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 in danger, changes from the book, and the sad state of social media all come up in this wide-ranging...

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 the major titles? These are all questions Wampler and Vespe had rolling through their minds as...

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.

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 of the year is and a surprisingly deep conversation on the merits of cannibalism. FYI, the first...

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 how King's writing has influenced this video game series.

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 adaptation and shockingly honest real talk about relationships, sex, and how that can be portrayed in media...

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 Horror. So, pull up your sleeping bags and gather around, campers. The spooky fun is about to begin!

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 close examination of the beautiful, sad, and ultimately wonderful Apple TV+ adaptation from Pablo...

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 matter to discuss and the Adams Family aren't afraid to dive into the deep moral questions at the...

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 Alien type is often ignored in modern fiction, as well as a deep dive into what works in this book...

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 Latino filmmakers.

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 sure to check out the Silver Scream Con in Danvers, Mass this weekend!

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 absolutely must absolutely remove the whole Duddits throughline.

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 Shining Example!

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 they are. (Spoiler alert: they're all varying forms of insane). Some very important questions are...

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 fans, who has the most convincing Maine accent, how and why Gerald's Game is tied so directly to this...

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 policies, and, of course, the differences between the book and the movie.

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 the clowning on a terrible movie, stay for the nuanced conversation about AI.

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.

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 favorite theory, that David Lynch secretly directed a section of Maximum Overdrive, may in fact be not...

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 laughs, there are important topics discussed, like the differences between the original print...

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 townsfolk of Castle Rock have in their actions, a surprising revelation that one of the hosts has...

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 or two was changed during this very long conversation as we dive into King's book, the Frank...

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 lives will never be the same.

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.