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Melanie Lynskey Moves To Castle Rock

Posted: June 29, 2017, 02:25
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Deadline Reports that Melanie Lynskey has been cast for Castle Rock.

Melanie Lynskey (HBO’s Togetherness) has been tapped as the female lead opposite André Holland in Hulu’s upcoming psychological-horror drama series Castle Rock from J.J. Abrams and Stephen King.

Lynskey will play Molly Strand, a woman with a rare medical condition who’s barely scraping by as a real estate agent in a town where every third property is the site of someone’s worst nightmare. Holland plays Henry, a death row attorney with a unique and complicated history in Castle Rock. In addition to Holland, Lynskey joins previously cast Sissy Spacek and Jane Levy.

Thanks to Lou Sytsma.

Sissy Spacek Moves To Castle Rock

Posted: June 27, 2017, 08:43
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Suburgatory alumna Jane Levy is set to co-star opposite André Holland in Hulu’s upcoming psychological-horror drama series Castle Rock from J.J. Abrams and Stephen King. Also boarding the show in a key role is an actress closely associated with King’s cinematic world, Carrie star Sissy Spacek.

Holland will play Henry, a death row attorney with a unique and complicated history in Castle Rock.

Oscar winner alum Spacek will play Ruth Deaver, the estranged adoptive mother of Henry (Holland). She’s a retired professor whose fading memories might hold a key to Castle Rock’s unsettling past. Levy plays Jackie, the death-obsessed self-appointed historian of Castle Rock.

Source: Deadline.

Thanks to Lou Sytsma

Mr Mercedes To Comic Con

Posted: June 27, 2017, 07:22
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Mr Mercedes is heading to ComicCon.

Mr. Mercedes, the adapation set for AT&T’s Audience network which will begin airing in August, will be holding a panel on Sunday, July 23 from 1:30PM-2:30PM. They’ll be bringing along director Jack Bender, as well as cast members Harry Tredaway, Holland Taylor, Kelly Lynch, Jharrel Jerome, and Breeda Wool to discuss the upcoming series. The series also stars Brendan Gleeson, but it doesn’t look like he will be on the panel.

More info here

The Sleeping Beauties Book Tour - Ticket Info (5/10)

Posted: June 24, 2017, 02:48
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News about Stephen & Owen’s signings for Sleeping Beauties are starting to come in and here I will list news as they come in.

Here are all the dates and info (more to come):

September 26th, 2017 - New York City
TBA

September 27th, 2017 - Hudson Valley, NY Area (SOLD OUT!)
Place: Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater
Time: Show 7pm
Tickets: Oblong Subscribers June 14, On sale June 19
Price: $40.00
Link

September 28th, 2017 - Newton Centre, MA (SOLD OUT!)
Place: Newtonville Books
Time: Doors 6pm // Show 7pm
Tickets: Now
Price: $35.00 ($37.22 w/service fee)
Link

September 29th, 2017 - Chicago, IL
Place: Residence Hall/Recreation Center on campus @ North Central College
Time: Show 7pm
Tickets: On sale June 27
Price: $40
Link

September 30th, 2017 - Milwaukee, WI
Place: The Riverside Theater
Time: Doors 7pm // Show 8pm
Tickets: Pre-sale June 14, On sale June 16
Price: $32.50, not including tax and fees
Link

October 1st, 2017 - St. Louis, MO (SOLD OUT!)
Place: J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts at Lindenwood University
Time: Show 7pm
Tickets: June 19
Price: $40, including tax and fees
Link

October 2nd, 2017 - Missoula, MT
TBA

October 3rd, 2017 - Portland, OR
TBA

October 5th, 2017 - Toronto, ON, Canada
TBA

October 6th, 2017 - Sarasota, FL
TBA





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What If A Love Song Was A King Book?

Posted: June 20, 2017, 11:34
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What if a love song was really the title of a King book? What would that look like? Well, Butcher Billy know...

Stephen King is one of the most influential authors of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. His dark and twisted imagination has been crucial in shaping the contemporary pop culture since the late 70's - when his novels were first discovered by filmmakers like Stanley Kubrick and Brian De Palma - until more recently with modern TV series like Stranger Things paying homage to his brilliant influence and monumental contribution to pop culture.

This series imagines an alternate universe in which some of the most hopeless, desperate and tragic heartbreak songs of the 70's and 80's were actually novels written by Stephen King. The concept is to look at the dark side of love through the lenses of pop culture, bringing twisted aspects of his classic stories to play with the original meanings of the songs - that can be completely subverted or strangely emphasized, while paying tribute to the vintage design of the original book covers.


See more here.

Thanks to Ash Herod


Thanks to Douglas Dowie

Various IT News

Posted: June 19, 2017, 15:00
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Here are some IT photos.

Jeremey instagram pic of related scene storyboard.

This one shows a lot of the film's storyboards in sequence.

And here are some of the soundtrack being recorded.

Thanks to Lou Sytsma & Matty Jorissen

Ep. 75 - Pushing Gwendy's Button Box

Posted: June 18, 2017, 23:58
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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 75 of The Stephen King Podcast !

As always we bring you all the latest Stephen King news.

Plus this episode, we look at the Stephen King / Richard Chizmar collaboration - Gwendy's Button Box.

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

Good or bad, we want it all!

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In this podcast:
1) 00:00 - Intro
2) 00:30 - Podcast Setup
3) 01:04 - News From The DeathRoom
4) 29:59 - Night Shift Review of the Gwendy's Button Box
5) 49:48 - Podcast Signoff
6) 50:47 - Outro


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Pennywise Statue

Posted: June 18, 2017, 11:25
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Here is a Pennywise statue that will be released later this year.

A highly detailed Premium Motion Statue of Pennywise from the classic movie. Tim Curry’s likeness of the sewer dwelling clown is hauntingly immortalized in this 15” tall recreation of the character as seen in the popular roadside scene where he waves while holding floating balloons. Best of all, this statue features audio of your favorite lines from the film.

Price: $124.99
Pre-Order

Joe Hill

Posted: June 17, 2017, 12:48
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This isn't King but it's his son and I know a lot of you, like me, enjoy Hill almost as much as King. so, I got his latest newsletter and in it were two pretty cool photos.

This one is just for fun...

...but this makes me wish October was here.


Oh, and I found this trailer for the pilot for Locke & Key that never happened. Too bad, it looks really good if you ask me.

The Sleeping Beauties Book Tour - Ticket Info (4/10)

Posted: June 17, 2017, 00:11
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News about Stephen & Owen’s signings for Sleeping Beauties are starting to come in and here I will list news as they come in.

Here are all the dates and info (more to come):

September 26th, 2017 - New York City
TBA

September 27th, 2017 - Hudson Valley, NY Area
Place: Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater
Time: Show 7pm
Tickets: Oblong Subscribers June 14, On sale June 19
Price: $40.00
Link

September 28th, 2017 - Newton Centre, MA (SOLD OUT!)
Place: Newtonville Books
Time: Doors 6pm // Show 7pm
Tickets: Now
Price: $35.00 ($37.22 w/service fee)
Link

September 29th, 2017 - Chicago, IL
TBA

September 30th, 2017 - Milwaukee, WI
Place: The Riverside Theater
Time: Doors 7pm // Show 8pm
Tickets: Pre-sale June 14, On sale June 16
Price: $32.50, not including tax and fees
Link

October 1st, 2017 - St. Louis, MO
Place: J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts at Lindenwood University
Time: Show 7pm
Tickets: June 19
Price: $40, including tax and fees
Link

October 2nd, 2017 - Missoula, MT
TBA

October 3rd, 2017 - Portland, OR
TBA

October 5th, 2017 - Toronto, ON, Canada
TBA

October 6th, 2017 - Sarasota, FL
TBA





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My Interview With Alyssa Sutherland

Posted: June 16, 2017, 14:00
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The Mist is only 6 days away and I got a chance to talk to Alyssa Sutherland who plays Eve Copeland on the show and asked her about how she got the part and if she’s nervous about how the fans of King’s story will react to the TV series…

Read the interview here.

Castle rock Filming August To January

Posted: June 15, 2017, 14:16
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Filming of Castle Rock (will air on Hulu) is expected to begin in August and run until January next year.

New England Studios will only have the look of King's fictional town -- Castle Rock, Maine -- the setting of many of his horror stories.

Production crews have already moved in to produce a 10-episode Hulu series this summer called "Castle Rock." It will be a high-profile "psychological-horror series" from well-known executive producer J.J. Abrams and King, according to Hulu.

The production crews are starting to build sets on site. Filming is expected to begin in August and run until January.

Read more here.

The Mist: Meet Nathalie Raven

Posted: June 15, 2017, 12:44
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Leading up to the series premiere of The Mist (Thursday, June 22 at 10 PM, ET/PT), Spike will introduce you to the main characters of the series.

Today, “Meet Nathalie Raven,” played by Frances Conroy.

The Sleeping Beauties Book Tour - Ticket Info (3/10)

Posted: June 15, 2017, 08:35
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News about Stephen & Owen’s signings for Sleeping Beauties are starting to come in and here I will list news as they come in.

Here are all the dates and info (more to come):

September 26th, 2017 - New York City
TBA

September 27th, 2017 - Hudson Valley, NY Area
Place: Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater
Time: Show 7pm
Tickets: Oblong Subscribers June 14, On sale June 19
Price: $40.00
Link

September 28th, 2017 - Newton Centre, MA (SOLD OUT!)
Place: Newtonville Books
Time: Doors 6pm // Show 7pm
Tickets: Now
Price: $35.00 ($37.22 w/service fee)
Link

September 29th, 2017 - Chicago, IL
TBA

September 30th, 2017 - Milwaukee, WI
Place: The Riverside Theater
Time: Doors 7pm // Show 8pm
Tickets: Pre-sale June 14, On sale June 16
Price: $32.50, not including tax and fees
Link

October 1st, 2017 - St. Louis, MO
TBA

October 2nd, 2017 - Missoula, MT
TBA

October 3rd, 2017 - Portland, OR
TBA

October 5th, 2017 - Toronto, ON, Canada
TBA

October 6th, 2017 - Sarasota, FL
TBA





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Castle Rock Filming In Massachusetts

Posted: June 13, 2017, 03:06
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Castle Rock will be filming in Maine.

The wait for Massachusetts has ended with the production of the 10-episode series "Castle Rock," on the 28-acre plot in Devens that houses New England Studios.

Described by Hulu as a "psychological-horror series," from well-known executive producer J.J. Abrams and author Stephen King, Byers points out that when New England Studios officially opened in 2013, this is what creators had in mind.

Read more.

Thanks to Lou Sytsma

The Mist: Meet Kevin Copeland

Posted: June 12, 2017, 21:03
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Leading up to the series premiere of The Mist (Thursday, June 22 at 10 PM, ET/PT), Spike will introduce you to the main characters of the series.

Today, “Meet Kevin Copeland,” played by Morgan Spector.

The Sleeping Beauties Book Tour - Ticket Info (2/10)

Posted: June 12, 2017, 20:01
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News about Stephen & Owen’s signings for Sleeping Beauties are starting to come in and here I will list news as they come in.

Here are all the dates and info (more to come):

September 26th, 2017 - New York City
TBA

September 27th, 2017 - Hudson Valley, NY Area
TBA

September 28th, 2017 - Newton Centre, MA
Place: Newtonville Books
Time: Doors 6pm // Show 7pm
Tickets: Now
Price: $35.00 ($37.22 w/service fee)
Link

September 29th, 2017 - Chicago, IL
TBA

September 30th, 2017 - Milwaukee, WI
Place: The Riverside Theater
Time: Doors 7pm // Show 8pm
Tickets: Pre-sale June 14, On sale June 16
Price: $32.50, not including tax and fees
Link

October 1st, 2017 - St. Louis, MO
TBA

October 2nd, 2017 - Missoula, MT
TBA

October 3rd, 2017 - Portland, OR
TBA

October 5th, 2017 - Toronto, ON, Canada
TBA

October 6th, 2017 - Sarasota, FL
TBA





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The Sleeping Beauties Book Tour - Ticket Info (1/10)

Posted: June 12, 2017, 15:47
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News about Stephen & Owen’s signings for Sleeping Beauties are starting to come in and here I will list news as they come in.

Here are all the dates and info (more to come):

September 26th, 2017 - New York City
TBA

September 27th, 2017 - Hudson Valley, NY Area
TBA

September 28th, 2017 - Boston, MA Area
TBA

September 29th, 2017 - Chicago, IL
TBA

September 30th, 2017 - Milwaukee, WI
Place: The Riverside Theater
Time: Doors 7pm // Show 8pm
Tickets: Pre-sale June 14, On sale June 16
Link

October 1st, 2017 - St. Louis, MO
TBA

October 2nd, 2017 - Missoula, MT
TBA

October 3rd, 2017 - Portland, OR
TBA

October 5th, 2017 - Toronto, ON, Canada
TBA

October 6th, 2017 - Sarasota, FL
TBA





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Dark Tower Movie Vinimates Tracker Vinyl Figure

Posted: June 9, 2017, 15:46
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The Dark Tower Movie Vinimates Tracker Vinyl Figure


The highly anticipated film adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower series now has an ultra-secret Vinimates vinyl figure! This 4-inch figure of one of the Tracker creatures from the film features an articulated neck for different posing options and comes in a full-color window box. Limited to 1500 pieces. $10

Gwendy’s Button Box Released In The UK

Posted: June 9, 2017, 11:38
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Hodder & Stoughton is releasing Gwendy’s Button Box in the UK. The book is written by Stephen King & Richard Chizmar. The eBook and audio digital download have just been released and Hodder will follow up with a hardcover edition on 27 June.

The audio also contains King’s story The Music Room and a conversation between Stephen King & Richard Chizmar.


Get your copy here:
eBook
Digital audiobook
Hardcover

New Mist Featurette

Posted: June 8, 2017, 21:55
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Here is a new featurette, entitled Reimagining The Mist and it offers insight into Spike’s reimagining the classic Stephen King novella for television – with showrunner Christian Torpe noting the similarities and the differences of the series to both the story and the 2007 film version.

An Update On The Sleeping Beauties Book Tour

Posted: June 8, 2017, 15:13
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When asked if there would be pre-signed books at the Sleeping Beauties tour stops or if Stephen and Owen would be signing “live” the moderator on King’s board said:

No signings on this tour.

That probably means there will be pre-signed books given out at random to those who attend. Last tour there were about 400 at each stop.

Also, closing in on the half-way-mark now and so far, it looks like I’ll be attending one stop at the tour. A huge thanks to everyone who has donated!

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Here are all the dates:

September 26th, 2017 - New York City
September 27th, 2017 - Hudson Valley, NY Area
September 28th, 2017 - Boston, MA Area
September 29th, 2017 - Chicago, IL
September 30th, 2017 - Milwaukee, WI

October 1st, 2017 - St. Louis, MO
October 2nd, 2017 - Missoula, MT
October 3rd, 2017 - Portland, OR
October 5th, 2017 - Toronto, ON, Canada
October 6th, 2017 - Sarasota, FL

The Mist: Meet Gus Bradley

Posted: June 8, 2017, 08:45
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Leading up to the series premiere of The Mist (Thursday, June 22 at 10 PM, ET/PT), Spike will introduce you to the main characters of the series.

Today, “Meet Gus Bradley,” played by Isiah Whitlock, Jr.

Ep. 74 - We Float Thoughts on IT Mini-series

Posted: June 5, 2017, 11:57
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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 74 of The Stephen King Podcast!

As always we bring you all the latest Stephen King news.

Plus this episode, we take a look at the 1990 TV mini-series version of IT. Does Tim Curry's Pennywise measure up to the hype? Does the mini-series stay true to the book? And how about those special effects - do they hold up? Float along with us and find out.

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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2) Audio Message - Speak Pipe widget on the right hand of the podcast page (send voicemail)

In this podcast:
1) 00:00 - Intro
2) 00:30 - Podcast Setup
3) 02:08 - News From The DeathRoom
4) 30:04 - Night Shift Review of the 1990 IT mini-series
5) 1:12:45 - Podcast Signoff
6) 1:13:56 - Outro



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