59: Creepshow with Matt Braunger
Braunger and your intrepid Kingcast hosts cover such interesting topics as a disco dancing Ed Harris, prestige horror versus schlocky horror, why spiders are way scarier than cockroaches and, regrettably, Hal Holbrook's Lovecraftian dong. Buckle up, buttercups. This one gets silly.
1hr 41m Apr 21, 2021
1hr 41m
58: 'Salem's Lot with Barbara Crampton
Barbara Crampton, star of Re-Animator, From Beyond, You're Next, We Are Still Here and the upcoming vampire flick Jakob's Wife join the boys to talk about sexy vampires vs monstrous vampires, which is the more interesting lead (Ben Mears or Mark Petrie) and how the book and Tobe Hooper's adaptation deal with faith, the most powerful weapon against this particular monster. Plus, Barbara talks a ...
1hr 15m Apr 14, 2021
1hr 15m
57: Cujo with Mark Z. Danielewski
The House of Leaves author makes a rare appearance to dive into some pretty thoughtful reads on one of King's most famous, yet somehow still underappreciated, novels.
1hr 20m Apr 07, 2021
1hr 20m
56: Phantoms with Kumail Nanjiani
The great Oscar-nominated Kumail Nanjiani (Help! My Girlfriend is Sick) stops by to discuss his Dean Koontz fandom, break down what's good and bad in the adaptation of Dean's legendary horror novel PHANTOMS and also gives us some good insight in how he gained almost 200 pounds to play the iconic DC character Bouncing Boy for Zack Snyder's upcoming Justice League 5. Hint: it involves lots of pies.
57m Apr 01, 2021
57m
55: Gramma with Evan Narcisse
Rise of the Black Panther author and Spider-Man: Miles Morales narrative designer Evan Narcisse joins the boys to discuss the ins and outs of Gramma, both Stephen King's short story and the mid-'80s Twilight Zone adaptation that at one point was to be directed by William Friedkin.
1hr 3m Mar 31, 2021
1hr 3m
54: Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace with Rodney Ascher
Rodney Ascher, the filmmaker behind the infamous Kubrick/Shining doc Room 237, joins the Kingcast boys to peel apart the layers of this inexplicable sequel that nobody asked for which recasts its main character, somehow takes place in a post-apocalyptic version of Los Angeles just a few years after the events of the first film and has no VR chimps in it anywhere.
1hr 27m Mar 24, 2021
1hr 27m
53: The Lawnmower Man with Joel McHale and BenDavid Grabinski
Unfortunately, nobody told Joel McHale that there's a two and a half hour long Directors Cut of The Lawnmower Man and he mistakenly watched that the night before he recorded this podcast. Shit goes off the rails big time this episode, from the baseball organ sound effect making a triumphant return to talk about Chevy Chase on the set of Community plus a little bonus audio surprise for anybody t...
1hr 24m Mar 17, 2021
1hr 24m
52: Doctor Sleep with Louis Peitzman
New York Times, BuzzFeed and Gawker writer Louis Peitzman joins Vespe and Wampler to lump praise on Mike Flanagan's semi-miracle adaptation of Stephen King's Shining sequel Doctor Sleep.
1hr 23m Mar 10, 2021
1hr 23m
51: The Green Mile with Mike Flanagan
Frequent King adapter and favorite Kingcast guest Mike Flanagan once again joins Vespe and Wampler to take a deep dive into Frank Darabont's masterfully done mega-bummer The Green Mile.
1hr 26m Mar 03, 2021
1hr 26m
50: BONUS: A Kingcast Interview with Bev Vincent
Frequent Stephen King collaborator and author of The Road to the Dark Tower, Bev Vincent, chats with the boys about his long history with King, what it was like to read the final three Dark Tower books a full two years before they were published, fields some truly nerdy Dark Tower questions and has to explain to the dumb-dumbs that host this podcast what "orthogonality" means.
1hr 22m Feb 25, 2021
1hr 22m
49: Pet Sematary (2019) with Patrick Monahan
Comedian and host of the What A Time podcast, Patrick Monahan, joins your intrepid hosts to break down what worked and what didn't work about the 2019 Pet Sematary remake.
1hr 8m Feb 24, 2021
1hr 8m
48: BONUS: In Defense of Andy Dufresne with Lindsay Traves
Kingcastapalooza continues with this bonus episode that sees actual lawyer Lindsay Traves make a case to keep poor Andy Dufresne out of Shawshank. How would she have defended him? Would it have worked? Was the case against him really strong? What kind of jury would she want for the trial? Why the hell does Vespe actually like jury duty? All these questions and more are answered!
1hr 8m Feb 23, 2021
1hr 8m
47: IT with Emily V. Gordon
Podcast pioneer and Oscar-nominated screenwriter Emily V. Gordon joins Vespe and Wampler to tackle one of King's most famous books and the cultural event that was the '90s TV mini-series adaptation. That's right, it's time for dat boi, Pennywise, to make an appearance on The Kingcast. Emily uses her deep knowledge of King's work and her experience as a family therapist to delve into the psychol...
1hr 32m Feb 22, 2021
1hr 32m
46: The Stand with Vincenzo Natali
Vincenzo Natali, the director of CUBE, SPLIT, and yes, a couple episodes of the current adaptation of THE STAND, joins Vespe and Wampler to tackle King's magnum opus... or as much of it as they can in about 90 minutes.
1hr 26m Feb 10, 2021
1hr 26m
45: Firestarter With Kate Siegel
The Haunting of Hill House star Kate Siegel returns to The Kingcast to talk all about Stephen King's Firestarter and the Drew Barrymore vehicle based on it. In this episode you will find out everybody's thoughts on George C. Scott in Red Face, what we would do with our own Firestarter powers, what Kate's dream Stephen King role would be and, of course, a ten minute debate about, you guessed it,...
1hr 28m Feb 03, 2021
1hr 28m
44: The Shining Mini-Series with Nick Lutsko
The boys are joined by the very funny comedian, musician, friend of Gremlins, enemy of Jeff Bezos, President of Spirit Halloween and possible grandmother murderer Nick Lutsko. The topic? Mick Garris' very faithful mini-series adaptation of Stephen King's The Shining. Yes, there is some singing in this episode and the utterance of the phrase "Uh Huh? Oh No!" when the boys figure out what the kid...
1hr 7m Jan 27, 2021
1hr 7m
43: Battleground with Fred Raskin
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood and The Suicide Squad editor Fred Raskin joins Vespe and Wampler to examine Battleground, starring William Hurt as a silent assassin pitted against vengeful toy army men.
1hr 1m Jan 20, 2021
1hr 1m
42: The Raft with Mallory O'Meara and Brea Grant
In this very special episode of The Kingcast, Vespe and Wampler are joined by the hosts of the great Reading Glasses podcast, Mallory O'Meara and Brea Grant. It's a crossover episode that brings the best of The Kingcast and the best of Reading Glasses into one hyper focused episode looking at the Stephen King short story The Raft, which was adapted into a very disturbing (in more ways than one)...
1hr 13m Jan 13, 2021
1hr 13m
41: Different Seasons with Wil Wheaton
Different Seasons has given us three big adaptations of King's work: The Shawshank Redemption, Apt Pupil and, of course, Stand By Me. Vespe and Wampler are joined by the star of Stand By Me, Wil Wheaton, to break down his own King fandom, get some behind the scenes stories from the making of the best coming of age film ever and also some serious talk about being let down by the adults in your l...
1hr 32m Jan 06, 2021
1hr 32m
40: Christine with Bryan Fuller
After wowing Kingcast listeners with his insightful queer read of King's 'Salem's Lot, Hannibal showrunner Bryan Fuller returns to the podcast to aim his keen analytical skills on both Stephen King's Christine and the John Carpenter adaptation.
1hr 39m Dec 30, 2020
1hr 39m
39: The Kingcast Interview: The Stand's Nat Wolff
Nat Wolff went from Nickelodeon child star to Randall Flagg's right hand man and he joins Vespe and Wampler for a lively discussion that includes (but is not limited to) an embarrassing Paul McCartney story, why Madonna's Like A Virgin defines his portrayal of Lloyd Henreid and what body part do you start on if you have to turn cannibal in post apocalyptic times.
41m Dec 24, 2020
41m
38: On Writing with Rian Johnson
If you're going to cover Stephen King's inspirational memoir/creative writing guide then you damn well better recruit a great writer to be your guest. Vespe and Wampler did just that, wrangling writer/director Rian Johnson (Knives Out, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Looper) to come in, discuss some of the lessons from King's book and compare his own writing process to that of the master. Plus Wample...
1hr 8m Dec 23, 2020
1hr 8m
37: The Running Man and The Stand with Ben Cavell and Taylor Elmore
The boys are joined by The Stand's showrunner, Ben Cavell, and executive producer, Taylor Elmore, to discuss the dystopian future of The Running Man. Plus, Vespe and Wampler press them on their version of The Stand. What's the new series' connection to Fury Road? How intimidated were they to adapt this book in particular? And so on.
1hr 17m Dec 16, 2020
1hr 17m
36: Storm of the Century with Meredith Borders
"Give me what I want and I'll go away." Fangoria Managing Editor Meredith Borders joins Vespe and Wampler to discuss an oddity in the world of Stephen King: a mini-series not based on a previously published work. Colm Feore's mysterious Andre Linoge has come to Little Tall Island and won't leave until he's got a kid to call his own. Meredith and the boys talk about this underrated King story an...
1hr 19m Dec 09, 2020
1hr 19m
35: The Mangler with DC Pierson
Derrick comedy pioneer, host of the Stay For Dinner Podcast, and that guy who tried to sell an iPhone to Captain America in Winter Soldier join Vespe and Wampler to discuss Tobe Hooper's adaptation of The Mangler.
1hr 20m Dec 02, 2020
1hr 20m
34: The Shawshank Redemption with Demi Adejuyigbe
The super funny Demi Adejuyigbe joins Vespe and Wampler to tackle one of the Gold Standard King movies, The Shawshank Redemption. Much of the talk centers on the film's place in the pantheon of great movies and a surprising amount of the conversation is derailed into Tom Cruise territory for some reason.
1hr 18m Nov 25, 2020
1hr 18m
33: Pet Sematary with Ana Lily Amirpour
The Bad Batch and A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night director Ana Lily Amirpour joins Vespe and Wampler to revisit the stony grounds of Stephen King's Pet Sematary. Come for talk of the existential dread of every living being's slowly approaching death, stay for the hatching of a new kind of elderly care facility that pumps its residents full of psychedelics.
1hr 11m Nov 18, 2020
1hr 11m
32: Thinner with Dave Schilling
Dave Schilling, the very funny host of the Full Court Chat podcast, joins Vespe and Wampler to discuss Stephen King/Richard Bachman's Thinner and the roundly unpleasant 1996 film adapted from it. The boys look at the movie both from a nostalgic point of view and then through the harsh lens of 2020 as discussion ranges from terrible fat suits to the very un-PC nature of the story to a debate ove...
1hr 12m Nov 11, 2020
1hr 12m
31: Cat's Eye with Rich Sommer
Vespe and Wampler are joined by Harry Crane himself, Mad Men's Rich Sommer, to delve into the Drew Barrymore-starring King anthology film Cat's Eye which pits a cat against dastardly mob bosses, evil trolls, and, possibly the scariest of them all, James Woods.
1hr 17m Nov 04, 2020
1hr 17m
30: The Kingcast Interview: Dee Wallace
The legendary Dee Wallace joins Vespe and Wampler to talk about her entire career, from The Howling's crazy makeup effects to improvising on the set of ET to, of course, playing Donna Trenton in Cujo.
53m Oct 29, 2020
53m
29: Sleepwalkers with Sarah Beattie
Our most popular guests returns for this Halloween week episode on the Stephen King/Mick Garris cult classic about incestuous cat people looking for small town virgins.
1hr 22m Oct 28, 2020
1hr 22m
28: The Mist with Brent Terhune
The Kingcast boys are joined by comedian Brent Terhune, who has set the entirety of social media on fire with his spot on MAGA chud impersonations and now turns that same level of emotional support beer enthusiasm on one of the most divisive Stephen King adaptations: Frank Darabont's The Mist.
1hr 3m Oct 21, 2020
1hr 3m
27: A Good Marriage with Kate Siegel
Actress Kate Siegel joins Vespe and Wampler to dive into one of Stephen King's more obscure stories, A Good Marriage, and its equally obscure adaptation starring Joan Allen as a woman who suspects her husband might be a serial killer.
59m Oct 14, 2020
59m
25: Cujo with Devon Sawa
Devon Sawa (Final Destination, Idle Hands) joins the boys to discuss Cujo. The gang talks about what they consider an underrated movie in the Stephen King film catalogue and break down some of the differences between the film and the book. The words "sperm revenge" are said. Fair warning.
1hr 3m Sep 30, 2020
1hr 3m
24: The Langoliers with Noah Segan
You know him as Kid Blue from Looper, Trooper Wagner from Knives Out or that handsome X-Wing pilot who died real good in The Last Jedi. Actor Noah Segan stops by to discuss his love of King, his impressive first edition hardback collection, a disturbing amount of debate about what constitutes a dildo and, of course, the focus of this episode: The Langoliers.
1hr 5m Sep 23, 2020
1hr 5m
23: 'Salem's Lot with Bryan Fuller
Hannibal mastermind Bryan Fuller is our guest this week and he picked Stephen King's second novel, 'Salem's Lot for many reasons, not the least of which is because his Scout Leader turned out to be a serial killer. Fuller brings his unique perspective to this story about the hidden evils of small town America and how his queer reading of some of the book's themes helped him survive adolescence ...
1hr 18m Sep 16, 2020
1hr 18m
22: The Eyes of the Dragon with Seth Grahame-Smith
Seth Grahame-Smith was developing an Eyes of the Dragon series for Hulu, which is officially not happening anymore. But Seth is here to tell us all what his approach to the series, who he saw as Flagg, how he could possibly adapt King's short novel into a multi-season show and on top of all that he gives us one of the most traumatic Stephen King origin stories we've ever gotten. (Dead bodies ar...
1hr 16m Sep 09, 2020
1hr 16m
21: The Kingcast Interview: Thomas Jane
Prepare for a rowdy, off-the-walls interview with Thomas Jane, the star of Stephen King adaptations The Mist, 1922 and Dreamcatcher. Hear stories about the controversial end of The Mist, get an update on his production company's progress on From A Buick 8 and his response to being asked why he often goes shoeless.
1hr 3m Sep 04, 2020
1hr 3m
20: Children of the Corn with April Wolfe
Outlander! Screenwriter and Switchblade Sisters host April Wolfe joins Vespe and Wampler to dive into King's dark-dark-dark short story Children of the Corn and the not wholly successful, but still brutal and gory '80s adaptation of the same name. Talk turns to anthology horror and a desire to see more kids killed brutally on the big screen.
1hr 9m Sep 02, 2020
1hr 9m
19: The Dead Zone with Alex Winter
This week's totally non-heinous guest is Alex Winter. Before he jumped into a time traveling phone booth with Keanu Reeves, Winter was a huge fan of both Stephen King and David Cronenberg, so naturally he chose The Dead Zone as the topic of conversation.
1hr 14m Aug 26, 2020
1hr 14m
18: Stand By Me with Leigh Whannell
Whannell co-created the Saw and Insidious franchises and recently directed the one-two punch of Upgrade and The Invisible Man and now he joins Vespe and Wampler to talk about Rob Reiner's Stand By Me and the Stephen King novella it is based on, The Body.
1hr 6m Aug 19, 2020
1hr 6m
17: Bonus: An Interview with Steven Weber
The Kingcast is proud to introduce the first of many bonus episodes to our main show. From time to time we will drop a little extra special King-related goodness into the feed, including in-depth interviews with the stars of King projects. First up is Steven Weber whose career has dipped into Stephen King's worlds multiple times.
1hr 9m Aug 13, 2020
1hr 9m
16: Crouch End with Rob Sheridan
Former Art Director for Nine Inch Nails and current comic creator Rob Sheridan join Vespe and Wampler to discuss King's very effective if fairly obscure Lovecraft-inspired short story Crouch End. Talk turns to a dog suicide bridge, thin places on this Earth and just how terrible the television adaptation of this fantastic short was.
1hr 9m Aug 12, 2020
1hr 9m
15: Maximum Overdrive with Daniel Danger
Famed pop culture poster artist Daniel Danger drops by to discuss Stephen King's one and only directorial outing, Maximum Overdrive based on his short story Trucks.
1hr 10m Aug 05, 2020
1hr 10m
14: The Tommyknockers with David Farrier
Kiwi filmmaker David Farrier comes bearing gifts, specifically some insight into the New Zealand production of The Tommyknockers, a questionable mini-series made from a book even King himself says is terrible.
1hr 7m Jul 29, 2020
1hr 7m
13: Pet Sematary with Mallory O'Meara
This episode goes off the rails thanks to the boys discovering their podcast software of choice comes with a sound board and Mallory O'Meara introducing the world the most amazing rock star of all time: Chutt Buggins.
1hr 15m Jul 22, 2020
1hr 15m
12: And Now For A Very Special Announcement
Yes, we're starting a Patreon with multiple bonus episodes a month, from full commentaries, special interviews with filmmakers and some deep dives into various spooky corners of the Kingdom.
15m Jul 17, 2020
15m
11: The Gunslinger with Damien Echols
While in solitary confinement on death row, Echols developed a deep bond to King's Dark Tower characters and discusses that with the hosts in this very special episode of The Kingcast.
1hr 6m Jul 15, 2020
1hr 6m
10: The Dark Half with Matthew Holness
Discussion ranges from Holness' brilliant King riff in Garth Marenghi's Darkplace to how the whole Bachman thing shook down to eyeballs in brains, the unfortunate name of the protagonist (Thad Beaumont sounds like a preppy villain in an '80s sex comedy), George Romero's relationship with King and much more!
1hr 4m Jul 08, 2020
1hr 4m
9: 1408 with Mike Flanagan
Director Mike Flanagan discusses the spooky short story, why he owes his career to it and also touches upon his own work adapting King, telling stories about Gerald's Game, Doctor Sleep and even a little bit about what's going on with his next one, Revival.
1hr 26m Jul 01, 2020
1hr 26m