Revival with Joe R. Lansdale (ft. Guest Co-Host Stephen Graham Jones)
Episode 255, Oct 30, 08:00 AM
Joe R. Lansdale (Bubba Ho-tep, The Thicket, Cold In July) joins Vespe and special guest co-host Stephen Graham Jones (The Indian Lake Trilogy, Mongrels) to talk about Stephen King's Revival. Kinda.
That was the intent, anyway, but when you get two wonderful and prolific genre authors together the talk will always turn to craft, so while there's plenty of King chatter here, don't expect a deep dive into Revival.
You will hear some more insane animal encounter stories from Stephen Graham Jones as well as some real sharp insight from both men about their craft, where cosmic horror really shines, and the secret to writing regional genre so well.
Revival is King's underappreciated masterpiece about seeking for the truth behind the afterlife. The story follows a young man from childhood into adulthood as a he keeps encountering his small town preacher who is becoming more and more obsessed with piercing the veil through his experiments with secret electricity.