Beyond the Bindings

This week we celebrate Beyond the Bindings 7th episode anniversary! We jump into a double feature spectacular with Stephen King's first two Hard Case Crime installments, The Colorado Kid and Joyland.

This week we cover Thomas Harris' horror crime classic, Red Dragon. Topics include antagonist perspective and existence before essence. 

This week we venture into the uncharted territories of suggested books with the historical fiction comedy, The Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window and Disappeared. Topics include the innocent nature of humans and the colorful lives of the elderly.

This week we stray from the typical and jump into Earnest Hemingway’s classic, For Whom The Bell Tolls. Topics include The Spanish Civil War as well as war’s residual effects. 

This week we dive into a new addition to Stephen King's catalog, the Hard Case Crime novel, Later. Topics include questions for ones we have lost and what Stephen King's writing means to me.

This week we cover Stephen King's very first novel, Carrie. Topics include: bullying, telekinesis, and how humans treat each other.

This week we jump into the Stephen King's classic horror novel, Salem's Lot.  Topics include: horror as a story genre, innate human fears, and what it means to be afraid.