211: Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla with Matt Fraction
Matt Fraction (Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Hawkeye) returns to continue his Dark Tower adventure. Every time Matt finishes a new Dark Tower book he checks in with The Kingcast boys to talk about his thoughts on the series. Despite spearheading a giant Godzilla show for Apple TV, Fraction did find some time fo work his way through Book 5 and comes loaded for bear with his thoughts on the book, ...
2hr 7m Dec 27, 2023
2hr 7m
210: A Chat With Carla Gugino
The Kingcast welcomes the great Carla Gugino to the main stage for a lengthy discussion of her work on Gerald's Game and her recent award-nominated turn in Mike Flanagan's The Fall of the House of Usher. Discover Carla's Stephen King origin story, her thoughts on risque material in film and TV, her remembrances of a certain furry cat-eating co-star, what was going through her mind while filming...
1hr 26m Dec 20, 2023
1hr 26m
209: It with Lindsey Beer
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines director Lindsey Beer joins The Kingcast boys to talk a little about her prequel and the iconic, legendary, massive tome known as Stephen King's It. We ask ourselves if It has killed McDonald's famous mascot, which of the Losers Club we relate to the most, just how badass Pam Grier is (both on-screen and in real life), and were stunned, shocked, and appalled by Beer's c...
1hr 5m Dec 13, 2023
1hr 5m
208: Ur with Chuck Tingle
Our favorite saucy, but sweet, author Chuck Tingle (Camp Damascus, Space Raptor Butt Trilogy) returns to The Kingcast to discuss one of King's more obscure short stories: Ur. This one's all about an otherworldly Kindle and serves as something of a dry run for 11.22.63. We talk about that as well as country music (for some damn reason), the ethical question of stealing work done by your clone, w...
1hr 30m Dec 06, 2023
1hr 30m
207: Rose Red with Mallory O'Meara
Kingcast favorite guest, the James Beard-winning author and co-host of the Reading Glasses Podcast, Mallory O'Meara comes back to the show to discuss the intriguing TV mini-series Rose Red. Mallory brings the smarts, citing her deep knowledge of Shirley Jackson, but don't let that fool you. The trademark Kingcast chaos is on full display, including a rather humorous tangent about how susceptibl...
2hr 12m Nov 29, 2023
2hr 12m
206: Doctor Sleep with Coop
Legendary artist Coop (aka Chris Cooper), the man behind iconic rock posters for Nirvana, White Zombie, Soundgarden, and The Foo Fighters, joins The Kingcast boys for a look into Mike Flanagan's adaptation of Doctor Sleep. Why does this adaptation work so well when it takes some giant liberties with the source material? And how come Rebecca Ferguson can pull off that Stevie Nicks look?!? Kids i...
1hr 38m Nov 22, 2023
1hr 38m
205: The Ben Mekler Ambush Episode
Noted funnyman, writer, producer, and prankster Ben Mekler (Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts, Die Hart 2, and Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight) was tasked to surprise your beloved Kingcast hosts with a Stephen King title and see how well we could roll with his choice of topic. Would it be an obscure novella? A forgotten episode of some random '80s TV anthology, perhaps? Or would he pick one of ...
1hr 8m Nov 15, 2023
1hr 8m
204: Carrie with Twin Temple
The duo that make up the Satanic doo-wop group known as Twin Temple join The Kingcast to talk about the feminism and the lampooning of religious zealotry behind Stephen King's Carrie. Alexandra and Zachary James share their love of Carrie White and Brian De Palma's very horny adaptation and educate Wampler and Vespe about the merits of Satanism and sexual magic. Get ready for a wild one, y'all.
1hr 16m Nov 08, 2023
1hr 16m
203: Holly with Stephen Graham Jones
Kingcast favorite son, Mr. Stephen Graham Jones (The Only Good Indians, The Indian Lake Trilogy), returns to the show in order to discuss Stephen King's most recent book: Holly. It wouldn't be right if Dr. Jones didn't show up with some absolutely insane wildlife stories, so expect more tales of his encounters with natural predators as well as a lengthy discussion on what the best horror film o...
1hr 37m Nov 01, 2023
1hr 37m
202: On Writing with Sam Lake
Remedy head honcho Sam Lake joins The Kingcast boys to dive into Stephen King's On Writing and also answer some fanboy questions about his own Alan Wake video game series. The sequel is just about to come out and this survival horror game is so clearly inspired by King that it was a no-brainer to get this guy on the show. We talk about Alan Wake, why it took so long to get a sequel, and just ho...
1hr 15m Oct 25, 2023
1hr 15m
201: Gerald's Game with Joe Lynch
Joe Lynch (Mayhem, Everly) returns to The Kingcast to talk about his upcoming HP Lovecraft adaptation, Suitable Flesh, starring Heather Graham and Judah Lewis, as well as horny horror's place in a world growing more and more repressed. His chosen title is King's Gerald's Game and that conversation gets rowdy, oscillating between analysis of the book and Mike Flanagan's fantastic movie adaptatio...
1hr 33m Oct 18, 2023
1hr 33m
200: Camp Nightmares and Dreamscapes
The Kingcast celebrates its 200th Episode by gathering together a couple dozen of their most popular guests to tell some spooky stories around the campfire. There have been disturbing reports of a killer wearing a baby doll mask roaming the woods at Camp Nightmares and Dreamscapes, but we're mostly sure it's safe to cook up some s'mores and recount some stories from the reigning Master of Horro...
3hr 2m Oct 11, 2023
3hr 2m
199: Lisey's Story with Sadie Hartmann
Renowned author and horror enthusiast Sadie Hartmann (101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered) joins Wampler and Vespe to dig into King's most personal novel, Lisey's Story, a first time appearance for both in the Kingcast main feed. Discussion ranges from speculation on just how much of King's relationship to his wife, Tabitha, makes its way into this fictional story, as well as a clos...
1hr 31m Oct 04, 2023
1hr 31m
198: Pet Sematary with The Adams Family
The Kingcast Boys are joined by a whooooole family of macabre individuals, known collectively as The Adams Family. John Adams, Toby Poser, Zelda Adams, and Trey Lindsay are a family that makes horror movies together (The Deeper You Dig, Hellbender, Where the Devil Roams), so who better to talk about Stephen King's most horrific tale driven by familial love? Pet Sematary is always juicy subject ...
1hr 21m Sep 27, 2023
1hr 21m
197: The Tommyknockers with Brian Duffield
Writer/Director Brian Duffield (Spontaneous, No One Will Save You) joins Wampler and Vespe to discuss his new movie (which premieres this Friday on Hulu), an alien home invasion story that Wampler in particular fell head over heels in love with, as well as The Tommyknockers, a book that King himself has called "awful" in the press. There's a larger conversation about aliens, like why the Grey A...
1hr 53m Sep 20, 2023
1hr 53m
196: The Mist with Alejandro Brugues and Gigi Saul Guerrero
Satanic Hispanics directors Alejandro Brugues and Gigi Saul Guerrrero join The Kingcast boys to talk about the art of the anthology movie, their work on Satanic Hispanics, and, of course, Stephen King's epic novella, The Mist, and Frank Darabont's masterful adaptation. There's some ball-breaking and surprisingly deep insight to spare in this chaotic, yet wonderful chat with two very interesting...
1hr 14m Sep 13, 2023
1hr 14m
195: Creepshow with Spencer Charnas
Joining us for this week's episode is Ice Nine Kills lead singer Spencer Charnas. He's here to talk about his favorite Creepshow segment, his least favorite, the influence Stephen King and horror in general has on his music and just how a little East Coast supermarket video store changed the course of his life. If you want to see Spencer Charnas and your favorite Kingcast hosts in person, make...
1hr 16m Sep 06, 2023
1hr 16m
194: Dreamcatcher with Maggie Mae Fish
Actress, writer, and content creator Maggie Mae Fish has watched Dreamcatcher an unusual amount of times and now she's here to talk about what works and what doesn't about this particular story. Spoiler alert: the what doesn't work part is waaaaaayyyyy longer than the what does work part. We talk bloopers, outtakes, Morgan Freeman's eyebrows, and how anybody who dares attempt to redo this story...
1hr 14m Aug 30, 2023
1hr 14m
193: The Eyes of the Dragon with Clarke Wolfe
Actress, producer, director, writer, and podcaster Clarke Wolfe (Malum, Satanic Panic) joins the Kingcast boys to discuss The Eyes of the Dragon. What is it about this story that still grabs us? Why hasn't it been adapted? Will it ever be adapted? How great is Thomas, a character you alternate between loving and hating? All this plus some talk about Clarke's Shining-inspired short film A Shinin...
1hr 39m Aug 23, 2023
1hr 39m
192: Stephen King Video Games With merritt k
The Kingcast boys break formula a little bit with this week's episode, which focuses on four particularly head-scratching Stephen King related video games: The Running Man, The Lawnmower Man, The Dark Half, and F13. They are joined by video game expert, designer, and creator "merritt k" who did all the hard work to track down these older games, play them, and report back on just how bonkers the...
1hr 37m Aug 16, 2023
1hr 37m
191: Dolores Claiborne with Mike Flanagan
It took us a while, but we finally get to cover Dolores Claiborne thanks to writer/director Mike Flanagan. It only makes sense that Flanagan be the one to break this title in since this is the sister story to Gerald's Game, which Flanagan triumphantly adapted for Netflix. We talk about the book, the 1995 Taylor Sheridan adaptation, why the extremely good movie seems to be forgotten by King fa...
1hr 34m Aug 09, 2023
1hr 34m
190: Gerald's Game with Ruined's Alison Leiby and Halle Kiefer
Today's episode of The Kingcast brings in two new guests, the co-hosts of the popular podcast Ruined, Alison Leiby and Halle Kiefer, to talk about Gerald's Game, with a focus on Mike Flanagan's 2017 outstanding adaptation starring Carla Gugino and Bruce Greenwood. Topics covered: horror calluses, Terrifier 2 (for some reason), our own survival instincts (or lack thereof), small town open door p...
1hr 23m Aug 02, 2023
1hr 23m
189: Cell with Rob Sheridan
Artist Rob Sheridan, known for his work with Nine Inch Nails and his crazy clothing line over at Glitch Goods, joins Wampler and Vespe to chat about one of the worst King adaptations ever put to celluloid. We don't hold back on our feelings on Cell, both the book and the unfortunate movie, as well as dive into a rather complex discussion about technology, especially its impact on art. Come for ...
1hr 31m Jul 26, 2023
1hr 31m
188: The Talisman with Matt Lieb
The very funny Matt Lieb (of the Pod Yourself A Gun podcast) joins The Kingcast boys in a rollercoaster of a chat that somehow incorporates terrible Stephen King impersonations, what a wet noodle Richard Sloat is in The Talisman, speculation on whether or not The Duffer Bros are the right people to finally adapt this story, and perhaps the most off-color Eric Clapton reference ever dropped.
2hr 17m Jul 19, 2023
2hr 17m
187: Maximum Overdrive with Stephen Graham Jones LIVE!
Noted author and animal whisperer Stephen Graham Jones joined The Kingcast boys for a live show at The Highball following a 35mm screening of Stephen King's sole directorial effort, Maximum Overdrive. This is that recording, complete with yet another series of unbelievable encounters with nature (this time we get bears, steers, and rattlesnakes) and some very sad news that The Kingcast's favori...
1hr 24m Jul 12, 2023
1hr 24m
186: The Stand with Josh Robert Thompson
The Kingcast boys are joined by one of their favorite people, actor, writer, and man of a thousand voices, Mr. Josh Robert Thompson (The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Barb and Star) to dive into The Stand. Josh invites some familiar-sounding friends along for this rollicking discussion, like Morgan Freeman, George Lucas, Matthew McConaughey and L. Ron Hubbard for some reason. Through the ...
1hr 45m Jul 05, 2023
1hr 45m
185: Needful Things with Jay Cheel
When documentarian and podcaster Jay Cheel (Cursed Films, How To Build A Time Machine, Film Junk Podcast) agreed to talk about Needful Things we had no idea the discussion would end up turning to Dick Tracy toys and failed death curses on Hollywood blockbusters, but sometimes that's just what happens. This lengthy episode dives into what constitutes a "Needful Thing," how much culpability the t...
1hr 51m Jun 28, 2023
1hr 51m
184: The Green Mile with Laura Lux
The Kingcast boys are once again joined by the very talented model and social media star Laura Lux to chat about The Green Mile. The conversation that results is somehow both light and funny as well as deeply serious as the trio of troublemakers weigh such monumentally complex subjects as corporal punishment, racism, and whether or not dealing out justice can ever truly be morally clean. A mind...
2hr 3m Jun 21, 2023
2hr 3m
183: Children of the Corn 666 with Ted Geoghegan
Indie filmmaker Ted Geoghegan (We Are Still Here, Mohawk) is here to discuss his newest movie, Brooklyn 45, and also to explain to Vespe and Wampler just what the hell is going on in Children of the Corn 666. Can the boys figure out the soap opera style mystery of Isaac's progeny? What is Ted's plan to survive an onslaught of corn boys and girls? These important questions are answered and your ...
1hr 38m Jun 14, 2023
1hr 38m
182: Creepshow with David Dastmalchian
David Dastmalchian (The Boogeyman, The Suicide Squad) returns to The Kingcast to talk about working on the latest big screen King adaptation and why Creepshow was so influential to him as a creative mind. Dastmalchian was a child of EC comics, late night horror hosts and, of course, Stephen King, so of course this was the perfect matching of guest and material.
1hr 11m Jun 07, 2023
1hr 11m
181: Night Shift with Rob Savage
The Boogeyman director Rob Savage stops by to chat up Night Shift, the short story collection The Boogeyman first appeared in. Up for discussion are the bulk of the stories, including the 'Salem's Lot prequel and sequel short stories, The Mangler, Strawberry Spring, Trucks, I Am the Doorway and, of course, The Boogeyman. Savage also shares with us his dream King adaptation and promised Vespe an...
1hr 21m May 31, 2023
1hr 21m
180: The Jaunt with Peter Atencio
Director Peter Atencio (Key & Peele, The Last Man On Earth, Keanu) joins The Kingcast boys to talk a little bit about his upcoming Bert Kreischer comedy The Machine as well as Will Forte's superhuman kindness and some chitchat about existential horror involving teleportation. The Jaunt may be one of King's most successful short stories, but it hasn't been adapted yet. We break down why that is,...
1hr 15m May 24, 2023
1hr 15m
179: Survivor Type with Joe Lo Truglio
The extremely funny Joe Lo Truglio (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Wet Hot American Summer, The State) joins The Kingcast boys to discuss this nasty little King short story as well as get the inside dirt on Lo Truglio's brand new horror film, Outpost (not THE Outpost, he'll have you know). The conversation covers the usual go-tos, like what part of Ken Marino would taste the best and if a love handle coul...
1hr 36m May 17, 2023
1hr 36m
178: Stand By Me with Joe Pickett & Nick Prueher
Tricksters Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher are the founders of the hilarious Found Footage Festival and are the subjects of the new documentary Chop & Steele which chronicles their friendship and pranks, including one that pissed off so many people that it lead to a Federal lawsuit. To make them even cooler, they both love Stephen King and have joined The Kingcast boys in a rousing discussion of p...
1hr 48m May 10, 2023
1hr 48m
177: Danse Macabre with Chris McKay
Director Chris McKay (Renfield, The Lego Batman Movie, The Tomorrow War) joins us for this very nerdy conversation about the trends in horror fiction and the influence that can have on us, especially when reading about their history from the Master of Horror himself. We talk about the different flavors of horror, what King would break down as terror, horror and revulsion, as well as King's, at ...
1hr 26m May 03, 2023
1hr 26m
176: The X-Files Episode Chinga with Kumail Nanjiani
Kumail Nanjiani is not only an Oscar-nominated screenwriter, hilarious stand up comedian, superhero movie star, and a total beefcake, he's also one of the world's biggest X-Files fans. The Kingcast boys could think of no one better to call in to talk about King's X-Files episode, Chinga, than Mr. Nanjiani and he does not disappoint. Kumail not only walks the boys through the whole of X-Files (i...
1hr 28m Apr 26, 2023
1hr 28m
175: The Shining with Lee Cronin
The director of Evil Dead Rise joins The Kingcast boys to chat about the similarities between his new Evil Dead movie and Stanley Kubrick's The Shining. We talk bloody elevators, familial horror, the curse of having a vivid imagination and even a little bit about how he landed the Evil Dead gig, including the scary time when the movie looked like it was going direct to HBO Max.
1hr 2m Apr 19, 2023
1hr 2m
174: The Dead Zone with Josh Sawyer
Obsidian game designer Josh Sawyer (Fallout: New Vegas, Pentiment) harbors a not-so-secret Stephen King addiction and he joins Vespe and Wampler to talk out his feelings about his all-time favorite: The Dead Zone. Of course, being giant Fallout nerds, the Kingcast boys grill him about that a little bit as well as the state of modern gaming before diving into the Stephen King stuff. The question...
1hr 34m Apr 12, 2023
1hr 34m
173: The Mangler Reborn with DC Pierson
We had our April Fools Day fun and now it's time to go over the actual real final Mangler sequel, 2005's The Mangler Reborn. DC Pierson (Mystery Team, etc) closes out the Mangler trilogy with this movie that's barely a movie about a serial killer who feeds his victims to a made-at-home mangler. The boys pour one out for the now-finished franchise while breaking down some of the more bonkers plo...
1hr 34m Apr 05, 2023
1hr 34m
172: Christmas Mangler with DC Pierson
The Kingcast is once again breaking news, this time uncovering a Stephen King adaptation that totally slipped through the cracks. It is a sneaky sequel to The Mangler set against the backdrop of one of our most beloved holidays. Christmas Mangler features King film alum Tara Reid and a plot so bonkers it might just be genius. If it's time to talk The Mangler, then you know we have to get our ...
1hr 9m Apr 01, 2023
1hr 9m
171: The Shinning with Allie Goertz
Musician, podcaster, and former MAD Magazine editor Allie Goertz joins Vespe and Wampler to talk about The Simpsons' Shining parody as well as her upcoming album of NIN covers. Wampler in particular has a lot to say on this subject. Goertz began her musical career under the now unfortunate name of "Cossbysweater" and has since done work with Mad Magazine, Mystery Science Theater 3000 and even ...
1hr 48m Mar 29, 2023
1hr 48m
170: The Lawnmower Man with Ashley Johnson
The legendary Ashley Johnson (the OG Ellie from The Last of Us) joins the Kingcast boys to discuss all things Lawnmower Man, from the original King short story that bears damn near no resemblance to the feature film to secret tween crushes on shirtless Jeff Fahey, how to correctly pronounce Jobe, and maybe even Wampler's detailed notes after his first sober viewing of this fine feature film. Al...
2hr 2m Mar 22, 2023
2hr 2m
169: The Running Man with Radio Silence
Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, 2/3rds of the filmmaking team known as Radio Silence, take a victory lap after the release of their brand new Scream VI to join Wampler and Vespe and discuss the 1987 camp classic The Running Man. The movie bears little resemblance to the King/Bachman story, granted, but it turns out this goofy action comedy was oddly prophetic about the state of world p...
1hr 52m Mar 15, 2023
1hr 52m
168: On Writing with Bryan Woods and Scott Beck
Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, the writing duo behind A Quiet Place and the writer/directors of the upcoming Adam-Driver-Shooting-Dinosaurs-With-A-Machine-Gun genre epic titled 65 join The Kingcast boys to take a deep dive into Stephen King's On Writing. Naturally this serves as a jumping off point for a discussion about the power of storytelling and the blood, sweat and tears that goes into crea...
1hr 38m Mar 08, 2023
1hr 38m
167: Children of the Corn V with Scott Seiss
Comedian, Cocaine Bear star, and social media heavy hitter Scott Seiss joins in on the Cornboy fun with Team Kingcast for a particularly rowdy episode as the group examines the fifth (yes, fifth) entry into the Children of the Corn series. The discussion foolishly looks for logic where there is none to be found and has a damn good time doing it.
1hr 5m Mar 01, 2023
1hr 5m
166: 11.22.63 with Chris Landon
Joining Team Kingcast today is film director Chris Landon (Freaky, Happy Death Day) who's here to talk a bit about his new movie, the Amblin-esque We Have a Ghost starring David Harbour and Anthony Mackie as well as a deep dive into King's massive tome. The boys investigate how important 11.22.63 was to kicking off a new renaissance of King, how iffy the Hulu adaptation was, the dangerous game ...
1hr 34m Feb 22, 2023
1hr 34m
165: The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon with Josh Gondelman
Comedian and Boston native Josh Gondelman (Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, NPR's Wait Wait Don't Tell Me) is here to talk baseball, killer bears, wilderness survival and diarrhea (lots and lots of diarrhea) with Vespe and Wampler in this rowdy episode. Authentic radio jingles, the existence of God, our ability to survive a situation like this, and, yes, abundant talk about diarrhea make t...
1hr 43m Feb 15, 2023
1hr 43m
164: The Mist with Trae Crowder
The Liberal Redneck himself, comedian Trae Crowder (@traecrowder) joins Wampler and Vespe to talk about the social commentary of The Mist as well as a billion little detours that covers everything from first jobs to regional accents and, of course, spiders with human teeth. As a parent, does Trae view Darabont's ending differently? Also, does Wampler have a relative named Ollie and if he does, ...
1hr 24m Feb 08, 2023
1hr 24m
163: The End of the Whole Mess with Paul G. Tremblay
Author Paul G. Tremblay comes back to The Kingcast just as his book, The Cabin At The End of The World, is being adapted by M. Night Shyamalan into the major motion picture Knock At The Cabin to discuss a semi-related short story by Stephen King. Both stories deal with End-Of-The-World scenarios and Tremblay is here to discuss the story, King's authorly instincts in executing the story, and eve...
1hr 20m Feb 01, 2023
1hr 20m
162: Cujo with Joe Cornish
Writer/Director Joe Cornish (Attack the Block, The Kid Who Would Be King, The Adventures of Tintin, Lockwood & Co.) joins Wampler and Vespe to take a bite out of Cujo, particularly how slept on the movie adaptation is. Along the way, the conversation turns toward his newest project, a fun Netflix series called Lockwood & Co, an update on his Attack the Block sequel, the differences between Cujo...
1hr 47m Jan 25, 2023
1hr 47m