episode of Everything's Eventual! Enjoy! This week I take a look at Stephen Ki...
Episode 177-Everything's Eventual (Part One)
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week I take a look at Stephen King's short story collection of the early 2000s, Everything's Eventual. How does it fare compared to his other s...
Episode 175-From a Buck 8
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I examine Stephen King's OTHER evil car story, From A Buick 8. What does this story tell us about loss and moving on? Find...
Episode 174-Bonus: Black House, Dark Tower
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's bonus episode, I examine the relationship between Black House and the Dark Tower series. What does this novel tell us about the Crims...
Episode 172-Black House
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Right here and now we flip back into the Territories to check back in with the boy hero from The Talisman, now all grown up and destined once more to ...
Episode 173-The Ending of Black House
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Here are all my thoughts on the conclusion of Black House! As always, write in at [email protected] Follow me on Instagram, Tik Tok, Facebook ...
Episode 171-Lawrence Kasdan's Dreamcatcher (2003)
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Damian Lewis. Jason Lee. Timothy Olyphant. Tom Jane. Donnie Wahlberg. Tom Sizemore. Morgan Freaking Freeman. Written by William Goldman. Directed ...
Episode 169-Dreamcatcher
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Childhood friends. An extraterrestrial threat. Derry, Maine. There's no reason why this shouldn't have been anything other than awesome. In a ...
Episode 170-The Ending of Dreamcatcher
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Scooby-Dooby Doo! Where are you? You're listening to all my thoughts on the conclusion of Dreamcatcher! As always, write in at [email protected]...
Episode 168-Scott Hicks' Hearts In Atlantis (2001)
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Anthony Hopkins makes his Stephen King debut in the adaptation of "Low Men in Yellow Coats", his introductory entry in the Hearts In Atlantis collecti...
Episode 167-Bonus: Low Men in Yellow Coats
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's bonus episode, I take time getting to know the Can-Toi, introduced to us in the pages of Hearts in Atlantis as the Low Men as well as R...
Episode 166-Hearts In Atlantis
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen King's latest novella collection details the rise and fall of an entire generation. Unlike his previous collections, the stories within Hearts...
Episode 164-The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I take a look at the little book that could about the little girl that could, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon. In a few hundred ...
Episode 165-The Ending of The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Here are all my thoughts on the conclusion of The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon! As always, write in at [email protected] Follow me on Instagram, ...
Episode 160-Bag of Bones
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
King steps away from the larger than life concepts that he'd been exploring in the mid nineties to dive into an introspective look at love, loss and l...
Episode 161-The Ending of Bag of Bones
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Here are all my thoughts on the conclusion of Bag of Bones! As always, write in at [email protected] Follow me on Instagram, Tik Tok, Facebook...
Episode 159-Bonus: Witches and Wizardry
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Stick around for Dark Tower goodness! Wizard and Glass is a lynchpin text in the greater Dark Tower series. Pulling in new elements of lore recently ...
Episode 157-Wizard and Glass (Part Two)
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Please note this is the second part of a two part review. As always, write in at [email protected] Follow me on Instagram, Tik Tok, Facebook a...
Episode 158-The Ending of Wizard and Glass
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How would we rate the ending of Wizard and Glass? Is it a meaningful conclusion? Or just a man behind the curtain? Find out this week on The Stephen ...
Episode 156-Wizard and Glass (Part One)
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Somewhere over the rainbow. . .is Stephen King's fourth entry of his Dark Tower series, The Wizard and Glass. Signaling the pinnacle of a creative h...
Episode 154-The Ending of Desperation
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Tak! Here are all my thoughts on the conclusion of Desperation! As always, write in at [email protected] Follow me on Instagram, Tik Tok, Face...
Episode 153-Desperation
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Tak! In September of 1996, Stephen King published two novels on the same day. One was published under the pen name Richard Bachman I'm a wolf and th...
Episode 151-The Regulators
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, I examine Stephen King's most underrated novel, The Regulators. Published on the same day as Desperation, this entry, under the pen name Ri...
Episode 152-The Ending of The Regulators
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Let's review the conclusion of The Regulators. Hey, I'll find any excuse to talk about this book. No one else does! As always, write in at stephenki...
Episode 150-Frank Darabon's The Green Mile (1999)
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week I take another stroll down The Green Mile, examining Frank Darabont's cinematic adaptation of Stephen King's classic. How does this compar...
Episode 149-The Ending to the Green Mile
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Let's step back into The Green Mile one last time to examine its ending to determine whether or not it fits with the reputation that Stephen King ha...
Episode 148-The Green Mile
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In 1996, King embarked upon a six month journey that provided a new installment of an ongoing serial for half a year. The result? The much beloved T...
Episode 147-The Ending of Rose Madder
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I look at the ending of Rose Madder. Please help me out on this one, everyone. If you have any thoughts, write into [email protected] ...
Episode 146-Rose Madder
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Do you remember Rose Madder? The answer is, "probably not." And you might be better off for it. Why? Find out this week in The Stephen Kingca...
Episode 145-Bonus: In The Court of the Crimson King
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
With Insomnia, King introduces us to the big bad of his multiverse, The Crimson King. He's a character whose legend will cast many of Stephen King's...
Episode 144-The Ending of Insomnia
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It's one of my favs! But does it have a good ending? Find out this week!
Episode 143-Insomnia
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This is a big one, guys! Insomnia was the first novel that Stephen King had published after I had become a Stephen King fan. Nightmares and Dreams...
Episode 142-Bonus Episode: Happy Anniversary!
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
One year ago, I published my review of Carrie! Now one year later, with 80 something reviews under my belt, The Stephen Kingcast is still going stro...
Episode 141-Jeff Beesley's Dolan's Cadillac (2009)
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back for my review of the Christian Slater/Wes Bently starring . . .ahem. . .vehicle. As always, write in at [email protected] Follo...
Episode 129-Mark Pavia's The Night Flier (1997)
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's review, I look at a little known Stephen King adaptation of a short story from his Nightmares and Dreamscapes publication, the Miguel F...
Episode 137-Nightmares and Dreamscapes (Part Two)
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I review the remaining short stories in Stephen King's collection, Nightmares and Dreamscapes. As always, write in at stephenkingca...
Episode 136-Nightmares and Dreamscapes (Part One)
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
For me, Nightmares and Dreamscapes was Stephen King's first new book that he published after I had become a Stephen King fan. I distinctly remember ...
Episode 135-Mick Garris' Sleepwalkers (1992)
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, guys! I'm back with a review of 1992's gloriously atrocious masterpiece: Mick Garris' Sleepwalkers! As always, write in at stephenkingcast@yahoo....
Episode 134-Taylor Hackford's Dolores Claiborne (1995)
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I take a look at the Kathy Bates-starring adaptation of King's seminal novel. She has already embodied one of King's other classic ...
Episode 131-Dolores Claiborne
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's review, I examine Stephen King's spiritual sequel to Gerald's Game, the first-person account of one woman's life told to us by that wom...
Episode 131-Mike Flanagan's Gerald's Game (2017)
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back, everyone! This weekend, I settled in to Netflix and Chill with Mike Flanagan's dream project, the adaptation of Gerald's Game! How does ...
Episode 128-Gerald's Game
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode of The Stephen Kingcast, I examine the first of a series of novels that explore the female perspective and abuse, the riveting ...
Episode 127-Bonus Episode: Rail and Rose
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this special bonus episode, I examine The Waste Lands within the greater context of The Dark Tower. Please note that this is a spoiler-filled ep...
Episode 125-The Waste Lands
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the Stephen Kingcast, I board a train that takes me back to Mid-World for the third entry in Stephen King's Dark Tower series, The Waste ...
Episode 123-Fraser Heston's Needful Things (1993)
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, I examine the adaptation of Stephen King's final Castle Rock story, Needful Things. Legendary screen icon Max Von Sydow trades his exorci...
Episode 121-Needful Things (Part Two)
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this second part of my review of Needful Things, I conclude my examination of the concluding chapter of the Castle Rock saga, break down the charac...
Episode 120-Needful Things (Part One)
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I head back to Castle Rock one last time for Stephen King's final Castle Rock story, Needful Things. Starring The Dark Half's ...
Episode 119-The Sun Dog
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's final review of Four Past Midnight, I head back to Castle Rock for the prequel to 1991's final Castle Rock Story, Needful Things, with ...
Episode 118-The Library Policeman
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I examine The Library Policeman, the third entry in Stephen King's 1990 novella collection, Four Past Midnight. As always, wri...
Episode 117-David Keopp's Secret Window (2004)
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to my ongoing review of everything related to Four Past Midnight! This review examines 2004's Johnny Depp starring adaptation of Secret...
Episode 116-Secret Window, Secret Garden
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I continue my examination of Stephen King's 1990 novella collection about our relationship with time, Four Past Midnight. Specifica...
Episode 114-The Langoliers
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The next six episodes of the Stephen Kingcast will examine Stephen King's 1990's novella collection, Four Past Midnight. Four Past Midnight begins wit...
Episode 108-Bonus: Stand By The Tower
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this special bonus episode of The Stephen Kingcast, I examine The Stand's relationship to King's long running series, The Dark Tower. It doesn'...
Episode 107-The Ending of the Stand
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I examine the conclusion to The Stand. As always, write in at [email protected] Follow me on Instagram, Tik Tok, Facebook ...
Episode 106-The Stand (Part Three)
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I conclude my review of Stephen King's The Stand. I finish my running analysis of the events of the story, tackle the themes...
Episode 105-The Stand (Part Two)
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I continue my analysis of Stephen King's masterpiece, The Stand! As always, write in at [email protected] Follow me on...
Episode One Hundred and Four-The Stand (Part One)
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Stephen Kingcast! This week, I kick off the summer by launching into a month long examination of what many consider to be Stephe...
Episode One Hundred and Three-George Romero's The Dark Half (1993)
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I examine the collaboration between the mastermind behind The Night of the Living Dead and the master of Horror. How does t...
Episode One Hundred and Two-Bonus: Alan Pangborn, Gunslinger
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus edition of the Stephen Kingcast, I discuss the awesomeness of Alan Pangborn and my frustrations in his lack of placement in the greater ...
Episode One Hundred and One-The Ending of the Dark Half
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The sparrows are flying again! Check out all my thoughts on the end of The Dark Half. As always, write in at [email protected] Follow me on ...
Episode One Hundred-The Dark Half
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Sparrows Are Flying Again this week in the Stephen Kingcast! In this week's review, I look at 1989's fictional metatextual story of alter-egos an...
Episode Ninety Eighty-The Ending of The Tommyknockers
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This is an interesting one to pull apart. The book is a wild, fun mess. Does it make the ending objectively good or objectively bad? Find out this wee...
Episode Ninety Seven-The Tommyknockers
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's out-of-this-world review, I examine one of King's most reviled novels. Is the novel worthy of all of the hate it's received? Find out...
Episode Ninety Six-Bonus: The Drawing of the Tower
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this spoiler-filled bonus episode, I place The Drawing of the Three into the context of the greater Dark Tower series. How does it hold up agains...
Episode Ninety Five-The Ending of the Drawing of the Three
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back! In this episode, I get right into it to discuss the conclusion to The Drawing of the Three. If you have a free minute on your hands, hea...
Episode Ninety Four-The Drawing of the Three
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Did a chick? Dud a chum? Listen to this podcast and have some fun! That's right! Step back through the doorway into Mid-World with Roland as ...
Episode Ninety Three-Rob Reiner's Misery (1990)
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As adaptations go, this is one of the big ones! Does it measure up to its status or hype? Is Kathy Bates as good as you remember? Find out this we...
Episode Ninety Two-The Ending of Misery
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back! In today's episode, I discuss the ending of Misery. As always, write in at [email protected] Follow me on Instagram, Tik Tok, ...
Episode Ninety One-Misery
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Carrie White. Jack Torrance. Cujo. Barlow. Todd Bowden. Christine. The Man In Black. Randall Flagg. Pennywise the Dancing Clown. Frank Dodd. Greg Sti...
Episode One-Carrie (Test)
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Stephen Kingcast!
Episode Ninety-The Eyes of the Tower (A Dark Tower Bonus Episode)
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
He goes by many names. Walter O'Dim. Randall Flagg. The Man in Black. Marten Broadcloak. He's the villain of The Stand, The Gunslinger, and The Eyes o...
Episode Eighty Nine-The Ending of The Eyes of the Dragon
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This is an interesting one. If you remember my review of The Eyes of the Dragon, I'm not the world's biggest fan, so how does my subjectivity affect m...
Episode Eighty Eight-The Eyes of the Dragon
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen King dives into the world of fantasy with The Eyes of the Dragon in which we see the return of his greatest villain, Flagg! Find out what his ...
Episode 80-Andy Muscietti's It (2017) (Part Two)
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Like Pennywise after every 27 years, I'm back! I've gone out to the theater (a regular one this time) to see the movie in a less distracting setting a...
Episode 79-Andy Muscietti's It (2017) (Part One)
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back, everyone! At long last, I present my thoughts on the latest adaptation of King's 1986 masterpiece, the mega-blockbuster, It! This wi...
Episode Seventy Seven-The Spider and the Turtle (Dark Tower Connections)
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As always, write in at [email protected] Follow me on Instagram, Tik Tok, Facebook and Bluesky. Stay organized and up to date with all things ...
Episode 77-The Spider and the Turtle (A Dark Tower Bonus Episode)
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back, everyone! I hope you enjoy this special bonus episode in which I analyze the relationship between the events of It with The Dark Tower! ...
Episode Seventy Six-The Ending of It
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Let's talk about the ending of It. How does it hold up? As always, write in at [email protected] Follow me on Instagram, Tik Tok, Facebook and...
Episode Seventy Five-It (Part Three)
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back, everyone! This week I give my final thoughts on 1986's masterpiece, Stephen King's It! I analyze the characters, themes and trace the pa...
Episode Seventy Four-It (Part Two)
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back, everyone! This week, I will continue my analysis of Stephen King's masterpiece: It! As always, write in at [email protected] Fol...
Episode Seventy Three-It (Part One)
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In 1986, the master of horror released the novel worthy of his title. This novel reflected many of the themes, characters, and story beats that he had...
Episode Seventy Two-To Holland's Thinner (1996)
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Would you rather be cursed by a gypsy to grow magically thin or be forced to watch this movie? As always, write in at [email protected] Follow...
Episode Seventy One-Thinner
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Take a trip down Bachman lane with the last "true" Bachman book before King was outed as the real author. How does this compare to the other Bachman n...
Episode Seventy-Francis Lawrence's The Long Walk (2025)
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, I break down the reason it's worth hooking up some headphones and taking a stroll with The Long Walk. As always, write in at steph...
Episode Sixty Nine-Edgar Wright's The Running Man (2025)
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, everyone. In this episode, I touch upon the latest Stephen King adaptation, The Running Man. Directed by Edgar Wright and starring Glen Powell,...
Episode Sixty Eight-Paul Michael Glaser's The Running Man (1987)
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I examine the 80's classic starring the Terminator himself: The Running Man! Is it better or worse than Bachman's novella? Fin...
Episode Sixty Seven-The Bachman Books
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, the Stephen Kingcast makes room for the Richard Bachmancast as I examine the 1985 collection of Richard Bachman's previously p...
Episode Sixty Six-Peter Cornwell's Mercy (2014)
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Corl from The Walking Dead stars in the adaptation of Stephen King's short story, "Gramma." Is Corl's zombie killing skills enough to face off against...
Episode Sixty Four-The Mist (Episodes 1-3)
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I review episodes 1-3 of Spike TV's The Mist. As always, write in at [email protected] Follow me on Instagram, Tik Tok, Faceb...
Episode Sixty Three-Frank Darabont's The Mist (2007)
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's review, I review Frank Darabont's adaptation of King's classic story of survival horror, The Mist. In a post-The Walking Dead landscape...
Episode Sixty One-Skeleton Crew (Part Two)
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Stephen Kingcast. Today's episode picks up where the last one left off. I will continue to examine the short stories within Stephe...
Episode Sixty-Skeleton Crew (Part One)
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's review of the Stephen Kingcast, I take a look at King's second collection of short stories, Skeleton Crew. Specifically, I review the f...
Episode Fifty Nine-Is the Talisman the Dark Tower?
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode, I examine the connections between The Dark Tower series and The Talisman. Is The Talisman the Tower itself? Do we see twinners ...
Episode Fifty Eight-The Ending of the Talisman
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I discuss the conclusion to The Talisman while discussing my excitement for the recent news that Mike Flanagan will be directi...
Episode Fifty Seven-The Talisman
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's review of the Stephen Kingcast, I examine the collaboration with Peter Straub which resulted with the world hopping adventure, The Tali...