Kingsize

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...

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.

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.

We are so lucky to have Stephen King's favourite mid grade horror author Ally Malinenko on the island as our Survivor Type. We talk Losers, Censorship, Cancer and Why Story Matters. Unmissable.

If you go down to the woods today... The teddy Bears' picnic but it's Zombie Bears! Join Matt and Si as they stray off the path and pick away at the surface of domesticity and sense the monsters lurking within King's classic novel. We cover the first part of the novel.

Following on from the Amused Bouche of last week's interview, now we sink our teeth into the main event - Richard is our Survivor Type. What 3 Kings will he worship ? Which King will be thrown on the flames? Will The Beam be upheld or left to ruin away ? What character will Richard set traps for ... and which King protagonist will share the sands with him ? All this and more.....

Matt kicks off 2024 with author & King expert Jamie Stewart as they bring back the much loved "King Through The Ages" series. King is 63 in 2010 and shows no sign of slowing down - in fact he's speeding up. In this bonanza episode we talk Full Dark No Stars, 11/22/63, The Wind Through The Keyhole, Joyland and Dr Sleep. The man is clearing the shelves and fleshing out fan faves and ideas that have been percolating for 20 years plus.... it's a trip.

On 22 Jan we have a new Survivor Type - the fascinating Richard Sheppard, host of The Constant Reader Podcast . Simon and Matt had such an in depth chat with Richard, that we decided to release a tasty morsel of our interview in advance of the main course next week. He's in the lifeboat with us , sharing his insights before we throw him overboard. Come grab a bite....

Cometh the hour, cometh the Ice Man. We reach the endgame . The man on the mission marches us to this glorious book's final suckerpunch conclusion. Take our hand, let's roll.