Needful King

Hosts Vanessa and Sam are joined by special guest, author Grant Piercy, to discuss the glorious Netflix adaptation of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman.

Hosts Vanessa and Sam return from hiatus to discuss the latest terrifying yet tearjerking Mike Flanagan project, Midnight Mass.

Sam and Vanessa discuss the upcoming Stephen King virtual film festival and the soon to be released adaptation of Lisey's Story.

The Boulder Free Zone Committee comes back together as special guests Travis of Planetos Podcast and author Grant Piercy join Vanessa and Sam for a final wrap up of The Stand.

Sam and Vanessa review the (good, actually) finale of The Stand, "The Circle Closes," and lament what could have been.

Author Grant Piercy returns to join Vanessa and Sam in a rant about the disappointing climax of episode 9, "The Stand."

Join Sam and Vanessa as they welcome back Travis from Planetos Podcast for a mostly pleasant discussion of The Stand's seventh episode, "The Walk."

Special guest Travis from Planetos Podcast returns to help Vanessa and Sam break down "The Vigil," episode 6 of The Stand.

Sam and Vanessa get the Free Zone Committee back together with special guests author Grant Piercy and Travis of Planetos Podcast, as they share their reactions to episode 5 of The Stand - "Fear and Loathing in New Vegas."

Guests Travis from Planetos Podcast and author Grant Piercy return to join Sam and Vanessa in a heated discussion of episode 4 of The Stand, "The House of the Dead."

Special guest Travis from Planetos Podcast joins Sam and Vanessa to critique The Stand's third episode, "Blank Pages."

Vanessa and Sam review the entertaining - but messy - second episode of The Stand, "Pocket Savior."

The Stand is finally here! Sam and Vanessa are joined by Travis from Planetos Podcast to discuss the highs (there are many!) and the lows (few but frustrating) of the premiere episode, "The End."

Come listen to Vanessa and Sam review the rather dated - but still fun - 1994 adaptation of The Stand!

Sam, Vanessa and special guest author Grant Piercy wrap up their discussion of The Stand, with reviews and analyses of the second half of the iconic novel.

Sam and Vanessa are joined by a very special guest - author Grant Piercy - to review and analyze the first half of Stephen King's apocalyptic novel, The Stand.

Come listen as Sam and Vanessa go scene by scene through the latest (and final?) trailer for The Stand and share their analysis.

Join Vanessa and Sam as they discuss Mike Flanagan's spooky Netflix series (and follow up to Hill House) "The Haunting of Bly Manor," loosely based on the Henry James story "The Turn of the Screw."

Come listen to round two, as Vanessa and Sam do a shot by shot discussion of the full trailer for The Stand!

Vanessa and Samantha switch it up this week and revisit the Netflix series “The Haunting of Hill House,” based on the novel written by Stephen King favorite Shirley Jackson.

Join Vanessa and Sam as they go shot by shot through the first teaser for the upcoming adaptation of The Stand!

Sam and Vanessa discuss Vanity Fair's article and first look photos for the upcoming adaptation of The Stand.

We've seen tons of Stephen King adaptations over the years, but some have been made very poorly or not at all. Sam and Vanessa discuss two stories they'd love to see done right!

It's the finale...or is it? Vanessa and Samantha discuss the last episode of "The Outsider" and whether or not a second season is possible.

We're seeing double (pun intended) as Sam and Vanessa cover 2 more episodes of The Outsider - "Foxhead" and "Tigers and Bears" - before the season finale!

Vanessa and Sam are back this week to discuss not just one, but two episodes of The Outsider: "The One About the Yiddish Vampire" and "In The Pines, In The Pines."

Vanessa is back to join Sam in discussing episode 5 of The Outsider - "Tear-Drinker."

Sam and special guest Travis from Planetos Podcast continue Needful King's review of HBO's "The Outsider" with a discussion of Episode Four, "Que Viene El Coco."

Vanessa and Sam continue their review of HBO's The Outsider with a discussion of episode three, "Dark Uncle."

Sam returns to the podcast (hooray!) just in time to join Vanessa for a review of the first two episodes ("Fish in a Barrel" and "Roanoke") of HBO's fantastically creepy crime drama, The Outsider. Apologies for the audio issues - we'll be sure to fix them before the next recording!

In a special patron only episode, Sam and Vanessa share their favorite scary Stephen King short stories guaranteed to give you nightmares this Halloween!

Travis from Planetos Podcast joins Vanessa once again to revisit the wild and horrifying ride of Misery, and how it cemented Annie Wilkes as an icon of literary and cinematic history.

Vanessa is joined by special guest Travis from Planetos Podcast to examine one of King's grimmer tales, Pet Sematary, as well as the movies - original and remake - that attempt to bring the novel to life.

The Shining’s sequel, Doctor Sleep, has finally hit the big screen! Come listen to Sam and Vanessa discuss in depth how the film brings the novel to life, and pays homage both to King’s emotional themes and Kubrick’s iconic cinematography.

Join Sam and Vanessa as we revisit the terror of The Shining in King's novel and Kubrick's 1980 movie, and how we may see shades of both in Mike Flanagan's adaptation of Doctor Sleep!

We wrap up our IT discussion with a review and analysis of the 2017 IT movie and the recently released IT Chapter Two. We also announce the topic for our October Patreon episode!

Our podcast debuts with a discussion of Stephen King's novel IT and the original 1990 TV movie, plus a rundown of recent news covering the many, MANY King adaptations coming to our screens.