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Kingsize episodes:
October 14, 2024Survivor Type - Nat Cassidy Freewheeling, saxophone soundtracked deep dive chat between Matt n Nat re all things Stephen King. It's our biggest Survivor Type episode yet with the award winning horror novelist Nat Cassidy, author of "Mary", "Nestlings" and the upcoming "When The Wolf Comes Home".
...more June 10, 2024King Through The Ages : The 20s Pt 1 Matt and Jamie have travelled through time in the lovingly crafted "King Through The Ages" - starting with a fiery masterpiece called Carrie and ending up with another unforgettable King Queen in Holly.It's the final episode of this spin off, and the boys talk Later, Billy, Fairy Tale and Holly. It's a spicy feast fit for The King....more May 27, 2024Survivor Type - Dave Elliot This episode's Survivor Type is the indie author behind the disturbing debut novel "Knotweed". It's a chilling, propulsive, psychological horror story. Dave shares his top Kings, his King film, the heroes and villains that might be on the isle with him.. and much more! Let the knotweed wind itself into your ears if you dare......more May 13, 2024King Through The Ages : The 2010s Pt 3 Let's be honest - this is a like a bag of Revels as we hit the end of this decade ... we have the orange fondant heights of The Outsider. And then we have the shrunken chocolate raisin that is Sleeping Beauties. Jamie and Matt get stuck in to this spectrum of the good, the bad and the strange in perhaps King's most interesting and diverse period of writing. The Lizard King.......more April 29, 2024Survivor Type - Lilja's Library Our castaway this episode is none other than Hans-Åke Lilja, the curator of Lilja's Library - the Go To resource for all things King. This man is an absolute fountain of knowledge; has spoken to The King not just once but twice, and has more scoops than Brady when he masquerades as an ice cream van man in Mr Mercedes. Jump into the waves and join us !
https://www.liljas-library.com/
...more April 15, 2024Finding Comfort In The Horror Of Stephen King " I soak myself in the only terrors that can match my own, and I, often reluctantly, leave the rest to whatever shadowed future waits for us ahead".
Matt talks to the very special author and mother Elizabeth Austin about her essay "Finding Comfort In The Horror Of Stephen King's Maine" . We explore the catharsis of horror, the darkness of the monster that is cancer and the light that still shines.
TRIGGER WARNINGS - we do talk about child cancer, depression, suicide idealisation.
The Stephen King essay can be found here:
https://reactormag.com/finding-comfort-in-the-horror-of-stephen-kings-maine/The Substack chronicling our years after cancer:https://writingelizabeth.substack.com/Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/writingelizabeth/The wish list for the Child Life Services department at St. Christopher's Hospital in Philly, where we received treatment:https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/21PW0WWV6RNLU/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_1]Link to the Children's Oncology Group site:https://www.childrensoncologygroup.org/Link to Alex's Lemonade Stand:https://www.alexslemonade.org/...more April 01, 2024King Through The Ages : The 2010s Pt 2 Matt and King expert Jamie Stewart keep the thrills coming your way as they join Bill Hodges in The Mr Mercedes Trilogy . King as crime writer - let's get forensic. And then back to full dark no stars with the horror of Revival, and some Bad Dreams...
...more March 18, 2024Survivor Type - Bev Vincent The man needs no introduction from me, but I'll do it anyway. Long time friend and collaborator of Stephen King, Bev is the author of The Road To The Dark Tower and the upcoming Stephen King A Complete Exploration of His Work, Life, and Influences. We get stories and exclusive scoops fit for the King.
...more March 04, 2024Pet Sematary Pt 2 You like it darker. We go off the beaten path and end up in a place which hits hard. Light relief thanks to our celebration of King's retweet ! And a celebration of lefties.
...more February 19, 2024Survivor Type- Talking Scared's Neil McRobert This episode's Survivor Type is none other than Neil McRobert - host of Talking Scared , a podcast which features conversations with the biggest names in horror fiction. And this is not just a bold claim - Neil recently chatted to Stephen King himself in a mind bending episode. Join Matt and Neil as we discover which King works he is taking to the island, which King characters make the cut, and what he Stands for....more
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