Castle Rock Radio: A Stephen King Podcast

In this week's episode, we return to Film Land with 1990's Tales From the Darkside: The Movie. How much money is a fair price to whack a cat? Why do gargoyles have such complex mating rituals? And is Debbie Harry the dumbest witch in cinema history? ALSO: Five THOUSAND cats??? KING NEWS: Danny Torrance gets cast in Mike Flanagan's Doctor Sleep, Richard Price is adapting The Outsider, the Dark Tower TV show is still alive, and the grownups get cast in IT: Chapter Two. If you dig the show, throw us a buck or two on Patreon at www.Patreon.com/PMMPUBLISHING. 

King continues his fascination with urine in his latest short story, "Laurie", published exclusively on his website. Is this guy's dead wife possessing his dog? Probably not, but it'd be a whole lot cooler if she were. As always, if you dig the show, please support CRR over on Patreon at www.patreon.com/PMMPUBLISHING. 

Yup, that's right, folks. Today we're ranking Stephen King. Buckle up. http://castlerockcast.com/the-ultimate-sk-ranking/ 

In this week's episode, Patrick Lacey (author of Bone Saw) joins us to discuss "The Raft" from Skeleton Crew (1985) and Creepshow 2(1987). We dig into the bizarre yet fascinating history of the story's previous life, which includes the time Stephen King got drunk and stole a bunch of traffic cones and was promptly arrested. Also, why is there even a raft out in this lake if there's a NO SWIMMING sign? Why did George Romero decide to turn the protagonist into a creepy rapist? And where exactly did Deke hide those drugs? PLUS: Danny Boyle's 28 Trimesters Later. KING NEWS: The Outsider is now out! So is Laurie (not Lori). Support CRR on Patreon at www.patreon.com/PMMPUBLISHING 

Smoke 'em if you got 'em, because we're talking about "The Ten O'Clock People" from 1993's Nightmares & Dreamscapes with special guest Andrew Hilbert (author of Invasion of the Weirdos). Why is the pacing so awkward in this story? Is this secretly a lazy outline for a much longer work? And why does everybody have three different names? All of that and more, so tune in and do the Dew, dude. KING NEWS: Film adaptation announcements for "The Gingerbread Girl" and "In the Tall Grass"; and Mike Patton's score for 1922 is now available for pre-orders. Support Castle Rock Radio: https://www.patreon.com/pmmpublishing

On this week's episode, we continue our exploration of the Children of the Corn franchise with The Final(?) Sacrifice. Why does everybody immediately trust these kids who obviously just murdered an entire town? Did this pseudo-Baldwin brother actually cover the Jonestown Massacre? And what the hell is going on with this weird corrupt sheriff subplot? ALSO: a Clive Barker amusement park! KING NEWS: Casting update on Pet Sematary. If you dig the show, support us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/PMMPUBLISHING.

In this special Nazi edition of Castle Rock Radio, we talk about Hitler's farting problems, why bullies need to exist, and wonder how this kid's parents are totally okay with him spending all of his free time in some old man's house. "Apt Pupil" is the second novella from Stephen King's Different Seasons, published in 1982. Bryan Singer adapted it into a film in 1998 starring Brad Renfro and Ian McKellen. Jay Wilburn (author of The Dead Song Legend series) joins us for the discussion. KING NEWS: The Long Walk's film adaptation picks up a new screenwriter, and Hulu's upcoming Castle Rock show finally announces a release date (along with a brand new trailer!). If you dig the show, please throw us a buck or two on Patreon at www.patreon.com/PMMPUBLISHING.

Let's thumb a ride back to Castle Rock for a little rodent coitus fun in Stephen King's "Nona" from 1985's Skeleton Crew. And while we're at it, why don't you go ahead and cut that hippie hair already, you utter freak. If you dig the show, throw us a buck or two over on Patreon at www.Patreon.com/PMMPUBLISHING.

Why isn't this book in Tak!'s point of view? Why does Stephen King automatically think everybody is dead when visiting small towns? Is this the most religious King's ever gotten in a novel? All of that and more in this week's episode with special guest Betty Rocksteady. Support us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/pmmpublishing 

Join us as we take a trip to The (New) Outer Limits and discuss the utterly ridiculous season three episode, "The Revelations of 'Becka Paulson," directed by Steven Weber and based on the little known Stephen King short story. Starring Catherine O'Hara as a woman with a bullet in her brain and Weber himself as the 8x10 Man (formerly Jesus H. Christ)! If you dig the show, please support us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/PMMPUBLISHING. 

Jessica McHugh (author of The Train Derails in Boston) joins us to discuss Irish Morgan Freeman, Sesame Street, and synonyms for cookies. If you dig the show, throw us a buck or two on Patreon: www.Patreon.com/PMMPUBLISHING

In 1970, Cavalier published Stephen King's first pro-paid horror story, "Graveyard Shift." It asked many of life's most important questions, such as is overtime worth beating off rats and is Jerusalem actually located in Maine? Also, we invented a brand new game show for all you nature enthusiasts! If you dig the show, throw us a buck (or two) on Patreon at www.patreon.com/pmmpublishing.

What does the Boogeyman do in his spare time? Why are babies so easy to kill? How many erections did this story kill during its publication in Cavalier? All of that and more in today's episode, featuring special guest T. Fox Dunham! If you dig the show, support us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/pmmpublishing. We also have shirts on TeePublic! Go clothe yourself, you disgusting animal.

Would you stay in a guest house if someone told you giant toads might rain from the sky? How many toads could a freezer possibly hold, anyway? Also, is this really the story that cured King's writer's block after finishing The Tommyknockers? Betty Rocksteady, author of Like Jagged Teeth, joins us to discuss "Rainy Season" from 1993's Nightmares & Dreamscapes. Visit our TeePublic page for our new Castle Rock Radio shirt! And support us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/pmmpublishing

It's our one-year anniversary, baby! To celebrate, we're answering some fan questions. Also, we have T-shirts now! Visit our TeePublic page. If you dig the show, please support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/pmmpublishing

In this very special episode of Castle Rock Radio, Max is joined by Michael David Wilson and Bob Pastorella of This is Horror/Story Unboxed to pay tribute to the recently departed Jack Ketchum. We talk about a good majority of his work, specifically The Girl Next Door and "The Box", so expect to encounter plenty of spoilers. Support our show on Patreon at www.patreon.com/pmmpublishing

Is Gary Busey drunk on set in every movie? Were Red and Marty early prototypes for Rick and Morty? Find out in today's episode, where we are joined by Lucas Mangum of The Mangum Show! Hooray! If you dig the show, support us on Patreon www.patreon.com/pmmpublishing

There have never been more Stephen King film adaptations in the works like there are right now. In today's episode, Benoit Lelievre from Dead End Follies joins us to discuss the massive list recently published by Den of Geek. If you dig the show, please support us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/pmmpublishing

In "Home Delivery" a pregnant woman wielding an ax tries her darnedest to survive the zombie apocalypse. Special guest Jay Wilburn (author of The Dead Song Legend series) joins us to discuss space worms, chicken noodle soup, and the undead. If you dig the show, support us on Patreon www.Patreon.com/PMMPUBLISHING

Max and Lori welcome 2018 with one of King's earliest short stories, "Strawberry Spring" from 1978's Night Shift! Is Spring-heeled Jack real? Did Stephen King ever kill anybody in college? All of that and more! Also: lots of NEWS in this episode, including a sequel to one of the worst things SK has ever written. Hooray! Join our new Stephen King discussion group on Facebook - Castle Rock Radio: For Fans of Stephen King, Podcasts, and Dick Jokes. As always, if you dig the show, please support us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/pmmpublishing Music: “The Rat King is Coming” by krackatoa (FYI, we recorded this on a brand new mic much stronger than what we are used to, so we did not anticipate it to pick up EVERY. LITTLE. SOUND. in our house. We tried to fix most of the noise, but the hum from our dehumidifier ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE HOUSE is still sorta present. Future episodes won't be so wonky. Sorry!)