My review of IT is out. But please note that there are spoilers. Enjoy!.
I was worried that the high expectations that were placed on this movie based on all the things we saw before its premier would be too much and it would be caught in the fact that it was a good movie but people’s expectations were inhumanly high resulting in people still being disappointed. Well, that didn't happen and the movie lived up to my expectations and for that I'm extremely happy!
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 77 of The Stephen King Podcast!
The long awaited Dark Tower movie has come and gone. What did we think of it? Will the TV series still happen? Listen and find out what we think.
Plus this episode, we continue to look at the Spike TV version of - The Mist. Plus we review the first two episodes of Mr. Mercedes.
All this and 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:
1) FaceBook - Lilja's Library
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) 01:14 - News From The DeathRoom
4) 24:32 - Night Shift Reviews of The Mist & Mr. Mercedes
5) 44:59 - The Dark Tower Movie Review
6) 1:12:27 - Podcast Signoff
6) 1:12:27 - Outro
------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro Music - Don't Fear The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
Outro & Incidental Music - Music from Dragonheart Movie
------------------------------------------------------------------- iTunes - The Stephen King Podcast.
------------------------------------------------------------------- RSS Feed - RSS.
------------------------------------------------------------------- Direct Download Link - The Stephen King Podcast - Episode 75
(Click to play, right click and Chose 'Save Link As' to save the file)
-------------------------------------------------------------------
You can find the podcast on the Internet at the following locations:
-------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------- Support The Show - Thank You!
Here are my recap/thoughts on episode 5 of Mr Mercedes. Please let me know what you think.
As usual it’s a joy to see Kelly Lynch as Brady’s mother. She’s so perfect for this role.
Reading Stephen King shipping next month! Reading Stephen King
- edited by Brian James Freeman
Featuring essays by Clive Barker, Stewart O'Nan, Frank Darabont, Stephen Spignesi, Richard Chizmar, Justin Brooks, Tony Magistrale, Michael R. Collings, Rocky Wood, Robin Furth, Kevin Quigley, Hans-Ake Lilja, Billy Chizmar, Jack Ketchum, Bev Vincent, Mick Garris, and Jay Franco!
Warner Bros. Television returns to New York Comic Con (NYCC) on Sunday, October 8, with a pair of thrilling new series, one being Castle Rock
3:00-3:40p.m. Castle Rock: Exclusive Video Presentation and Q&A
From J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions (Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Person of Interest, Fringe, Lost), best-selling author Stephen King and executive producers/writers Sam Shaw (Manhattan) and Dustin Thomason comes Hulu Original Castle Rock, a psychological-horror series set in the Stephen King multiverse. Combining the mythological scale and intimate character storytelling of King’s best-loved works, Castle Rock is an original suspense/thriller — a first-of-its-kind reimagining that explores the themes and worlds uniting the entire King canon, while brushing up against some of his most iconic and beloved stories. Castle Rock stars André Holland (Moonlight), Melanie Lynskey (Togetherness), Bill Skarsgård (IT), with Jane Levy (Suburgatory) and Sissy Spacek (Carrie). Join us for an exclusive video presentation followed by a Q&A with series stars and producers. From Bad Robot Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, Castle Rock premieres 2018 on Hulu.
Check out this EW special King issue. Looks very interesting if you ask me. And it includes an exclusive excerpt from Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King and Owen King!
The team behind IT is ready to go when they get GO.
"We are locked and loaded and ready to jump in the minute they say 'go,'" said Producer Seth Grahame-Smith. "The script is not done, but the script is being worked on. Obviously we, all the filmmakers, are just champing at the bit to get started, and we have a very exciting shape, and [It co-writer Gary Dauberman] is working away."
Here are my recap/thoughts on episode 4 of Mr Mercedes. Please let me know what you think.
The casting is perfect and they are all doing a fantastic job.
In less than a month Sleeping Beauties is released and not it's confirmed that the audio edition will be narrated by Marin Ireland. The audio book will be 27 hours long.
Interesting report from Bangor Daily News. Has Pennywise visited King...
Stephen King has hung the unofficial symbol of Pennywise in the window of his West Broadway home: a red balloon. You know, the harmless plaything Pennywise gives to children, before he snaps them up and consumes their life force? That ol’ thing.
Castle Rock is filming in Orange.
ORANGE — Crews working on “Castle Rock,” an upcoming series based on the works of Stephen King, were back in Orange this week, returning to town to shoot scenes for the series’ second episode.
Head over to the great Vinchent Chong’s Blog to check out some Revival movie concept art and a post about the Bulgarian edition of Shining in the Dark.
Here are my recap/thoughts on episode 10 (Season Finale) of The Mist. Please let me know what you think.
So far no word on a second season but if they get a second chance and if they do it right I still think they can make this show work. But no more horsemen or moths that gives men wings. We need scary not strange!
Here are my recap/thoughts on episode 3 of Mr Mercedes. Please let me know what you think.
After three episodes Brady Hartsfield might be one of the move creepy villains King has created.
59E59 Theaters has announced its complete fall lineup and included is an opera version of Dolores Claiborne.
Also slated for October will be New York City Opera’s production of Dolores Claireborne, adapted by Tobias Picker with a libretto by J. D. McClatchy. Michael Cpasso will direct, with Pacian Mazzagatti tapped to conduct. A cast will be announced at a later date; performances will run October 22–29.
Here is a very special edition of IT from Dragon Rebound Editions.
The book enclosure and lid design are based on a literal depiction of the original cover illustration for “IT”, with the sewer grate covering the storm drain. The sewer grate becomes the lid to the box, which holds the book.
For more info and photos, head over to their site.
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 (SOLD OUT!) Place: St. Ann’s and the Holy Trinity Church
Time: Doors 6:15pm // Show 7pm
Tickets: On sale July 10 12:00 PM EDT
Price: $41.87 Link
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 (SOLD OUT!) 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 (SOLD OUT!) Dennison Theatre
Time: Show 7:30pm
Tickets: August 4
Price: $42.39, including fees Link
October 3rd, 2017 - Portland, OR (SOLD OUT!) Newmark Theatre
Time: Show 7:30pm
Tickets: August 14
Price: $33.50 Link
October 5th, 2017 - Toronto, ON, Canada (SOLD OUT!) Koerner Hall, at the TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning
Time: Show 7pm
Tickets: August 4
Price: 50 CDN Link
October 6th, 2017 - Sarasota, FL (SOLD OUT!) Selby Public Library
Time: Show 6:30pm
Tickets: August 25
Price: $32.50 Link
Here are my recap/thoughts on episode 2 of Mr Mercedes. Please let me know what you think.
I must say, Kelly Lynch is perfect as Deborah. Creepy but that is perfect for the part.
In an interview with Swedish HD Nikolaj Arcel says he won’t be doing any more Dark Tower movies. This however don’t mean that there won’t be more Dark Tower, just that if there are Arcel won’t be directing them.
Alan Pangborn cast:
The Hulu anthology series has added The Leftovers and The Defenders actor Scott Glenn as a series regular. He'll play Alan Pangborn, a retired sheriff who presided over some of the darkest years in Castle Rock's checkered history — a Kingian icon at the center of Needful Things and The Dark Half.
Here are some info about 1922 and Gerald’s Game from Fantastic Fest 2017. 1922
USA, 2017
World Premiere, 101 mins
Director – Zak Hilditch
1922 is based on Stephen King’s 131-page story telling of a man’s confession of his wife’s murder. The tale is told from from the perspective of Wilfred James, the story’s unreliable narrator who admits to killing his wife, Arlette, in Nebraska. But after he buries her body, he finds himself terrorized by rats, and as his life begins to unravel, he becomes convinced his wife is haunting him.
Gerald’s Game
USA, 2017
US Premiere, 103 mins
Director – Mike Flanagan
Flanagan unites with master of the macabre Stephen King for his cinematic interpretation of King’s beloved GERALD’S GAME. Starring Carla Gugino and Bruce Greenwood, GERALD’S GAME delivers pitch-perfect performances in a faithful adaptation where the horrors of the mind are much worse than what’s in front of you.
My review of IT is out. But please note that there are spoilers. Enjoy!.
Here are all the dates and info (more to come):
