Needful King

In a special patron only episode, Sam and Vanessa share their favorite scary Stephen King short stories guaranteed to give you nightmares this Halloween!

Travis from Planetos Podcast joins Vanessa once again to revisit the wild and horrifying ride of Misery, and how it cemented Annie Wilkes as an icon of literary and cinematic history.

Vanessa is joined by special guest Travis from Planetos Podcast to examine one of King's grimmer tales, Pet Sematary, as well as the movies - original and remake - that attempt to bring the novel to life.

The Shining’s sequel, Doctor Sleep, has finally hit the big screen! Come listen to Sam and Vanessa discuss in depth how the film brings the novel to life, and pays homage both to King’s emotional themes and Kubrick’s iconic cinematography.

Join Sam and Vanessa as we revisit the terror of The Shining in King's novel and Kubrick's 1980 movie, and how we may see shades of both in Mike Flanagan's adaptation of Doctor Sleep!

We wrap up our IT discussion with a review and analysis of the 2017 IT movie and the recently released IT Chapter Two. We also announce the topic for our October Patreon episode!

Our podcast debuts with a discussion of Stephen King's novel IT and the original 1990 TV movie, plus a rundown of recent news covering the many, MANY King adaptations coming to our screens.