This podcast analyzes Stephen King’s lesser-known novels and short stories in depth and explores why Stephen King is the greatest fiction writer alive! Applying what I teach my Fiction students, in this podcast we will examine: Strong Writing, Storytelling Principles, Genre, Literary Analysis and Stephen King Universe Nerdery! Old and New King Readers, gather near! UnderratedSK@gmail.com @UnderratedSKPod for Twitter/Instagram Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tyousk/support
The Year of Underrated Stephen King podcast, hosted by Kim C, brings a refreshing perspective to the world of Stephen King reviews and analysis. With her strong background in literature and creative writing, Kim provides a unique and insightful take on King's work. As someone who has read almost all of King's novels and listened to numerous podcasts on his work, I can confidently say that this is the best podcast I have come across. Kim's analysis is top-notch and her enthusiasm for exploring the depths of King's storytelling, particularly in relation to his Dark Tower series, is infectious. It is truly a worthwhile companion to King's works.
One of the best aspects of this podcast is Kim's ability to approach King's stories from a literary analysis perspective. She unveils layers of symbolism and themes that often go unnoticed by casual readers. This adds a new depth to the stories and allows listeners to reconsider and contemplate narratives they thought they knew well. Moreover, Kim's thorough knowledge and understanding of King's works make her analysis both informative and engaging. Her enthusiasm for learning more about the Dark Tower series also adds an exciting element to the podcast.
In terms of weaknesses, it would be beneficial if there were more frequent episodes released. While each episode is excellent in quality, having a longer wait between episodes can be frustrating for eager listeners who want more content from Kim. Additionally, it would be great if there were more discussions or interviews with other experts or fans of Stephen King's works. This could provide different perspectives and add variety to the show.
In conclusion, The Year of Underrated Stephen King podcast stands out among other podcasts dedicated to analyzing Stephen King's work. With her academic background in literature and creative writing, Kim C brings a fresh take to story reviews that appeals to both avid fans and newcomers alike. Her deep dive into lesser-known works showcases her insightful analysis skills while still maintaining an entertaining atmosphere. If you're a Constant Reader looking for a thought-provoking and enjoyable podcast, I highly recommend The Year of Underrated Stephen King.
Neil McRobert from Talking Scared returns to TYOUSK! -The Women of Stephen King Pt. 4:1. Neil's Top-5 Favorite Stephen King Females (+Honorable Mentions) 2. Which Stephen King Females does Neil want more from?3. Stephen's King's Creative Development on Female Characters throughout his Career4. Would a Woman Write it Any Differently?5. Where Would Neil take Charli McGee from Firestarter in a King approved sequel? More from Neil: - patreon.com/talkingscaredpod- pod.link/1530064310Please Give the Show Some Love and Post a 5-Star Rating on your Favorite Podcast Outlet! End Credits: (Keys of Moon) SoundcloudX: @UnderratedSKPodInsta: @UnderratedSKPodcastBlueSky:UnderratedSKPod.bsky.social Patreon: patreon.com/dansewithkimcKim C. will Return with Never Flinch!
Please Welcome Horror Fiction Connoisseur, Anna Dupree from Anna Rose Reads to TYOUSK Podcast!In this episode, Anna & I Discuss: - Her 1st Read of the Gunslinger.-Carrie will Never be a Villain!-Life in the Southern U.S. and the Duma Key Love-Her 1st Stephen King Title -Who in the King Universe would Anna Save from a Fire? Insta: @anna.rose_readsPlease Give the Show Some Love and Post a 5-Star Rating on your Favorite Podcast Outlet! End Credits: (Keys of Moon) SoundcloudX: @UnderratedSKPodInsta: @UnderratedSKPodcastBlueSky:UnderratedSKPod.bsky.social Patreon: patreon.com/dansewithkimcKim C. will Return with Never Flinch!
We're Long Overdue for a Ranking! Also! Happy 5-Year Anniversary to TYOUSK!In this episode I have... (5) Honorable Mentions(5) Bronze Novels(5) Silver Novels(5) Gold NovelsAnd our 5th Birthday Reflection, Well Wishes and Future Plans!Please Give the Show Some Love with a 5-Star Rating & Review on your Favorite Podcast Outlet! End Credits: Keys of Moon (Soundcloud)UnderratedSK@gmail.comInsta: UnderratedSKPodcastBlueSky: @UnderratedSKPodcastPatreon: Patreon.com/DansewithKimCKim C. will return with Dolores Claiborne & Gerald's Game!
"A Rose by Any Other Name..." Please welcome back Irish Horror Author, Jamie Stewart to TYOUSK to Revisit 1995's Rose Madder!Jamie and I Discuss why this Underrated Treasure Trove of a 90s King Novel is Worth a Read!-Dark Tower Tie-Ins & When in the Mid-World Are We? -THE MOST HEINOUS VILLAIN-The maze? The baby? -Who is Rose Madder? -A Lisey's Story TwinnerMore from Jamie Stewart!Amazon UK: Instagram: @Jamie.Stewart.33Please Give the Show Some Love with a 5-Star Rating & Review on your Favorite Podcast Outlet! End Credits: Keys of Moon (Soundcloud)UnderratedSK@gmail.comInsta: UnderratedSKPodcastBlueSky: @UnderratedSKPodcastPatreon: Patreon.com/DansewithKimCKim C. will return with her Top-15 Stephen King Novels!
"The Place Where You Made Your Stand Never Mattered..." The Great Work is Finished! FINALLY!1. The Stand (Intro): 10 Years Later... Ka is a Wheel & Dark Christianity.2. Book 1-The Subtle & Sophisticated Virus-An American Focus -Meet Randall Flagg-The Black & White Chess Pieces-Favorite Scene/Favorite Moment from Book 13. Book 2-From the Macro to the Micro & the Symbolism of Boulder, CO-Chapter 45-Nadine-Flagg Check-In-Favorite Scene/Favorite Moment from Book 24. Book 3-The Spies-Viva Las Vegas-The Walk-Flagg Check-In-Favorite Scene/Favorite Moment from Book 35. The Stand (Finale) -The Stand 1994 Miniseries-Harold Lauder-Captain Tripps' Survivors-The Stand vs. IT... Which One Do You Choose?-Questions Please Give the Show Some Love with a 5-Star Rating & Review on your Favorite Podcast Outlet! End Credits: Keys of Moon (Soundcloud)UnderratedSK@gmail.comInsta: UnderratedSKPodcastBlueSky: @UnderratedSKPodcastPatreon: Patreon.com/DansewithKimCKim C. will return with a Rose Madder Re-Visit!
Welcome Horror Author, Grady Hendrix to TYOUSK! In this TYOUSK Constant Reader Interview, Grady Hendrix & I Discuss: -We LOVE Firestarter-Standing against Ace Merrill -Amorphous Villains & Creatures -Tommyknocker Redemption? -There is No One Like Stephen KingMore from Grady Hendrix: GradyHendrix.com & "The Great Stephen King Re-Read!" Insta: @gradyhendrixPlease Give the Show Some Love and Post a 5-Star Rating on your Favorite Podcast Outlet! End Credits: (Keys of Moon) SoundcloudX: @UnderratedSKPodInsta: @UnderratedSKPodcastBlueSky:UnderratedSKPod.bsky.social Patreon: patreon.com/dansewithkimcKim C. will Return with The Stand!
2024, Thank You for 18 episodes! Happy New Year, King Fans! Join Me as I Give Away (10) Awards to Celebrate the Best of Underrated King 2024! 1. Best Hero 2. Best Leading Lady 3. Best Sidekick 4. The Character Who Left Me Wanting More 5. Best Stephen King Film/TV 6. Best Villain 7. Best Setting 8. Best Youth 9. Most Tragic Character 10. Best Stephen King Title of 2024 Instagram/Threads: UnderratedSKPodcast UnderratedSK@gmail.com Patreon.com/dansewithkimc End Credits: Keys of Moon (SoundCloud) Kim C. will be back in 2025!
"Hail, Gunslinger! May we be well met on the path..." For The Dark Tower 5, Wolves of the Calla: Introduction: Ima Nervous but So Ready to be Back! Strengths: The Western Roots, Setting Immersion, Lore & Character Development Characters: Mia, Andy, Father Callahan, Rosalita & Jake USA Scribner Paperback (Pgs: 268-270) Criticism & Questions: -Where is the Crimson King? -Why is Harry Potter Involved? -Breaking the 4th Wall? -The Anticlimactic Climax -What's a Breaker? -Black 13? -Who are the Manni? Please Give the Show Some Love and Post a 5-Star Rating on Your Favorite Podcast Outlet! End Credits: (Keys of Moon) Soundcloud X: @UnderratedSKPod Insta: @UnderratedSKPodcast Threads: underrated_sk_podcast Patreon: patreon.com/dansewithkimc Kim C. will return with, The Stand (1990)
Welcome Regular Stanley Hotel Guest and Colorado Horror Fiction Author, Kalvin Ellis! In the TYOUSK Constant Reader Interview, Kalvin Ellis & I Discuss: *MINOR Spoilers for Dark Tower 5: Wolves of the Calla* -The Favorite SK Villain that has Four Walls -How could we Re-Brand Bag of Bones? -Geological Power & The Stanley/Overlook Hotel -Favorite Stephen King Females -The Love of Kal-El, The Man from Krypton More from Kalvin Ellis: KalvinEllis.com Insta: @KalvinEllis Please Give the Show Some Love and Post a 5-Star Rating on your Favorite Podcast Outlet! End Credits: (Keys of Moon) Soundcloud X: @UnderratedSKPod Insta: @UnderratedSKPodcast Patreon: patreon.com/dansewithkimc Kim C. will Return with Dark Tower 5 & The Stand!
Meet Me at the Marsten House... Alright Friends, I've watched the new 2024 Salem's Lot as well as the 1979 Salem's Lot (both streaming on Max) a couple of times this weekend and I have some thoughts! In this episode, I explore the Good, the Bad and the Super Bad with Positives/Criticism & The Wishing Well *SPOILERS AHEAD for Salem's Lot and Dark Tower #5, Wolves of the Calla*) Please Give the Show Some Love and Post a 5-star Rating on Your Favorite Podcast Outlet! End Credits: (Keys of Moon) Soundcloud X:@UnderratedSKPod Insta:@UnderratedSKPodcast Patreon: patreon.com/dansewithkimc Underratedsk@gmail.com Kim C. Will Return with a Constant Reader Interview!
Horror Author, John Langan returns to the show to chat Stephen King Short Stories! In This Episode John & I Chat: -King & O'Connor: An Homage to a One of the Greats -Flannery O'Connor's, "A Good Man is Hard to Find," -Stephen King's, "On Slide Inn Road" -You Like It Darker Coverage -Rattlesnakes & Duma Key -Laurie, The Answer Man & The Dreamers Please Give the Show Some Love and Post a 5-Star Rating on Your Favorite Podcast Outlet! End Credits: (Keys of Moon) Soundcloud X: @UnderratedSKPod Insta: @UnderratedSKPodcast Patreon: patreon.com/dansewithkimc Kim C. will return with: Salem's Lot (2024)
Hop on your bike and meet me at the Barrens to chat with Horror Author, Jonathan Janz! In This TYOUSK Constant Reader Interview, Jonathan Janz and I Discuss: -How King made him a Reader -Favorite Stephen King Villains (and they're female!) -The Glory of IT Chapter One -Being Ben Hanscom -Lovecraft and the Horror Reveal More from Jonathan Janz: JonathanJanz.com Insta: @Jonathan.Janz X: @JonathanJanz Please Give the Show Some Love and Post a 5-Star Rating on Your Favorite Podcast Outlet! End Credits: (Keys of Moon) Soundcloud X: @UnderratedSKPod Insta: @UnderratedSKPodcast Patreon: patreon.com/dansewithkimc Kim C. will return with Dark Tower 5: Wolves of the Calla!
"Holly Gibney lights a cigarette..." For 2023's Holly: Introduction: An If It Bleeds Recap & Holly is an Official Private Investigator (16:29) Characters: Rodney & Emily Harris, Olivia Kingsbury, Charlotte & Paul Gibney, Barbara Robinson & Holly... (50:40) Strengths: -Narrative POV & Empathy USA Hardcover (Pgs: 14-15) - The Crime Timeline - Soft Focus & the Dulled Blade (1:17:31) Criticism: -Is King Overly Political or Reporting from the Front Lines? -Should the next Holly novel feature a romantic storyline? Please give the Show some Love and Post a 5-Star Rating on Your Favorite Podcast Outlet End Credits: (Keys of Moon) Sound Cloud X: @underratedskpodInstagram: UnderratedSKPodcastPatreon: www.patreon.com/dansewithkimc Kim C. will return with Wolves of the Calla!
Welcome Maine Author, Sharon Kitchens to TYOUSK! In the Royal Court of Stephen King Femmes, Ms. Sharon Kitchen is Empress of the Land! In this Constant Reader Interview, Sharon & I chat: -Vampire Toads! -The Stephen King Community -IT Through the Years... -Which King Character Melts our Butter? -More Alice Maxwell & Billy Summers -She's a Holly Gibney fan! Get Sharon Kitchens' Book! More from Sharon Kitchens: X: @deliciousmusing Instagram: @portlandbibliophile Please Give the Show some Love and Post a 5-Star Rating on your Favorite Podcast Outlet! End Credits: (Keys of Moon) Sound Cloud X: @UnderratedSKPod Insta: UnderratedSKPodcast Patreon: www.patreon.com/dansewithkimc Kim C. Will Return with Holly!
The Good News is I finally get to Sleep... The Bad News is, I had to leave Bangor. :( Thank you, Bangor for the Most Incredible, Wonderful, Magical, Beautiful, Soul-Stirring Weekend! Thank you, Kingslingers! Thank you, Samantha & Jody Thank you, Jennifer & Jamie from SK Tours! Thank you, Robin Furth & Sharon Kitchens! Thank you, Constant Readers/Listeners who traveled! Until Next Time! "The Place Where You Made Your Stand Never Mattered... Only that You Were There and Still On Your Feet." Love, Kim C.
Thank you to Matt & Scott from Kingslingers for the Fan Event of My Life! I've been in Bangor for 24 hours now and I'm jumping out of my skin with joy! Here's a sneak peak into the incredible fun!
"No Man Can Be in Two Places at Once..." For The Outsider: Intro: Hold the Phone & Shut the Front Door... this novel is AMAAAAAZING! (16:46) Characters: -The Maitlands, The Petersens, The Andersons, Howie, Jack, Merl and Holly (43:55) Strengths: -Our 2-week Timeline -The Genre Blur -Holly is a Star (1:03:52) Criticism & Questions USA Hardcover (Pgs: 522-523) -The Genre Blur doesn't work for everyone... -Is the Outsider too Chatty? X: @UnderratedSKPod Instagram/Threads: UnderratedSKPodcast Patreon: Patreon.com/dansewithkimc End Credits: Keys of Moon (SoundCloud) Kim C. will be back with Wolves of the Calla!
National Best Selling Horror Author, Paul Tremblay sits upon the Constant Reader Throne! Be Still My Beating Heart before the Prince of Horror Carves it Out! Welcome, Paul to TYOUSK Podcast! In this Constant Reader Interview, Paul and I Chat: -Finding King in One's Early Twenties -The Tragedy & Power of the 5th Business -Cujo & Church -The Film Adaptations We Love & HATE -Stephen King & Baseball -The Endless Love for John (Wireman) Langan More from Paul Tremblay: https://www.paultremblay.net/ X: @paulgtremblay Instagram: @paulgtremblay Please Give the Show some Love and Post a 5-Star Rating on your Favorite Podcast Outlet! End Credits: (Keys of Moon) Sound Cloud X: @UnderratedSKPod Insta: UnderratedSKPodcast Patreon: www.patreon.com/dansewithkimc Kim C. Will Return with End of Watch/The Outsider
"S*** Don't Mean S***" - Jimmy Gold For Finders Keepers Intro: My Favorite in the Series! (11:55) Characters: -John Rothstein, Morris, Peter, Drew Halliday & The Saubers' USA Hardcover (Pgs: 138-141) (42:14) Strengths: -High Stakes & Motivations -Odd Yet Effective Structure (1:00:02) Criticism & Questions -Why was Linda Left Alive? -More Morris/Sexuality -Trust the Creative Process? X: @UnderratedSKPod Instagram/Threads: UnderratedSKPodcast Patreon: Patreon.com/dansewithkimc End Credits: Keys of Moon (SoundCloud) Kim C. will be back with a Duma Key Return!
Happy 4th Anniversary to The Year of Underrated Stephen King Podcast! And Happy Birthday to the Brand New Patreon... The Danse Macabre with Kim C.! patreon.com/dansewithkimc Thank you to everyone who has listened to the show! In Our 4th Year Reflection: -We're ready to PARTAY! -The Patreon is alive and Boppin'! -Are you going to Maine in 2024?! Let me know! ***Please Rate, Review, Subscribe & Share with a Friend!*** Twitter: @UnderratedSKPod Insta: UnderratedSKPodcast End Credits: Keys of Moon (SoundCloud) Underratedsk@gmail.com Kim C. will return with Duma & Finders Keepers!
Award-Winning Horror Fiction Author, John Langan brings the Smarts and the Charm! Welcome Novelist, Educator, Life-Long-New-Yorker, John Langan to TYOUSK Podcast! In this Constant Reader Interview, John and I Chat: -The Breathing Method on Film? -The Quiet Power of The Stand's Final Players -Favorite Stephen King Villain -The Wheel of Ka -So Much Short Story Love! -The Richness of Repeat Readings More from John Langan: https://johnpaullangan.wordpress.com/ X: @MrGaunt Instagram: @johnlanganwriter Please Give the Show some Love and Post a 5-Star Rating on your Favorite Podcast Outlet! End Credits: (Keys of Moon) Sound Cloud X: @UnderratedSKPod Insta: UnderratedSKPodcast Kim C. Will Return with Finders Keepers!
"Life is a Crap Carnival with S*** Prizes..." For Mr. Mercedes: Intro: The Like-And-Not-Love, a 2014 Revisit and The Road to Holly Gibney Begins... (13:51) Characters: -Bill, Jerome, Janey, Holly, O'Dell & Brady Hartsfield (38:43) Strengths: -I Like My Thrillers Hard-boiled -Dialog & Plot USA Hardcover (Pgs: 244-245) (58:05) Criticism & Questions -Is Brady Too Much? -Not Enough Character -Tyrone Feelgood Delite X: @UnderratedSKPod Instagram/Threads: UnderratedSKPodcast End Credits: Keys of Moon (SoundCloud) Kim C. will be back with Finders Keepers!
"In the end, the wind takes everything..." For The Wind Through the Keyhole: Intro: A Glorious Return to the Ka-tet! (12:57) Strengths: -Narrative Voice/Archetype Parallels/Narrative Structure USA Hardcover (Pgs: 66-67, 115-116) (36:14) Characters: Young Bill/Tim Stoutheart/Widow Smack/Big Kells & the Barony Covenanter (55:59) Criticism & Questions: -More Jamie DeCurry! -Edit Tim's Journey? X: @UnderratedSKPod Instagram/Threads: UnderratedSKPodcast End Credits: Keys of Moon (SoundCloud) Kim C. will be back in 2024 with Mr. Mercedes!
Horror Fiction Author Nat Cassidy Raises the Stephen King Bar... Welcome Novelist, Actor, Musician & Playwright, Nat Cassidy to TYOUSK Podcast! In this Constant Reader Interview, Nat and I Chat: -Dusty Desert Kids & What's Shaking, Shakespeare? -Not a Fairytale Fan. -Which King Character deserves Bodily Harm? -Signed Stephen King Books -King Character Crushes? -Checking into Room 1408... More from Nat Cassidy: http://www.natcassidy.com/ Please Give the Show some Love and Post a 5-Star Rating on your Favorite Podcast Outlet! End Credits: (Keys of Moon) Sound Cloud Twitter: @UnderratedSKPod Insta: UnderratedSKPodcast Kim C. Will Return with Wind Through the Keyhole!
2023, Thank you for 18 Episodes! Happy New Year, King Fans! Join Me as I Give Away (11) Awards to Celebrate the Best of Underrated King 2023! 1. Best Hero 2. Best Leading Lady 3. Best Sidekick 4. The Character Who Left Me Wanting More 5. Best Stephen King Film/TV 6. Best Novella/Short Story 7. Best Villain 8. Best Setting 9. Best Youth 10. Best Prop 11. Best Stephen King Title of 2023 X: @UnderratedSKPod Instagram/Threads: UnderratedSKPodcast End Credits: Keys of Moon (SoundCloud) Kim C. will be back in 2024 with a Return to the Dark Tower!
“Carrie White Eats S***" For 1974's Carrie: Introduction: Kim C. is Impressed! 50 King Titles and Carrie's 50th Birthday (16:43) Characters: -Chris & Billy, -Sue & Tommy, -Rita Desjardin, -Margaret White & Carrie (45:44) Strengths: -Epistolary Structure -Born in Blood -The Dark Feminine??? -Dark Cinderella (USA Hardcover Pgs: 62-64) (121:37) Criticism & Questions: -Deeper Characterization & Carrie White's Blood Line -The 1976 Bryan DePalma Film -Final Thoughts: Twitter: @UnderratedSKPod Instagram: UnderratedSKPodcast End Credits: Keys of Moon (Sound Cloud) UnderratedSK@gmail.com Kim C. Will Return Soon with the Best of Underrated King 2023!
Neil McRobert is Talking Constant Reader... Welcome Fellow Book Podcaster & Host, Neil McRobert from Talking Scared to the show! In this Constant Reader Interview, Neil and I Chat: -Another Look at the True Knot -A New Ending for Under the Dome? -Beverly Marsh is a Hero -Favorite Four-Legged King Pet -Interviewing Stephen King More from Talking Scared... talkingscaredpod.com talkingscaredpod@gmail.com Please Give the Show some Love and Post a 5-Star Rating on your Favorite Podcast Outlet! End Credits: (Keys of Moon) Sound Cloud Twitter: @UnderratedSKPod Insta: UnderratedSKPodcast Kim C. Will Return with Carrie!
"Things In Derry Have Never Been Right..." For IT (Then & Now) a Kim C. Reflection Introduction: Nine Years Ago I Read a Book that Changed Me... (22:03) Pt. 2 -Mike's Time to Shine -The Derry Interludes USA 2016 Paperback (Pgs: 907-908) -All the Italics (56:05) Pt 3: -Ms. Beverly Marsh -The Sex Talk (1:39:01) Pt. 4: -Echoes of Different Seasons -Can Someone Go Get Eddie!? -The Eater of Worlds USA 2016 Paperback (Pgs 1023-1024) -The 1990/IT Chapter 2 (2019) Films Twitter: @UnderratedSKPod Instagram: UnderratedSKPodcast End Credits: Keys of Moon (Sound Cloud) UnderratedSK@gmail.com Kim C. Will Return Soon with Salem's Lot!
“Here is something I learned in Empis; Good People Shine Brighter in Dark Times.” For Fairytale: Introduction: It's a Like, Not a Love and King's Pandemic Escape (13:56) Strengths: -All. The. Worldbuilding! -Joseph Campbell's "The Hero's Journey" -The Mystical & Magical Plot (39:28) Characters: Charlie, His Dad, Howard/Adrian Bowditch & Radar (USA Hardcover Pgs: 204-205) (1:00:01) Criticism & Questions: -After Chapter 19... -More Fairytales! -Christopher Polley/Peterkin (What the hell is going on???) -Final Thoughts: Twitter: @UnderratedSKPod Instagram: UnderratedSKPodcast End Credits: Keys of Moon (Sound Cloud) UnderratedSK@gmail.com Kim C. Will Return Soon with ?????
Double Prizes! Welcome Stephen King Podcaster & Co-Host, Matt Freeman to the show! In this Constant Reader Interview, Matt and I Chat: -Low Men & A Really Great Novella -The Long Walk Mastery -Beverly Marsh is Still #1 -The Power of the Mundane Villain -Which King Title Would You Get Signed? More from Kingslingers -www.doofmedia.com -www.doofmedia.com/kingslingers2 -kingslingerspod@gmail.com BANGOR 2024 Survey!! doofmedia.com/bangorsurvey Please Give the Show some Love and Post a 5-Star Rating on your Favorite Podcast Outlet! End Credits: (Keys of Moon) Sound Cloud Twitter: @UnderratedSKPod Insta: UnderratedSKPodcast Kim C. Will Return with Fairytale!
Did I Just Win the Podcast Guest Lottery!? Welcome Stephen King Podcaster & Co-Host, Scott Daly to the show! In this Constant Reader Interview, Scott and I Chat: -The DT Masterpiece & Following Roland -King Archetypes -Deviating from Ka-Tet Canon -The Many Faces of Flagg -Which King Setting Would You Wanna Get Stuck In? More from Kingslingers -www.doofmedia.com -www.doofmedia.com/kingslingers2 -kingslingerspod@gmail.com Please Give the Show some Love and Post a 5-Star Rating on your Favorite Podcast Outlet! End Credits: (Keys of Moon) Sound Cloud Twitter: @UnderratedSKPod Insta: UnderratedSKPodcast Kim C. Will Return with Fairytale!
The Academic Exploration Continues! The Stephen King Podcast Co-Host brings His Beautiful Amalgamation of King Females! -The Women of Stephen King Pt. 3: 1. Top-5 Stephen King Females & Why? (The Devils, The Angels & One Queen) 2. Which Stephen King Female Gets their Own Extra Spotlight? (A Rose by Any Other Name...) 3. Thoughts on Holly Gibney? Check out More from Matt R! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kingsizepodcast @KingsizePodcast ***Mild Spoilers Throughout*** UnderratedSK@gmail.com Kim C. Will Return with Fairytale soon!
“The world's a hard place, Danny. It don't care. It don't hate you and me, but it don't love us, either..." For the Shining: Introduction: The Super Secret Summer Surprise Episode Revealed! (16:02) Strengths: -Foreshadowing, Point of View, Elements of the Gothic, Horror & Heartbreak (UK Paperback Pgs: 58-59) (38:49) Characters: -Danny, Tony, Wendy, Dick, Mark, & Jack *Further Research on the Magical Black Character Trope (1:06:31) Criticism & Questions/The 1980 Kubrick Film: -How Haunted are You? -Tony Who? -Chop the Phone Call Twitter: @UnderratedSKPod Instagram: UnderratedSKPodcast End Credits: Keys of Moon (Sound Cloud) UnderratedSK@gmail.com Kim C. Will Return Soon with Fairytale!
“Once, in a Kingdom called Delain, there was a King with two sons..." For The Eyes of the Dragon: Introduction: A Bedtime Story for Naomi & Cranky Constant Readers (12:44) Characters: King Roland, Queen Sasha, Peter, Thomas, Brandon, Dennis & Flagg (31:46) Strengths: -Mysterious/Delightful Narrator -Biblical Allusion/Strong Symbolism -Story Winks -Elegant Composition (1:00:31) Criticism & Questions -More Dragons/Deities & Delain Lore! -Let's Amplify Ben Stadd Twitter: @UnderratedSKPod Instagram: UnderratedSKPodcast End Credits: Keys of Moon (Sound Cloud) UnderratedSK@gmail.com Kim C. Will Return Soon!
It's Time! Let's Rank Mr. King's Novellas! Introduction: How Long is a Novella and Why is Kim C. So Obsessed?! (13:10) Honorable Mentions: Who Almost Made the Cut!? (28:36) Bronze: (5 Recipients) (40:31) Silver: (5 Recipients) (55:06) Gold: (5 Recipients) Where Do Your Favorites Rank?? Kim C. Will Return with Eyes of the Dragon! Twitter: @UnderratedSKPod Instagram: UnderratedSKPodcast End Credits: Keys of Moon (Sound Cloud) UnderratedSK@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tyousk/support
Happy 3rd Anniversary, The Year of Underrated Stephen King Podcast! Thank you to all who have listened to this show! In Our 3rd Year Reflection: -Topics for a Subscription? -The Cringe and the Pride for the Early Eps -We Need a Freaking Stephen King Con! -Do You Want Kim C. to Keep the Backing Track? Yes or No? ***Please Rate, Review, Subscribe & Share with a Friend!*** Twitter: @UnderratedSKPod Insta: UnderratedSKPodcast End Credits: Keys of Moon (Sound Cloud) UnderratedSK@gmail.com Kim C. Will Return with Eyes of the Dragon! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tyousk/support
"Hear Ye! Hear Ye!" Welcome Stephen King Podcaster, Richard Sheppard to the show! In this Constant Reader Interview, Richard and I Chat: -The Dark Tower... Not Everyone's Cuppa -Favorite Stephen King Female -The Salem Lot Love -Crappy King Endings? Are they a Real Thing? -Kim C. and the Ghosties and Which Books Bring Real Terror More from Richard Sheppard: -Hallowed Histories -The Constant Reader Podcast (anchor.fm/theconstantreaderpodcast) Please Give the Show some Love and Post a 5-Star Rating on your Favorite Podcast Outlet! End Credits: (Keys of Moon) Sound Cloud Twitter: @UnderratedSKPod Insta: UnderratedSKPodcast Kim C. Will Return with Eyes of the Dragon! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tyousk/support
"Happy Birthday, Kevin..." For The Sun Dog: Introduction: -Welcome Back to Castle Rock -Short & Sweet -Cool & Creepy Premise (9:05) Strengths: -King & American Pop Culture -The Power of Specifics -Superlative Suspense & Mystery (24:48) Characters: 1. Pop Merrill 2. Kevin Delavan 3. Mr. Delavan 4. Meg Delavan (39:41) Criticism -Random Character POVs??? -More Lore, Steve. -More Kevin & Why Kevin? USA Hardcover: (Pgs: 672-673) Twitter: @UnderratedSKPod Insta: UnderratedSKPodcast End Credits: Keys of Moon (SoundCloud) UnderratedSK@gmail.com Kim C. will Return with Eyes of the Dragon! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tyousk/support
"Follow Me. I'm a Policeman..." For The Library Policeman: Introduction: -Kim C. is stuck on this Dark, Dark Tale. -Two Times Too Many -Paging the Outsider and the Manhattan Club (13:32) Characters: 1. Sam Peebles 2. Dave Duncan 3. Naomi Higgins 4. Ardelia Lortz (37:24) Strengths: Dark Fantasy Setting, Sexual Violence and the Fiction Challenge, The Torturous Past... USA Hardcover: (Pgs: 506-508) (1:04:54) Criticisms -Sammy, Sammy, Sammy?! -Replacements -Who the Heck is Stan Soames and Just Why??? -The Three Acts Twitter: @UnderratedSKPod Insta: UnderratedSKPodcast End Credits: Keys of Moon (SoundCloud) UnderratedSK@gmail.com Kim C. will Return with The Sun Dog --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tyousk/support
19 Reasons to Listen/Watch/Like/Subscribe... Welcome Writer/Youtuber/Podcaster, Dave Musson to the Podcast! In this Constant Reader Interview, Dave & I Chat: -90s King (The Greatest Decade?) -Favorite Stephen King Duo -Which Stephen King Character Needs Extra Spotlight? -Cranky King and Larger Body Characters -Which 70s King Title is Dave's #1? More from Dave Musson: Youtube: Dave Reads King Apple Podcasts: Constant Writers Please Give the Show some Love and Post a 5-Star Rating on Your Favorite Podcast Outlet! End Credits: (Keys of Moon) Sound Cloud Twitter: @UnderatedSKPod Insta: UnderratedSKPodcast Kim C. will Return with the Library Policeman!
"You Stole My Story..." For Secret Window, Secret Garden: SPOILERS AHEAD! Introduction: King Turns Up the Heat! (8:25) Strengths: 1. Soul-Destroying Shame 2. Point of View 3. Isolated Setting USA Hardcover (Pgs: 366-368) (33:29) Characters: Mort, John & Amy (48:43) Criticisms & the 2004 Film: -More from Mort's Childhood Twitter: @UnderratedSKPod Insta: UnderratedSKPodcast End Credits: Keys of Moon (SoundCloud) UnderratedSK@gmail.com Kim C. will Return with The Library Policemen!
Welcome Aboard American Pride Flight 29... For The Langoliers: Introduction: A Jam Packed Sci-Fi King Title at 35,000 feet! (14:52) Strengths: -Setting! -Dialog & Prose! -Science & the Sci-Fi! USA Hardcover (Pgs: 60-63) (33:21) Characters: -Brian, Laurel, Bethany, Craig, Dinah, Albert, & Nick (53:17) Criticisms, Questions & the 1995 Miniseries: -A Negative Happy Ending -Too Many Characters -Chop or Extend the Length Twitter: @UnderratedSKPod Insta: UnderratedSKPodcast End Credits: Keys of Moon (SoundCloud) UnderratedSK@gmail.com Kim C. will Return with Secret Window, Secret Garden
2022, Thank You for 27 Episodes! Happy New Year, Stephen King Fans! Let's Give Away 10 Awards to Celebrate the Best of Underrated King 2022: 1. Best Hero 2. Best Leading Lady 3. Best Sidekick 4. Best/Worst Villain 5. The Character/Story that Left Me Wanting More 6. Best Fight Scene/Action Sequence 7. Best Romance 8. Best Stephen King Miniseries of 2022 9. Best Stephen King Short Story of 2022 10. Best Stephen King Novel of 2022 UnderratedSK@gmail.com Twitter: @UnderratedSKPod Insta: UnderratedSKPodcast End Credits: Keys of Moon (SoundCloud) Kim C. will be back in January 2023 with Four Past Midnight!
“It was a dirty world, and the longer you lived, the dirtier you got.” For Blaze: Introduction: A 1973 Bachman Seedling and a Hard Case Crime Resurrection! (13:43) Strengths: -Tragic Characters alongside Johnny & Scott -An Homage to Steinbeck -Narrative Structure (36:50) Characters: -George Rackley, John Chelzman, Joe Girard & Doug Bluenote USA Hardcover (Pgs: 116-118) (55;15) Criticisms & Conclusion -Why No Solid Time Period, R. Bachman? -Switching POV Twitter: @UnderratedSKPod Insta: UnderratedSKPodcast End Credits: Keys of Moon (SoundCloud) UnderratedSK@gmail.com Kim C. will Return with The Best of Underrated King 2022
Permission to Enter the Stephen Kingdom... Welcome Writer/Director/Actor/Youtube Series Creator, David McCracken to the Show! In this Constant Reader Interview, David & I Chat: -The Origins of The Stephen Kingdom -The Underrated Norman Daniels & Hearts in Atlantis -Favorite Stephen King Females: Paging Ms. White... -Which SK Adaptation would you Fix/Film for the 1st Time? -Where in SK's World would you like to get Stuck? More from David McCracken: (mrpicturesfilm.com) Youtube: The Stephen Kingdom Youtube: It's Lit: The (Stephen) King of Horror ft. Lindsay Ellis Please Give The Show some Love and Post a 5-Star Rating on Audible! End Credits: Keys of Moon (SoundCloud) underratedsk@gmail.com Twitter: @UnderratedSKPod Insta: UnderratedSKPodcast Kim C. will Return with Blaze!
“Come on, big guy. Let's go for a ride. Let's cruise.” For Christine: Introduction: This Cherry Red 80s Baby is Kind Of Great! (9:01) Characters: -Dennis, Arnie, The Cunninghams, Leigh, Buddy & Roland D. LeBay (39:15) Unique Elements & Strengths: 1. Vintage Small Town Americana 2. Cursed Objects/Soul Possession: -Christine is a Horcrux and The One Ring 3. Narrative Structure -Parallels with The Great Gatsby! USA Hardcover (Pgs: 433-437) (1:15:21) Criticisms & The 1983 John Carpenter Film: -Too Much Time with the Parentals? A Different Ending? -Casting, Script, & Special Effects! Twitter: @UnderratedSKPod Insta: UnderratedSKPodcast End Credits: Keys of Moon (SoundCloud) UnderratedSK@gmail.com Kim C. will Return with Blaze!
"Stand By Your Man..." For Mr. Harrigan's Phone (2022): -Page to Screen Glory! (All those Classic Novels!) -Superb Casting & Themes (Modern Day Dickens) -Thumbs Up on the Voiceover -Strong Artistic Decisions (25:58) Criticisms: -Film Marketing: To Horror/Not to Horror? -Was Mr. Harrigan ALWAYS a Killer? Underrated SK@gmail.com Twitter: @UnderratedSKPod Insta: UnderratedSKPodcast Kim C. will Return with Christine!
What Shall We Ask a Stephen King Archivist??? Welcome Bryant-the-Brilliant Burnette to the Show! In this Constant Reader Interview, Bryant & I Chat: -Bachman as a Teenager -The Unlikely Dark Tower Novel in the No. 1 Spot -The Essential Honesty of Good Storytelling -The Breathing Method! -Post Reading Fairy Tale Thoughts! -Which Stephen King Setting would need a Nose Plug!? -Chatting with Non-King fans Email Bryant: bryant.burnette@gmail.com Please Give The Show some Love and Post a 5-Star Rating on Apple Podcasts! underratedsk@gmail.com Twitter: @UnderratedSKPod Insta: UnderratedSKPodcast Kim C. will Return with Christine! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
"Bad people need to pay a price, and the price should be high." For Billy Summers: Introduction: -I Am Blown Away! The Ugly Cry and a Top-5 Contender? (22:15) What's Working/Strengths: -Channeling the Masculine Classics -Structure/Plot/Pacing USA Hardcover (Pgs: 140, 267-268) (53:50) Characters: -Billy, Alice, Bucky, & Nick (1:22:32) Criticisms/Final Thoughts/Questions: -The Slippery Slope of Info Dumping -The Power/Risk of Forbidden Love -Paging 11/22/63... Twitter: (UnderratedSKPod) Insta: (underrated_sk_podcast) UnderratedSK@gmail.com Kim C. will Return with the next Stephen King novel soon! Maybe Christine??? Vote on Twitter!
"There's No Place Like Home..." For Wizard & Glass Pt. 3: Introduction: Finally Calm! Let's Chat the 2nd Half! (3:54) What's Working in the last 300 pages! 1. The Twisty Plot 2. Hypnotism! 3. Characters: -Randall Flagg is The Man in Blaaaaack! -Cuthbert is a Cutie -Eldred Jonas the Letdown -Rhea (the Creature) of the Coos? 4. "We're Off to See the Wizard!" UnderratedSK@gmail.com Kim C. Will Return with Billy Summers!
All Hail Stephen King KA-WEEN, Julia Marchese!!! We Celebrate Our 100th Episode with the Writer/Director of, "I Know What You Need!" In this 100th Episode & Constant Reader Interview, Julia M. & I Chat: -1st Stephen King Title at the Age of 11! -Underrated Bachman For the Win! -Adapting a Dollar Baby -Why is The Long Walk So Dang Good? -The Long Journey of the Dark Tower -The 90s Actor We Both Crush On For More Julia Marchese: www.juliamarchese.com Twitter/Instagram @juliacmarchese Please Say Hello! underratedsk@gmail.com Give The Show some Love and Post a 5-Star Rating on Apple Podcasts! Twitter @UnderratedSKPod Instagram @underrated_sk_podcast