Two Guys To The Dark Tower Came

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Thinner, chapters 1-11. Introduction (0:00) New season: Alter egos (01:43) Publication history (06:02) Class warfare (12:23) Dark Tower Thinnies (20:25) Yuck-King it Up (26:00) Fun Stuff (27:42) Other Worlds than These (32:55) Jay: The Residence (Netflix) is a murder mystery set in … Continue reading Episode 169 Thinner, Chapters 1-11 →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the short story “The Fifth Quarter” found in Nightmares & Dreamscapes. Introduction (00:00) Publication history (01:05) The essence of the story (05:18) All for Barney (11:08) Dark Tower Thinnies (18:32) Yuck-King it Up (20:53) Fun Stuff (24:00) Other Worlds than These (28:05) … Continue reading Ep. 168 The Fifth Quarter →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the short story “The Doctor’s Case” from Nightmares & Dreamscapes. Introduction (00:13) Publication history (01:10) Pastiche (05:06) Writerly details (09:15) Dark Tower Thinnies (18:09) Yuck-King it Up (19:26) Fun Stuff (20:50) Other Worlds than These (27:13) Jay: Wolf Hall: The Mirror and … Continue reading Ep. 167 The Doctor’s Case →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore “Umney’s Last Case” from Nightmares & Dreamscapes. Introduction (00:00) Publication history (01:21) Metalepsis (07:46) Relationship to Nightmares & Dreamscapes introduction (18:40) TNT Adaptation (25:21) Dark Tower Thinnies (31:16) Yuck-King it Up (35:53) Fun Stuff (37:30) Other Worlds than These (41:07) Sean: Sean:  … Continue reading Ep. 166 Umney’s Last Case →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Later, chapters 34-69. Introduction (00:13) Missed opportunities (01:09) Siloing of the story (13:23) Final thoughts (16:52) Dark Tower Thinnies (18:09) Yuck-King it Up (21:11) Fun Stuff (23:51) Other Worlds than These (27:08) Jay: Reacher, S3, starring Alan Ritchson and Anthony Michael Hall … Continue reading Ep. 165 – Later, Chapters 34-69 →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Later, chapters 01 – 33. Introduction (00:00) Publication history (01:38) Is it a crime story (02:39) Are the characters well constructed (08:48) Authorial adjacent (15:11) Dark Tower Thinnies (20:15) Yuck-King it Up (21:42) Fun Stuff (23:48) Other Worlds than These (30:00) Sean: … Continue reading Ep. 164 Later, Chapters 1-33 →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the final third of Joyland. Introduction (00:13) Masks (01:08) A look back (07:04) Our final thoughts (11:15) The end of the story (12:21) Dark Tower Thinnies (18:19) Yuck-King it Up (20:14) Fun Stuff (23:41) Other Worlds than These (28:46) Outro (33:35) Leave … Continue reading Ep. 163 Joyland, third third →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the second third of Joyland. Introduction (00:00) Superpowers (01:40) Breezy contemplations (10:09) Dark Tower Thinnies (23:03) Yuck-King it Up (25:03) Fun Stuff (28:35) Other Worlds than These (32:33) Jay: Silo (Apple TV) Sean: Cunk on Earth (Netflix) Outro (41:15) Leave us a … Continue reading Ep. 162 Joyland, second third →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the first third of Joyland. Introduction (00:13) Recap (00:51) Publication history (01:16) It’s all about a vibe (02:15) The mystery (11:23) Dark Tower Thinnies (19:46) “The Sick Rose” by William Blake (22:08) Yuck-King it Up (23:13) Fun Stuff (26:03) Middle Aged Dad … Continue reading Ep. 161 Joyland, first third →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Colorado Kid, Chapters 13-18 and the afterword. Introduction (00:00) What are our theories (02:32) Becoming part of a community (13:38) Did the story work? (20:52) Dark Tower Thinnies (27:42) Yuck-King It Up (31:07) Fun Stuff (31:35) Other Worlds Than These (35:35) … Continue reading Ep. 160 The Colorado Kid, Chapters 13-18 and the Afterword →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Colorado Kid, chapters 5 - 12.

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Colorado Kid, chapters 1 – 4. Introduction (00:00) Publication History (01:20) Maine island communities (09:38)  Relationship between the three main characters (14:35)   Dark Tower Thinnies (23:55) Yuck-King it Up (24:41)  Fun Stuff (28:45) Other Worlds than These (33:23) L.A. Law (1986) … Continue reading Ep. 158 The Colorado Kid, Chapters 1-4 →

We’ve been on a break, but we are excited to get back into discussing Stephen King books. We are going to start off with a season focusing on King’s crime novels, specifically, the three books he wrote for the Hard Case Crime imprint. In our first episode back, we’ll cover The Colorado Kid, Chapters 1-4. … Continue reading We’re Back! →

Note: We are publishing short story bonus podcasts that were previously only available via Patreon. This episode is from November 2022. Enjoy! In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the short story “Lunch at the Gotham Cafe” from the short story collection Everything’s Eventual. Introduction (00:00) Publication history … Continue reading Bonus Episode: Lunch at the Gotham Cafe (Everything’s Eventual) (November 2022) →

Note: We are publishing short story bonus podcasts that were previously only available via Patreon. This episode is from May 2023. Enjoy! In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore “The Cat from Hell” found in Just After Sunset. Introduction (00:00) Publication history (01:21) What do we think of … Continue reading Bonus Episode: The Cat from Hell (Just After Sunset) (May 2023) →

Note: We are publishing short story bonus podcasts that were previously only available via Patreon. This episode is from February 2023. Enjoy! In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the short story “Harvey’s Dream” found in the Just After Sunset collection. Introduction (00:13) Publication history (01:11) Ghost story … Continue reading Bonus Episode: Harvey’s Dream (Just After Sunset) (February 2023) →

In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the 1976 movie adaptation, Carrie. Introduction (00:14) Facts and Figures (01:29) Adaptation (09:39) Themes (29:11) Our thoughts on the movie (33:51) Dark Tower Thinnies (35:16) Yuck-King it Up (36:17) Fun Stuff (38:41) Outro (47:07) Original trailer: CARRIE (1976) | Official Trailer … Continue reading Bonus Episode: Carrie (1976) →

Note: We are publishing short story bonus podcasts that were previously only available via Patreon. This episode is from September 2022. Enjoy! In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the short story “The Road Virus Heads North” from the collection Everything’s Eventual. Introduction (00:00) Publication history (01:27) The … Continue reading Bonus Episode: The Road Virus Heads North (Everything’s Eventual) (September 2022) →

Note: We are publishing short story bonus podcasts that were previously only available via Patreon. This episode is from April 2021. Enjoy! In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the short story “The Lawnmower Man” found in the collection Night Shift. Introduction (00:00) Publication History (01:15) Cavalier Magazine … Continue reading Bonus Episode: The Lawnmower Man (Night Shift) (April 2021) →

Note: We are publishing short story bonus podcasts that were previously only available via Patreon. This episode is from August 2022. Enjoy! In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the short story “All That You Love Will Be Carried Away” from the Everything’s Eventual collection. Introduction (00:00) Publication … Continue reading Bonus Episode: All That You Love Will Be Carried Away (Everything’s Eventual) (August 2022) →