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In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore ‘Salem’s Lot, Chapter 14, Sections 25-50, and Chapter 15. Introduction (00:00) PTSD for our characters (02:20) Vampires, attack! (08:56) Ben and Mark (20:28) Dark Tower Thinnies (27:19) Reviews (36:36) Fun Stuff (39:07) Outro (42:47) Leave us an iTunes review! Send your questions, comments, and ideas to twoguysdarktower@gmail.com. For more information about the show, check us out at twoguystothedarktowercame.com. Join the conversat...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore ‘Salem’s Lot, Part 3, Chapter 14, sections 1-24. Introduction (00:00) Salem’s Lot is Dead (01:20) Vampire Calculator The Chess Game (06:40) Downfall of Callahan (17:40) Dark Tower Thinnies (24:22) Fun Stuff (36:44) Outro (46:20) Leave us an Apple Podcasts review! Send your questions, comments, and ideas to twoguysdarktower@gmail.com. For more information about the show, check us out at twoguystothedarktowercame.com. Support us at p...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore ‘Salem’s Lot, Part 2, Chapters 11-13. Introduction (00:13) Recap (00:41) Character Lenses (02:01) Meta, Meet Meta (12:02) Vampire Circle (15:10) Dark Tower Thinnies (23:07) iTunes Reviews (25:26) Thank You, Patrons! (26:17) Fun Stuff (27:20) Outro (31:44) Leave us an Apple Podcast review! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/twoguysdarktower Send your questions, comments, and ideas to twoguysdarktower@gmail.com. For more infor...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore ‘Salem’s Lot, Part 2, chapters 8-10. Introduction (00:00) The Emperor of Ice Cream poem (02:14) What’s happening in ‘Salem’s Lot, an evil dry cell (04:41) Barlow monologues/City versus small town (15:30) Goldilocks age (22:47) Dark Tower Thinnies (27:46) Fun Stuff (32:35) Outro (37:05) Leave us an Apple Podcast review! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/twoguysdarktower Send your questions, comments, and ideas to twoguysdark...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore ‘Salem’s Lot, Part 1, Chapters 4-7. Introduction (00:16) Recap (00:45) This book is legit scary (01:42) Resurrection and rebirth: Christian lore vs. vampire myth (06:56) Vampire literature exists in the Salem’s Lot world (11:16) King Twinners (17:26) Character (Blood) Types (20:50) Dark Tower Thinnies (33:00) Fun Stuff (39:57) Outro (46:29) Leave us an Apple Podcasts review! Support our show at Patreon.com/twoguysdarktower. Send yo...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore ‘Salem’s Lot, Part 1, Chapters 1-3. Introduction (00:00) Tropes (01:25) Small Town Living (04:30) Writing Style (10:50) Dark Tower Thinnies (22:10) Fun Stuff (26:15) Outro (31:20) Leave us an Apple Podcast review! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/twoguysdarktower Send your questions, comments, and ideas to twoguysdarktower@gmail.com. For more information about the show, check us out at twoguystothedarktowercame.com. Join t...

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In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we begin our discussion of ‘Salem’s Lot with the Prologue. Introduction (00:13) Recap (00:43) Publication History (01:29) It’s Good to Tell a Story (10:09) Ominous Foreshadowing (13:08) Dark Tower Thinnies (20:50) Fun Stuff (23:39) Outro (28:11) Leave us an iTunes review! Send your questions, comments, and ideas to twoguysdarktower@gmail.com. For more information about the show, check us out at twoguystothedarktowercame.com. Join the conversa...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore “The Night Flier” found in Nightmares & Dreamscapes. Introduction (00:00) Publication History (02:32) A Modern Day Vampire Story (06:07) Richard Dees: Cynical, Sociopathic, but Professional (08:30) Dark Tower Thinnies (16:02) Fun Stuff (20:25) Outro (26:40) Leave us an Apple Podcast review! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/twoguysdarktower Send your questions, comments, and ideas to twoguysdarktower@gmail.com. For more in...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore “Jerusalem’s Lot” found in Night Shift. Introduction (00:13) Recap (00:42) Publication History (01:23) Story Format (04:24) Cthulhu Mythos and Vampires (10:27) Dark Tower Thinnies (17:21) Fun Stuff (22:30) Leave us an iTunes review! Send your questions, comments, and ideas to twoguysdarktower@gmail.com. For more information about the show, check us out at twoguystothedarktowercame.com. Join the conversation on social media! Facebo...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the graphic novel, The Gunslinger Born. Introduction (00:00) The Horn of Gilead (02:48) Publication History (03:37) Discussing the Adaptation (05:50) Who’s the audience? (07:30) The art (10:11) The story and narration (13:25) What was unique to the comic (17:17) Fun Stuff (24:35) Outro (28:10) Leave us an Apple Podcast review! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/twoguysdarktower Send your questions, comments, and ideas to ...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the short story Ur. Introduction (00:13) Overview (01:15) Ur Novels (10:36) Nature of the Can Toi (17:48) Dark Tower Thinnies (24:14) Fun Stuff (32:33) Outro (38:51) Read the article about the revisions King made to Ur on Cemetery Dance. Leave us an iTunes review! Send your questions, comments, and ideas to twoguysdarktower@gmail.com. For more information about the show, check us out at twoguystothedarktowercame.com. Join the conve...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore “Heavenly Shades of Night Are Falling” in Hearts in Atlantis and wrap-up the book. Introduction (00:00) Leaving Behind the Past (02:20) Magic (10:22) Dark Tower Thinnies (13:45) Fun Stuff (21:52) Platters “Twilight Time” (22:14) Hearts in Atlantis reviews and reception (30:53) Ranking the stories (39:56) Book themes (41:22) Outro (49:40) Leave us an Apple Podcast review! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/twoguysdarktower...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore “Why We’re in Vietnam” found in Hearts in Atlantis. Introduction (00:13) Recap (00:40) Still in Vietnam (03:23) Hauntings (10:29) Dark Tower Thinnies (20:35) Fun Stuff (28:31) Outro (32:43) Leave us an iTunes review! Send your questions, comments, and ideas to twoguysdarktower@gmail.com. For more information about the show, check us out at twoguystothedarktowercame.com. Join the conversation on social media! Facebook page: https:/...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore “Blind Willie” found in Hearts in Atlantis. Introduction (00:00) Publication History/Changes in Versions (03:24) Only the Penitent Man Will Pass (15:03) Dark Tower Thinnies (24:11) Fun Stuff (30:56) Outro (40:58) Join our Patreon: www.patreon.com/twoguysdarktower Leave us an Apple Podcasts review! Send your questions, comments, and ideas to twoguysdarktower@gmail.com. For more information about the show, check us out at twoguystoth...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we discuss “Hearts in Atlantis” parts 23-44 in Hearts in Atlantis. Introduction (00:13) Goldilocks and the Political Activists (05:43) Information (08:55) We couldn’t stop laughing (17:19) Dark Tower Thinnies (27:04) Fun Stuff (34:04) Leave us an iTunes review! Send your questions, comments, and ideas to twoguysdarktower@gmail.com. For more information about the show, check us out at twoguystothedarktowercame.com. Join the conversation on soc...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore “Hearts in Atlantis,” parts 1-22 found in Hearts in Atlantis. Introduction (00:00) Discovering Yourself (03:19) Nested Nostalgia (15:07) Addiction or Avoidance (20:47) Dark Tower Thinnies (28:55) Fun Stuff (36:13) Outro (45:33) Join our Patreon: www.patreon.com/twoguysdarktower Leave us an Apple Podcasts review! Send your questions, comments, and ideas to twoguysdarktower@gmail.com. For more information about the show, check us out...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore “Low Men in Yellow Coats” parts 9-11. Introduction (00:00) The Once and Future Liz (03:17) Important confrontations: “People needed a beast to hunt.” (16:27) Dark Tower Thinnies (25:50) Fun Stuff (38:45) Outro (44:31) Leave us an iTunes review! Send your questions, comments, and ideas to twoguysdarktower@gmail.com. For more information about the show, check us out at twoguystothedarktowercame.com. Join the conversation on social me...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore parts 5 to 8 of “Low Men in Yellow Coats” found in Hearts in Atlantis. Introduction (00:00) Lots of Plot/Ted’s Powers (2:10) Down There (6:30) Bobby’s Dream (19:32) Dark Tower Thinnies (27:02) Fun Stuff (38:02) Recent Reviews and Feedback (44:43) Outro (46:20) Join our Patreon: www.patreon.com/twoguysdarktower Leave us an iTunes review! Send your questions, comments, and ideas to twoguysdarktower@gmail.com. For more information abo...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore parts 1 to 4 of “Low Men in Yellow Coats” found in Hearts in Atlantis. Introduction (00:12) Publication Info (01:31) Castle Rock Origin Story (06:07) Nostalgia and Childhood (09:39) Books, Reading, and Stories (25:25) Dark Tower Thinnies (39:36) Fun Stuff (50:36) Outro (57:10) Leave us an iTunes review! Send your questions, comments, and ideas to twoguysdarktower@gmail.com. For more information about the show, check us out at twogu...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore “The Little Sisters of Eluria,” found in Stephen King’s Everything’s Eventual. Introduction (00:48) Publication History (03:06) Did this need to be a Dark Tower story? (13:40) Deus ex Canine (23:18) Vampires! (25:52) We dig this story (34:20) Fun Stuff (39:24) Outro (45:51) Join our Patreon: www.patreon.com/twoguysdarktower Leave us an Apple Podcasts review! Send your questions, comments, and ideas to twoguysdarktower@gmail.com. Fo...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we read and discuss listener feedback. Introduction (00:11) We do it for the listeners (00:38) Dark Tower re-reads (02:09) Are we too harsh on King? (09:31) King’s endings (14:36) Listener reviews (21:44) Fun Stuff (24:23) On our next episode… (28:14) Leave us an iTunes review! Send your questions, comments, and ideas to twoguysdarktower@gmail.com. For more information about the show, check us out at twoguystothedarktowercame.com. Join the co...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Dark Tower as a series. Introduction (00:00) Heartbreak (2:15) What’s King Up To? (17:15) Character Arcs (25:24) Are the characters better off for knowing Roland (30:28) Subtitles (38:59) Magnum Opus? (47:35) Fun Stuff (54:24) Outro (1:03:40) Leave us an Apple Podcast review! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/twoguysdarktower Send your questions, comments, and ideas to twoguysdarktower@gmail.com. For more infor...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Dark Tower, Book VII, The Dark Tower, Epilogue, Coda, Author’s Note and reaction to the book. Introduction (0:00:11) Recap (0:00:49) Dance of the Can’-Ka No Rey (0:01:49) Epilogue/Susannah in New York (0:02:10) Coda/Found (0:08:32) Author’s Note (0:30:30) Fun Stuff (0:37:00) Book Reviews and Reception (0:44:24) Sean and Jay Rank Book VII (0:51:32) What’s Next? (0:56:21) Listener Feedback (0:58:41) Outro (1:00:41) Leave us an iT...