Heavy topics:A loner young man who becomes radicalized, you know, for a change“We are doomed to repeat the mistakes of previous generations” is maybe what Stephen was going for, but....This is a 1 to 1 metaphor about addictionThe lighter side:T

The Running Man

Jan 21st, 2020 1h 34m

Heavy topics:We really, really, REALLY hate Ben RichardsWhoooo boy there is so much racism and misogyny hereSex work is just a part of this world and is totally unremarkable unless my wife does itA man’s sense of self and ego are more important

Different Seasons Part 2

Jan 7th, 2020 1h 53m

Heavy topics:Get in loser, we’re getting existentially traumatizedDisplacement of griefTHE. LEECHES!Teddy’s anger and his relationship with his dadStud City has some… troubling implicationsThe lighter side:Real 1960s childhood sad boi hoursGord

Different Seasons Part 1

Dec 1st, 2019 1h 57m

Heavy topics:Red is not a sympathetic narrator, he is a barely remorseful murdererThe horror and failure of the American prison systemNazis, the Holocaust, and the deaths of millionsTodd and Dussander’s toxic relationship ruined them bothThe li

BONUS EPISODE: Stephen King Halloween Costumes

Oct 28th, 2019 28m 27s

In which we discuss the most overdone costumes and offer alternatives, give you some ideas for pair costumes that AREN'T the Grady twins, and tell you the funniest, sexiest, and of course the scariest costumes of all.Follow us on twitter: @List

Cujo

Oct 17th, 2019 1h 53m

Heavy topics:Eating disorders, addiction, control, and inertiaEVERYONE in this book is anxious about somethingDonna's maternal transgression is punished by losing her sonHot take: addiction is badThe lighter side:Tad is a sexy lampDog actors ar

The Dead Zone

Oct 3rd, 2019 2h 6m

Heavy topics:Four and a half years in a coma…. No ThanksStephen’s writing about women, based on the intersection of religious fanaticism and motherhoodThe argument that serial killers are often abuse victims is one put forth by the serial kille

The Long Walk

Sep 10th, 2019 1h 52m

Heavy topics:There are SO MANY horrible deathsMcVries is a problematic fave to put it lightlyStephen brings race into this AGAIN when will he stop.The lighter side:Lillie's Hot Beach Reads™Raw hamburger?? Hello???That watermelon sounds s

Firestarter

Aug 13th, 2019 1h 43m

Heavy topics:Stephen does not have a nuanced grasp of how to do Native American representation and we REALLY wish he would stop trying.Charlie's mom gets very murdered. Thanks, we hate it.The monstrous feminine, spooky little girls, and the des

The Stand Part 3

Jul 31st, 2019 2h 21m

Heavy topics:Measles is fucked up, get vaccinated.Nadine’s rape and the wasted potential of her characterTom Cullen is effectively a new character and it is badStephen’s addiction issues are really showingThe lighter side:Knife fighting i

The Stand Part 2

Jul 16th, 2019 1h 59m

Heavy topics:Writing disability, ableism, and the euphemism treadmillThe Kid is awful and completely superfluousHarold is an incel and it is terribleStephen King spends a lot of time in school shooter’s mindset and should REALLY stop doing

The Stand Part 1

Jul 2nd, 2019 1h 53m

Heavy topics:We really hate Larry UnderwoodStephen has... issues with mothers and family dynamicsThis book appropriates the Kent State massacreThis book has . some egregious racism in itThe Military Is Both Malicious And Incompetent: The N

Night Shift

Jun 17th, 2019 1h 47m

We apologize for the audio quality, we had some recording issues this week.Heavy topics:Will we ever be done talking about addiction on this show? Maybe next week.HP Lovecraft was a terrible person - what do we do with that?The lighter side

The Shining

Jun 7th, 2019 1h 38m

Heavy topics:Jack sucks for a million reasons and we're gonna talk about as many as we canAlcoholism and the mindset of the alcoholicEmotional and physical abuseAbusive men and patterns of abusive behaviorWhat the fuck is in that playgroun

'salem's Lot

May 21st, 2019 1h 37m

Heavy topics:The acknowledgment of serial killers and the realization that we are not safeRuthie Crockett and the virgin/whore dichotomyEveryone in this town is monstrous and transgression begets transgressionThe lighter side:Ann Norton is

Carrie

May 7th, 2019 1h 23m

This week’s heavy topics:Trauma and repressionJulia Kristeva’s theory of abjectionHow this book resonates today in regard to school shootingsKids are assholesThis week’s silly topics:Margot is petty on three (3) occasionsStephen doesn’t

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