The Kingcast

Apr 09 2025 269 ep. 87 mins 3.1k

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A Stephen King Podcast For Stephen King Obsessives

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271: The Mist with Christopher Landon

Apr 09 2025 78 mins

Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Freaky) returns to The Kingcast to talk about his new film, DROP (releasing this weekend in a theater near you) as well as Stephen King's THE MIST. This wide-ranging conversation covers Chris's relationship with King's work, his famous father's influence in pointing him towards horror when he was a kid, his bizarre first read through of The Mi

270: Carrie with Ami Canaan Mann

Mar 26 2025 74 mins

Writer/Director Ami Canaan Mann (Texas Killing Fields, the upcoming Audrey's Children) happens to be a big Stephen King fan and graciously gave us her time to come on and talk about King's very first hit: Carrie. We dive into the book more than the movie this time around, but there's plenty of talk about Brian De Palma's outstanding adaptation as well. We point out a lot of the d

269: Christine with David Yarovesky

Mar 19 2025 67 mins

Director David "Yarvo" Yarovesky returns to The Kingcast to talk about killer cars. Yarvo's new movie is called Locked and it features two very high profile actors with deep Stephen King ties: Bill Skarsgard and Anthony Hopkins. Considering his movie is all about a malevolent car (being controlled by a crazed Hopkins) it was only natural that we focused our conversation on John Car

268: The Eyes of the Dragon with Dan Berk and Robert Olsen

Mar 12 2025 79 mins

NOVOCAINE directors Dan Berk and Robert Olsen join up to talk about King's first stab at pure fairy tale, The Eyes of the Dragon. Turns out the writer/director duo have another reason for picking this title, so we dig into that, Stephen King's influence in their work, all the rad Dark Tower connections to this story, and so much more.

267: A Conversation with Osgood Perkins

Feb 26 2025 63 mins

Osgood Perkins joins The Kingcast crew to talk about his adaptation of Stephen King's short story The Monkey as well as his personal relationship with the randomness of death. It's a lively chat that digs into Perkins's early memories of King, how he bonded with his famous father over King's books, and how King's humor really impacted how he approached this wild, wild movie.

266: An Interview with James Wan

Feb 13 2025 63 mins

Horror icon James Wan stops by The Kingcast to chat about his relationship to Stephen King books, movies, and short stories, and fills us in on everything that went into producing the upcoming Stephen King adaptation The Monkey.

265: Stephen King Returns

Jan 29 2025 70 mins

Stephen King returns to usher in a new era of The Kingcast as Vespe is joined by his new co-host, Anthony Breznican, to grill the Master of Horror about his work, past, present, and future.

264: Meet Your New Kingcast Co-Host

Jan 24 2025 61 mins

Find out about your new Kingcast co-host's personal history with King, where he stands on some of the author's more controversial books, and get a quick catch up on his overall outlook on geek culture. You'll also get a tip-off to the big guest we are bringing to the show next week.

263: An Interview with Bill Skarsgard and Willem Dafoe

Dec 25 2024 56 mins

Finding Nosferatu's voice, a mask freeing you up as an actor, what it was like stepping back into Pennywise's shoes, a surprise appearance by Vespe's cat, and the very interesting audition Willem Dafoe had for a Stephen King movie. You'll never guess which one it is! All that and more is on the table for this wide-ranging conversation with two of our best working character actors.

262: The Mist with Allie Goertz

Dec 18 2024 76 mins

Musician, podcaster, and professional Simpsons nerd Allie Goertz stops by the show to dive into Frank Darabont's adaptation of The Mist and talk about how badass her album of Nine Inch Nails covers titled Peeled Back is. Vespe and his guest explore the politics of regular folks stuck in an impossible situation, how they would each react to being in this horrific situation, and have