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Don't Miss The History Of Horror

Posted: October 10, 2018, 13:29
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AMC’s Eli Roth seven-part event series, History of Horror, begins Sunday, October 14th. I have seen the first three episodes and it's a great show. Among the people being interviewed we find King and Joe Hill. Don't miss it!

101: Zombies: 10/14
102: Slashers: 10/21
103: Slashers 2: 10/22
104: Demons Inside: 10/28
105: Ghosts: 11/4
106: Creatures: 11/11
107: Vampires: 11/18

Ep. 93: Lilja Stops At Castle Rock

Posted: October 8, 2018, 22:42
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Welcome to the Stephen King Podcast Constant and New Listeners!

Join your hosts - longtime Constant Readers - Hans Lilja of Lilja's Library and writer/podcaster - Lou W. Sytsma.

Welcome to Episode 93 of The Stephen King Podcast!

A bittersweet episode as Hans is stepping down from his regular co-host duties on the podcast.

Fear not, I will continue with the podcast. Not sure what the podcast will look like going forward. Maybe I'll run it solo. Maybe I'll look at bringing in guest cohosts. Maybe a little of both. Either way, the podcast will continue!

In this episode, we review episodes 8 - 10 of Castle Rock, and give our overall thought on the first season.

Plus our recap of the latest Stephen King news.

We hope you enjoy this episode and, as usual, we want to hear from you.

Good or bad, we want it all!
You can leave us comments, questions, topic suggestions at:
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In this podcast:
1) 00:00 - Intro
2) 00:39 - Podcast Setup
3) 01:28 - News From The Death Room
4) 14:56 - Reviews From The Nightshift: Castle Rock: S01Ep8 - 10 / Season One Review
5) 34:32 - Podcast Signoff
6) 35:21 - Outro
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King & Hill Stories In Creepshow TV Series

Posted: October 8, 2018, 11:28
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Looks like the Creepshow TV series will have stories by King and Joe Hill. Here is what show runner Greg Nicotero said.

Nicotero participated in the the Shudder Panel at the annual New York Comic Con on Thursday, revealing further details about the series, including many of the writers whose stories will be adapted for the six part anthology series including Stephen King, Joe Hill, and Joe Lansdale among others.

Source: Horror News Network

Thanks to Herbert West

My Thoughts On Episode 7 Of Mr. Mercedes

Posted: October 4, 2018, 14:10
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Here are my thoughts about the seventh episode of season 2 of Mr. Mercedes.

I like Dr. Babineau but his wife I don’t really care for. She is a very flat character that you don’t like or dislike (even if it’s more of the later). You just don’t care about her.

Doctor Sleep Will Acknowledge Kubricks The Shining

Posted: October 3, 2018, 13:50
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Here is an interesting interview that Bloody Disgusting did with Mike Flanagan about the upcoming adaptation of Doctor Sleep. In it he mentions that he got in touch with the original Danny Torrance actor Danny Lloyd but not what that lead to.

He also mentions that the movie will acknowledge Kubrick’s The Shining. it’s not clear exactly what that means though.

“Yeah, I think you do,” Flanagan said. “I think you do have to acknowledge that. There is no version of the world where I am trying not to acknowledge one of the greatest films ever made. There’s no upside in shying away from that reality.”

How do you feel about that? Good? Bad? Comment bellow!

Thanks to Lou Sytsma

Castle Rock To Be Released on DVD & Blu-Ray

Posted: October 3, 2018, 11:47
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Castle Rock: The Complete First Season is to be released digitally on October 15 and on Blu-Ray January 8, 2019.

Available to own on Digital October 15 consumers can enjoy all 10 episodes in high definition and standard definition (retail $24.99/$18.99) along with never-before-seen bonus content. The Complete First Season on 4K Ultra HD ($44.98 SRP), Blu-ray ($29.98 SRP) and DVD ($24.98 SRP) is released on January 8, 2019. Consumers will be able to own all 10 episodes along with exclusive bonus features. The 4K Ultra HD release will include Blu-ray as well as a Digital Copy of the series. The Blu-ray release will feature a Digital Copy of the series.


Fear comes in many forms. What scares you?

Featuring A-list storytellers like Stephen King, Quentin Tarantino, Jordan Peele, Jason Blum, Robert Englund, Linda Blair, Tippi Hedren, Rob Zombie, Haley Joel Osment, Jack Black, John Landis, Jamie Lee Curtis and more, Eli Roth’s History of Horror brings together the masters of horror – icons and stars who define the genre – to explore its biggest themes and reveal the inspirations and struggles behind its past and present.

Each one-hour episode will take viewers on a chilling exploration of how horror has evolved through the eras and impacted society, as well as why loyal fans remain addicted to fear.

Don’t miss the series premiere of Eli Roth’s History of Horror on Sunday, October 14 at midnight/11c.

1 Year Ago Today...

Posted: September 26, 2018, 08:55
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One year ago, today I went to New York and meet these three men. I listen to Steve and Owen read from Sleeping Beauties and answer questions and I got to chat a bit with Peter. It was a great evening with the masters!

Celebrate King With A Contest

Posted: September 21, 2018, 10:00
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Today Hodder & Stoughton celebrate King's birthday by re-releasing four of his books in new editions. The title are Bag of Bones, Cell, Christine and The Shining. They have given me 3 sets of all four books to give away and I'm doing it here.

Hill's NOS4A2 Lead Cast

Posted: September 15, 2018, 15:15
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Zachary Quinto and Ashleigh Cummings are set as leads in AMC’s supernatural horror drama NOS4A2 based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Joe Hill. The show will premier in 2019 on AMC.

NOS4A2 introduces Vic McQueen (Cummings), a young, working class artist who discovers she has a supernatural ability to track the seemingly immortal Charlie Manx (Quinto). Manx feeds off the souls of children, then deposits what remains of them into Christmasland – a twisted Christmas Village of Manx’s imagination where every day is Christmas day and unhappiness is against the law. Vic must strive to defeat Manx and rescue his victims – without losing her mind or falling victim to him herself.

James Ransone Talks IT

Posted: September 14, 2018, 10:13
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James Ransone talks to Metro about his part in IT: Chapter 2 and confirms that King has visited the set. There has been a rumor circulating that King has a cameo in the movie. That has not been confirmed though.

Thanks to Lou Sytsma

My Thoughts On Episode 10 Of Castle Rock

Posted: September 12, 2018, 14:01
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Here are my thoughts (contains spoilers) of the season finale of Castle Rock.

Castle Rock has reached the end of the first season. Before I saw it I was worried that they wouldn’t tie it all together. That they would leave a lot of questions open. Now that I have seen it I can only say...

Ritual Of Chüd Inluded In IT Part 2

Posted: September 10, 2018, 23:16
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Screenwriter Gary Dauberman has confirmed that the Ritual of Chüd will be included in the second IT movie.

“The Ritual of Chüd is challenging, but it’s such an important component to the book that we had to address it. That stuff is difficult to balance, but because (director Andy Muschietti, producer Barbara Muschietti and I) worked with each other before, when I’m writing pages and all that stuff it becomes more of a conversation and less like, ‘Hey, here’s what I did.’ It’s sort of organic; it’s really kind of just chipping away at the stone and trying to find the most focused, accessible way into some of more metaphysical aspects of that book.”

Source: Coming Soon

Thanks to Lou Sytsma

Excerpt from Flight or Fright

Posted: September 6, 2018, 10:55
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Here are a few more excerpts from Flight or Fright.


Stephen King reading his story The Turbulence Expert.


Christian Coulson reading They Shall Not Grow Old by Roald Dahl

Corey Stoll reading Zombies on a Plane by Bev Vincent (Link)

My Thoughts On Episode 3 Of Mr Mercedes

Posted: September 6, 2018, 04:00
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Here are my thoughts about the third episode of season 2 of Mr. Mercedes.

I like the season but I also think that it needs to start. It needs more action. I’m all for letting us know the characters and the mood they are in but we know the characters, we know what their agenda is. Now we need to see it happen.

A Taste Of Flight Or Fright

Posted: September 5, 2018, 13:00
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Flight or Fright is now out (review coming) and Simon & Schuster Audio sent me the following.

First out is a video of Norbert Leo Butz (one of the narrators) saying "Hi" from the studio.



They also sent an exerpt from the book; The Flying Machine by Ray Bradbury.



You can order your copy of the audio edition here.

Ep. 92: Mr Mercedes Tours Castle Rock & The Tower

Posted: September 3, 2018, 16:57
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Welcome to the Stephen King Podcast Constant and New Listeners!

Join your hosts - longtime Constant Readers - Hans Lilja of Lilja's Library and writer/podcaster - Lou W. Sytsma.

Welcome to Episode 92 of The Stephen King Podcast!

In this episode, we review episodes 4 - 7 of Castle Rock, the first episode of Season Two of Mr. Mercedes, and a one year retrospective review of the Dark Tower movie.

Plus our recap of the latest Stephen King news.

We hope you enjoy this episode and, as usual, we want to hear from you.

Good or bad, we want it all!

You can leave us comments, questions, topic suggestions at:
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In this podcast:
1) 00:00 - Intro
2) 00:35 - Podcast Setup
3) 01:10 - News From The Death Room
4) 16:52 - Reviews From The Nightshift: Castle Rock: S01Ep4 - 7
32:01 Mr. Mercedes: S02Ep01
42:25 Dark Tower Movie - One Year Retro Review
5) 58:46 - Podcast Signoff
6) 1:23:32 - Outro


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Contest!!!

Posted: September 3, 2018, 11:28
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A week from now, September 10, I will randomly pick three winners who will each receive a copy of the UK edition of Fright or Flight. I will pick the winners from those of you that have sent in photos to my fan photo page for the following books:

Sleeping Beauties
The Outsider
Shining in the Dark

The photos must be submitted and on the page by midnight Swedish time (6 hours ahead of New York Time) between Sunday and Monday. How to get the photo to me? Well, that is up to you :-)

Good Luck!

Maximum Overdrive Blu-Ray Extra

Posted: August 23, 2018, 15:01
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I don’t know about you but I’m getting a copy of this! Just look at all these extra stuff we’re getting!


NEW: Audio Commentary with Writer Tony Magistrale, Author of Hollywood’s Steven King

NEW: Audio Commentary by Actor and Comedian Jonah Ray and Blumhouse Film Executive Ryan Turek

NEW: “Truck Stop Tales” Featurette – An Interview with Producer Martha De Laurentiis

NEW: “Rage Against the Machines” Featurette – An Interview with Actress Laura Harrington

NEW: “Honeymoon Horrors” Featurette – Interviews with Actor John Short and Actress Yeardley Smith

NEW: “Maximum Carnage” Featurette – An Interview with Make-Up Effects Creator Dean Gates
“A Kid in King’s Court” Featurette – An Interview with Actor Holter Graham

NEW: “The Wilmington Factor” Featurette – A Look Back at the Filming of Maximum Overdrive with Members of the Production Crew in North Carolina

NEW: “Who Made Who?” Featurette – An Interview with Murray Engleheart, Co-Author of AC/DC: Maximum Rock & Roll

NEW: “Goblin Resurrectus” Featurette – The Restoration of the Happy Toyz Golbin

Behind-the-Scenes Footage

Still Gallery

Theatrical Trailer

TV Spots



Thanks to Lou Sytsma

We Have A Winner!

Posted: August 22, 2018, 17:48
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The Pennywise x 2 contest is over and we have a winner and who would be better to present him than the guys themselves. So, take it away Pennywise and Pennywise!


Congratulations to Paul Frank!

My Interview With Makayla Lysiak

Posted: August 21, 2018, 09:12
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Just in time for the premier of season 2 of Mr. Mercedes I got to do a short interview with Makayla Lysiak who plays Barbara, Jerome’s little sister. We talk about how she prepared for the role and what she thinks of Stephen King.

Also check out my interivew with Rob Kyker; propmaster on Mr. Mercedes.

Special feature

King calendar

Out now!:
Stephen King: Stories From Five Decades of Storytelling (Italian edition)
April 15, 2025:
Letter Slot (Owen King)
April 15, 2025:
Jackknife (Joe Hill)
2025:
Shining in the Dark (German trade ed.)
May 27, 2025:
Never Flinch
may 2025:
Stephen King: Stories From Five Decades of Storytelling (Czech edition)
June 6, 2025:
Life of Chuck
July 2, 2025:
Stephen King: Not Just Horror (Greek ed.)
2025:
Stephen King: Not Just Horror (German ed.)
September 2025:
Welcome To Derry (TV series)
September 2, 2025:
Hansel & Gretel
September 12, 2025:
The Long Walk (movie)
2025:
Stephen King: Stories From Five Decades of Storytelling (German edition)
2025:
Stephen King: Stories From Five Decades of Storytelling (Portuguese edition)
2025:
Abraham’s Boys (Joe Hill)
2025:
Stephen King: Not Just Horror (Portuguese ed.)
October 21, 2025:
King Sorrow (Joe Hill)
November 7, 2025:
The Running Man
2025:
The Institute (TV series)

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