Doctor Sleep follows a grown up Danny Torrance who struggles with the same addiction and trauma issues his dad had all the while a roaming caravan of nomadic psychic vampires roam the country seeks out children with The Shine to do not so nice things to them in order to prolong their quasi-immortality.

This past weekend we lost genre great Chuck Russell, who directed the best Nightmare On Elm Street sequel, one of the best horror remakes (The Blob), and introduced the world to Cameron Diaz in The Mask. Last year we had the great pleasure of interviewing him on this show, so in honor of the man and his legacy we're rerunning that chat this week.Most of the conversation revolves around his remake of schlockfest Witchboard and his early career collaboration with one Mr. Frank Darabont. He had a front row seat to Darabont's pursuit of Stephen King's books, including The Shawshank Redemption.Rest In Peace to Chuck Russell!

On the table for this discussion about where to start with Stephen King's work are short stories like The Mist, 1408, and Here There Be Tigers and some of his bigger novels. Which made the cut, though? 11/22/63? Eyes of the Dragon? The Dark Tower series? It? You'll just have to listen to find out.

Children of the Corn takes a look at the mysteries and horrors that can be discovered if you wander too far off the beaten path while driving across America. What really goes on in the heartland among the rows of corn and creepy smiles of the way too young locals? King's short story was originally published in Penthouse in the late '70s before seeing a reprint in Skeleton Crew and the film was put out at the height of King's popularity in the mid-'80s.

Ray Bradbury was an icon to most fiction authors. He wrote some of the best sci-fi, fantasy, and dystopian fiction of all time, including Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, Dandelion Wine, and Something Wicked This Way Comes.

King's 11/22/63 is one of his best books, following a young teacher as he gives up years of his life to try to change the world by preventing the Kennedy assassination with the help of an ailing diner owner who just so happens to have a wormhole in his back pantry. It's a tale of unintended consequences (both good and bad) and an example of King at the top of his game.

Obsession rules. It's the latest horror sensation to take over the box office and has the genre community abuzz with how good it is. So naturally we had to get two of the stars on the show to talk about their cool ass movie and their favorite Stephen King things.So, we're joined by Michael Johnston and Cooper Tomlinson and topics include their Stephen King origin stories, which King movie adaptations have influenced their work, and so much more. You will get talk about Stand By Me, The Shining, 11/22/63, Mike Flanagan, Pennywise, and even a little more Revival peer pressure from the Kingcast boys.Obsession is out now in a theater near you!

University of Maine Professor (and the Stephen E. King Chair in Literature, by the way) Caroline Bicks spent a year combing through King's original manuscripts at his own personal archive and that resulted in an essential book for King obsessives: Monsters In The Archives that gives us new insights into King's process and illuminates paths not taken on some of his most iconic stories, like The Shining, Pet Sematary, Carrie, Night Shift, and 'Salem's Lot.These bonus episodes are usually exclusive to The Kingcast Patreon, so if you want more of this make sure to sign up over at www.patreon.com/thekingcast.Also make sure to order your copy of Monsters in the Archives at your local bookstore or at www.carolinebicks.com. 

How far would you go to protect your family and friends? This is a question at the center of Joe Hill's King Sorrow, a cautionary tale of who you make deals with and to always read the fine print.

The Dead Zone is an early and much-loved King book about a school teacher who awakens from a coma and discovers he has the ability to see the past and future of people he meets via simple touch. David Cronenberg's film is methodic and tragic with one hell of a cast, from Christopher Walken to Martin Sheen.