Stephen King Cast
Summary: A weekly retrospective review of the works of Stephen King.
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With Doctor Sleep, King returns to the world he immortalized in the pages of The Shining. Dipping back to popular wells is always a tricky decision to make. The question we should be asking is, "Was it the right one?" Find out this week in the Stephen Kingcast!
In 2013, Stephen King released a wonderful little book about the first steps into adulthood, heartbreak, love, friendship and carnies set against the backdrop of a coastal amusement park. Here, King is able to speak about a time period (early twenties) that he hasn't really tackled before with mesmerizing honesty and clarity.
I don't think any of us expected a return to Mid-World, but I'm not complaining! Though the journey might be over, All-World is a large and mysterious, and I want to spend more time there. And that's exactly what we get with this episode!
Get your tissues ready for this one, guys. 11/22/63 was a major surprise to anyone thinking they were going to get a novel JUST about time travel and changing the course of history. I don't think any of us expected the romance that King gave us. Find out all my thoughts on the Stephen Kingcast!
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In this week's episode, I look at King's deliciously dark collection of novellas, Full Dark, No Stars. How does it fare to his previous works? Find out this week in the Stephen Kingcast!
In this week's review, I examine what very well be one of King's greatest of all time, Under the Dome. Not to be confused with the CBS series, the novel is a masterful examination of small towns and politics on both the global and municipal scale. Find out all my thoughts this week in the Stephen Kingcast!
In this week of The Stephen Kingcast, I take a look at King's short story collection, Just After Sunset, which might include his greatest short story of all time: N. Find out this week in the Stephen Kingcast!
Last week, I examined a novel that King claims is his best, a claim that I strongly disagree with. However, it does serve as half of an effective one-two punch that is followed by Duma Key. What does Stephen King have to say about fatherhood, fathers and daughters, second chances and artistry? Find out this week in the Stephen Kingcast!
With Lisey's Story, King published what he calls his best novel. That's a bold statement to make. While one can certainly see why it would be his most personal, does Lisey's Story really hold up to the mantle of being his best? Find out this week in the Stephen Kingcast!
In this special bonus episode, I examine the possible casting of Idris Elba as Roland, The Gunslinger!
With Cell, critics claimed this was Stephen King's return to horror. What we have certainly sounds like classic King: an every day object/concept spun into a nightmarish tale. However, released in the midst of the early 2000s zombie wave that began with 28 Days Later, Dawn of the Dead, Shaun of the Dead, does Cell really have that much to say? Find out this week in the Stephen Kingcast!
With this episode, our journey to the Dark Tower concludes.
Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen! In this week's episode, the first of a two part review, I analyze the strengths and weaknesses of King's swan song of Mid-World and his decades long story of the Gunslinger's quest to reach the fabled Dark Tower.
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 Dark Tower books? Find out this week in the Stephen Kingcast!