220 episodes

A Stephen King Podcast For Stephen King Obsessives

The Kingcast FANGORIA Podcast Network

    • TV & Film
    • 4.7 • 862 Ratings

A Stephen King Podcast For Stephen King Obsessives

    1408 with Jeff Zhang

    1408 with Jeff Zhang

    Film critic and podcaster Jeff Zhang (Strange Harbors) joins Wampler and Vespe to chat about 1408, both the original King short story and the surprisingly good 2007 adaptation starring John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson. We dive into both, decide which of the bazillion attempted endings is the actual best one, figure out if we could live in a place with a bad history, and even touch on the complete wasteland that is the entertainment blogging world these days.

    • 1 hr 32 min
    The Bachman Books with Jeff Wadlow

    The Bachman Books with Jeff Wadlow

    Director Jeff Wadlow (Imaginary, Fantasy Island, Cry Wolf) joins Wampler and Vespe to dig into the notorious Bachman Books. Conversation turns from all of our real life imaginary friends to the bleak stories contained in The Bachman Books, including Rage, which King has never put back into printing after a slew of copycat crimes that were allegedly inspired by the actions the lead character takes in that story. Will The Long Walk ever be adapted? Why does King think Roadwork might be the best of his Bachman output? Does the author have the right to pull their own work after release? All these questions and more are answered in today's episode.

    • 1 hr 24 min
    Ranking Stephen King Cameos with Screen Draft's Clay Keller and Ryan Marker

    Ranking Stephen King Cameos with Screen Draft's Clay Keller and Ryan Marker

    Are you ready for the podcast crossover event of the century? Well, you damn well should be because The Kingcast boys are welcoming Screen Draft's Clay Keller and Ryan Marker and turning the tables on them. Wampler and Vespe serve as commissioners and it's up to Clay and Ryan to rank the top 7 Stephen King Cameos of all time. What will make the cut? How many King cameos will actually be for movies based on King's work? You might be surprised by what Clay and Ryan pick, but we can guarantee you'll have a blast hearing them justifying their choices.

    • 1 hr 43 min
    Dolan's Cadillac with Wynter Mitchell

    Dolan's Cadillac with Wynter Mitchell

    The Kingcast boys finally dive into arguably the very worst direct adaptation of a Stephen King story: 2009's Dolan's Cadillac starring Christian Slater and American Beauty's Wes Bentley.

    Joining us is fellow podcaster and Kingcast favorite guest Wynter Mitchell (Tangent Island) who hated the movie even more than we did. Why is this movie so bad? Could a good movie ever be made from this short story or is it doomed to only ever work on the page? Who comes out of this adaptation squeaky clean (lookin' at you Christian Slater) and who doesn't (lookin' at you everybody else), and what horrors await when you IMDB director Jeff Beesley? All those questions are answered (and so many more) in this extra rowdy episode.

    • 1 hr 19 min
    Carrie with Lily Sullivan

    Carrie with Lily Sullivan

    Evil Dead Rise star Lily Sullivan joins The Kingcast boys to talk about her latest genre outing, a thriller called Monolith, as well as Brian De Palma's Carrie. Lily dives into her own quasi-traumatic upbringing thanks a horror-loving mom, how Stephen King played into that, and, of course, how iconic Carrie is. You'll also get some conspiracy talk, how absolutely terrifying podcasters are, and the infectious nature of words, so this one is packed to the brim.

    Monolith will be released in theaters and on demand this Friday, February 16th. Also releasing this weekend is Grimsburg, the sponsor of this episode, which airs on Fox Sundays at 9:30/8:30pm Central.

    • 54 min
    Cujo with Sam Haft

    Cujo with Sam Haft

    This isn't your typical Cujo conversation this week as we welcome the very talented writer, performer, and singer Sam Haft (Hazbin Hotel, The Living Tombstone) onto the show. He doesn't just come ready to get silly while talking about Cujo, he also created a whole-ass original song for this episode called "Bat Blood," sung from Cujo's point of view after he eats the face off of the Cambers's neighbor.

    You get a full, original Cujo song as well as a lively and highly entertaining chat about growing up being afraid of horror, a deep dive into Stephen King's process and what makes him so unique as a popular author, and what would a Cujo remake starring a house cat look like.

    • 1 hr 28 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
862 Ratings

862 Ratings

klinteastwoodmfc ,

Great pod

Been a fan of vespe and wampler since the Ain’t it cool days…awesome pod gents! Constant listener from SATX here

jcorozza ,

Love pod, but confused spoilers within

Hi-

Love the pod, but I was confused by your life of chuck discussion in 1/17/24 episode. I was never under the impression that chuck knew that was him dying when he opened the door when he was 12. When he started having the headaches when he was older, he probably guessed, but he didn’t know at 12. That’s what made it to me so sad. If he knew when he was12, that just makes it less interesting to me. You guys read the script too, so maybe that’s there. I wondered if he knew at 12, but I, ultimately, thought it was pretty clear he didn’t. I mean why would he think that dying man was him? His grandfather had seen someone else die, not himself. Unfortunately, I don’t have the book on me, so I can’t reread it to make sure I’m right. Anyway, it made it kind of hard to listen after that because it totally changes the story if you think he knew. Anyway, still love the pod, 5 stars

FreshZ ,

Good idea detailed by politics

It’s hit or miss. There are some great episodes that mostly stay on topic. Then there are some which devolve into politics or other subjects. When they can stay focused, it’s usually pretty good, especially if you are a big King fan. Some very interesting guests as well. Wish they could stick to the King universe though.

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