Welcome Aboard American Pride Flight 29... 

For The Langoliers:

Introduction: A Jam Packed Sci-Fi King Title at 35,000 feet! 

(14:52) Strengths:

-Setting!

-Dialog & Prose!

-Science & the Sci-Fi! 

USA Hardcover (Pgs: 60-63)

(33:21) Characters:

-Brian, Laurel, Bethany, Craig, Dinah, Albert, & Nick 

(53:17) Criticisms, Questions & the 1995 Miniseries:

-A Negative Happy Ending

-Too Many Characters

-Chop or Extend the Length

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Kim C. will Return with Secret Window, Secret Garden

2022, Thank You for 27 Episodes!

Happy New Year, Stephen King Fans!

Let's Give Away 10 Awards to Celebrate the Best of Underrated King 2022:

1. Best Hero

2. Best Leading Lady

3. Best Sidekick

4. Best/Worst Villain

5. The Character/Story that Left Me Wanting More

6. Best Fight Scene/Action Sequence

7. Best Romance

8. Best Stephen King Miniseries of 2022

9. Best Stephen King Short Story of 2022

10. Best Stephen King Novel of 2022

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Kim C. will be back in January 2023 with Four Past Midnight! 

“It was a dirty world, and the longer you lived, the dirtier you got.”

For Blaze: 

Introduction: A 1973 Bachman Seedling and a Hard Case Crime Resurrection! 

(13:43) Strengths: 

-Tragic Characters alongside Johnny & Scott

-An Homage to Steinbeck

-Narrative Structure

(36:50) Characters: 

-George Rackley, John Chelzman, Joe Girard & Doug Bluenote

USA Hardcover (Pgs: 116-118)

(55;15) Criticisms & Conclusion 

-Why No Solid Time Period, R. Bachman?

-Switching POV

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Permission to Enter the Stephen Kingdom... 

Welcome Writer/Director/Actor/Youtube Series Creator, David McCracken to the Show! 

In this Constant Reader Interview, David & I Chat:

-The Origins of The Stephen Kingdom

-The Underrated Norman Daniels & Hearts in Atlantis 

-Favorite Stephen King Females: Paging Ms. White... 

-Which SK Adaptation would you Fix/Film for the 1st Time? 

-Where in SK's World would you like to get Stuck? 

More from David McCracken: (mrpicturesfilm.com)

Youtube: The Stephen Kingdom

Youtube: It's Lit: The (Stephen) King of Horror ft. Lindsay Ellis

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Kim C. will Return with Blaze! 

“Come on, big guy. Let's go for a ride. Let's cruise.”

For Christine: 

Introduction: This Cherry Red 80s Baby is Kind Of Great! 

(9:01) Characters: 

-Dennis, Arnie, The Cunninghams, Leigh, Buddy & Roland D. LeBay

(39:15) Unique Elements & Strengths: 

1. Vintage Small Town Americana 

2. Cursed Objects/Soul Possession: 

-Christine is a Horcrux and The One Ring

3. Narrative Structure 

-Parallels with The Great Gatsby!

USA Hardcover (Pgs: 433-437)

(1:15:21) Criticisms & The 1983 John Carpenter Film: 

-Too Much Time with the Parentals? A Different Ending? 

-Casting, Script, & Special Effects!

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Stand By Your Man...  

For Mr. Harrigan's Phone (2022):  

(Pt.1) What I Liked!

Page to Screen Glory! (All those Classic Novels!)  

-Superb Casting & Themes (Modern Day Dickens)  

-Thumbs Up on the Voiceover 

-Strong Artistic Decisions 

(25:58) (Pt. 2) Criticisms:  

-Film Marketing: To Horror/Not to Horror? 

-Was Mr. Harrigan ALWAYS a Killer?  

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Kim C. will Return with Christine!

What Shall We Ask a Stephen King Archivist???

Welcome Bryant-the-Brilliant Burnette to the Show! 

In this Constant Reader Interview, Bryant & I Chat:

-Bachman as a Teenager 

-The Unlikely Dark Tower Novel in the No. 1 Spot

-The Essential Honesty of Good Storytelling

-The Breathing Method! 

-Post Reading Fairy Tale Thoughts! 

-Which Stephen King Setting would need a Nose Plug!? 

-Chatting with Non-King fans

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Kim C. will Return with Christine! 

"Bad people need to pay a price, and the price should be high." 

For Billy Summers: 

Introduction: 

-I Am Blown Away! The Ugly Cry and a Top-5 Contender? 

(22:15) What's Working/Strengths:

-Channeling the Masculine Classics

-Structure/Plot/Pacing

USA Hardcover (Pgs: 140, 267-268)

(53:50) Characters:

-Billy, Alice, Bucky, & Nick 

(1:22:32) Criticisms/Final Thoughts/Questions: 

-The Slippery Slope of Info Dumping

-The Power/Risk of Forbidden Love

-Paging 11/22/63...

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Kim C. will Return with the next Stephen King novel soon! Maybe Christine??? 

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"There's No Place Like Home..." 

For Wizard & Glass Pt. 3:

Introduction: Finally Calm! Let's Chat the 2nd Half!

(3:54) What's Working in the last 300 pages!

1. The Twisty Plot

2. Hypnotism!

3. Characters: 

-The Man in Blaaaaack! 

-Cuthbert is a Cutie

-Eldred Jonas the Letdown 

-Rhea (the Creature) of the Coos?

4. "We're Off to See the Wizard!" 

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All Hail Stephen King KA-WEEN, Julia Marchese!!!

We Celebrate Our 100th Episode with the Writer/Director of, "I Know What You Need!"

In this 100th Episode & Constant Reader Interview, Julia M. & I Chat:

-1st Stephen King Title at the Age of 11!

-Underrated Bachman For the Win! 

-Adapting a Dollar Baby 

-Why is The Long Walk So Dang Good? 

-The Long Journey of the Dark Tower

-The 90s Actor We Both Crush On

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