Stephen King Cast
Constant Reader
A weekly retrospective review of the works of Stephen King.
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Oct 4, 2015 • 1h 44min
Episode Eighty-Hearts in Atlantis
Stephen King's latest novella collection details the rise and fall of an entire generation. Unlike his previous collections, the stories within Hearts In Atlantis serve as interconnected vignettes that spotlight various moments in the life of the baby boomer generation. Does he succeed? And how does it fit into the Dark Tower? Find out this week in the Stephen Kingcast!
Oct 4, 2015 • 50min
Episode Seventy Nine-The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
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 pages, King crafts a harrowing tale of nine year old girl who demonstrates more bravery than any character in any of his works.
Oct 1, 2015 • 1h 8min
Episode Seventy Eight-Storm of the Century
Grab a cup of tea and settle in for my review of Stephen King's 1999 television mini series event in which Little Tall Island is buried under a snowfall and the endless quips of his latest villain, Andre Linoge. Ladies and Gentlemen, it's time for Storm of the Century!
Sep 25, 2015 • 1h 13min
Episode Seventy Seven-Bag of Bones
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 legacy. It's his turn at the Gothic ghost story, a haunting love story: Bag of Bones.
Sep 17, 2015 • 33min
Bonus Episode-Witches and Wizardry
Stick around for Dark Tower goodness!
Sep 17, 2015 • 1h 19min
Episode Seventy Six-Wizard and Glass, Part Two
Please note this is the second part of a two part review.
Sep 17, 2015 • 1h 5min
Episode Seventy Five-Wizard and Glass, Part One
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 height of Stephen King's career, Wizard and Glass serves as a highlight to the Dark Tower saga. Detailing the most formative point of Roland Deschain's life, we learn how the boy became the man we know him to be. Is this novel as great as many DT fans think it is? Find out this week in this two part review of Wizard and Glass!
Sep 10, 2015 • 1h 19min
Episode Seventy Four-Desperation
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 the other, under his own publishing name, is the terrifying novel about faith v. despair in a small desert town: Desperation. How does it fare? Find out here at the Stephen Kingcast! Mi him en tow!
Sep 10, 2015 • 1h 13min
Episode Seventy Three-The Regulators
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 Richard Bachman, is one of King's most out-there and high concept novels. Perfectly skewering suburban life as well as offering up commentary on living with a difficult child, The Regulators is an action sci-fi with satirical horror elements that combine to make this novel an incredibly imaginative journey.
Sep 4, 2015 • 38min
Episode Seventy Two-Frank Darabont's The Green Mile
This week I take another stroll down The Green Mile, examining Frank Darabont's cinematic adaptation of Stephen King's classic. How does this compare with Darabont's other Stephen King prison movie, The Shawshank Redemption? Find out this week in the Stephen Kingcast!
