Two Guys To The Dark Tower Came

Note: We are publishing short story bonus podcasts that were previously only available via Patreon. This episode is from June 2021. Enjoy! In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the short story “Here There Be Tygers” from Skeleton Crew. Introduction (00:13) Publication history (01:23) Shame and dread (03:40) … Continue reading Bonus Episode: Here There Be Tygers (Skeleton Crew) (June 2021) →

Note: We are publishing short story bonus podcasts that were previously only available via Patreon. This episode is from June 2020. Enjoy! In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore “The Last Rung on the Ladder” found in Night Shift. Introduction (00:09) Recap (00:40) John D. MacDonald intro (01:14) … Continue reading Bonus Episode: The Last Rung on the Ladder (Night Shift) (June 2020) →

Note: We are publishing short story bonus podcasts that were previously only available via Patreon. This episode is from May, 2020. Enjoy! In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the story “Night Surf” found in Night Shift. Introduction (00:00) Publication History (01:22) Not if you were the last … Continue reading Bonus Episode: Night Surf (Night Shift) (May 2020) →

Note: We are publishing short story bonus podcasts that were previously only available via Patreon. This episode is from April 2020. Enjoy! In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore “Mrs. Todd’s Shortcut,” found in Night Shift. Introduction (00:13) Recap (00:41) Publication history (01:07) Homer’s decision (08:05) The titular … Continue reading Bonus Episode: Mrs. Todd’s Shortcut (Night Shift) (April 2020) →

Note: We are publishing short story bonus podcasts that were previously only available via Patreon. This episode is from February 2020. Enjoy! In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Stephen King’s short story, Nona, found in Skeleton Crew. Introduction (00:11) Counter-culture (00:57) An unreliable narrator (04:59) Thinnies (14:52) … Continue reading Bonus Episode: Nona (Skeleton Crew) (February 2020) →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we finish The Talisman, Part 4, Chapters 34-47. Introduction (00:00) On the subject of twinners (01:40) What is the talisman (10:30) Dark Tower Thinnies (16:47) Yuck-King It Up (24:57) Fun Stuff (27:44) Wrapping up The Talisman (34:50) Other Worlds Than These (42:09) Sean: Black … Continue reading Ep. 157 The Talisman, Part 4, chapters 34-47 →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Talisman, Part 3, “A Collision of Worlds,” chapters 27-33, and Interlude. Introduction (00:00) The power of storytelling (01:31) A collision of worlds (11:37) Late world building (22:41) Dark Tower Thinnies (28:58) Yuck-King It Up (30:07) Fun Stuff (34:13) Other Worlds Than … Continue reading Ep. 156 The Talisman, Part 3, chapters 27-33 and Interlude →

A new bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came is live for all of our Patrons. What follows is an excerpt of our discussion of the 1977 short story “The Cat from Hell.” To get the whole episode and support our show, become a patron at patreon.com/twoguysdarktower. Buy merch at store.twoguystothedarktowercame.com. Send your questions, comments, … Continue reading Bonus Episode 45 – “The Cat From Hell” (Patreon Clip) →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Talisman, Part 3, “A Collision of Worlds,” chapters 20-26. Introduction (00:00) The Sunlight Home (01:47) The Territories are a reflection of our world (13:56) Sacrifice is necessary along a hero’s journey (20:14) Dark Tower Thinnies (24:31) Yuck-King It Up (27:04) Fun … Continue reading Ep. 155 The Talisman, Part 3, chapters 20-26 →

Greetings, constant listeners! Thank you so much for listening to our show. You may have noticed we have missed our regularly scheduled publish dates. Everything is OK, but there has been a lot going on in our personal lives. So, we are going to take a hiatus. We have all the Talisman episodes recorded and … Continue reading Hiatus Announcement →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Talisman,  Part 2, “The Road of Trials,” Chapters 14-19. Introduction (00:13) Cool world building (02:06) Too much “Y” and not enough “A” (12:36) Dark Tower Thinnies (20:19) Yuck-King it Up (25:39) Fun Stuff (27:21) Other Worlds than These (31:52) Outro (37:09) … Continue reading Ep. 154 The Talisman, Part 2, chapters 14-19 →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Talisman, Part II, chapters 6-13. Introduction (00:00) Struggling with the book (01:45) Jack’s first trial (05:54) Jack’s dad in the Territories (14:01) Dark Tower Thinnies (19:52) Yuck-King It Up (23:06) Fun Stuff (25:54) Other Worlds Than These topics (31:21): Jay: Succession … Continue reading Ep. 153 The Talisman, Part 2, chapters 6-13 →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Talisman, Part 1, “Jack Lights Out.” Introduction (00:13) Recap (00:50) Publication/Our history (01:57) Things are getting started (07:30) Jack’s relationships (13:24) Dark Tower Thinnies (20:30) Yuck-King it Up (23:34) Thank you, Patrons! (24:54) Fun Stuff (25:42) Other Worlds than These (32:07) … Continue reading Ep. 152 The Talisman, Part 1, chapters 1-5 →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Carrie, Part 3, “Wreckage,” and our final thoughts on the novel. Introduction (00:13) Ending structure is not great (01:49) Ending writing is good (07:55) Dark Tower Thinnies (12:20) Yuck King It Up (13:41) Reviews (15:43) Our thoughts (20:05) Fun Stuff (20:48) Other … Continue reading Ep. 151 Carrie, Part 3 →

A new bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came is live for all of our Patrons. What follows is an excerpt of our discussion of the 1983 film The Dead Zone. To get the whole episode and support our show, become a patron at patreon.com/twoguysdarktower. Buy merch at store.twoguystothedarktowercame.com. Send your questions, comments, and ideas … Continue reading Bonus Episode 43 – The Dead Zone adaptation (Patreon Clip) →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Carrie, Part 2, “Prom Night.” Introduction (00:13) Recap (00:49) Carrie’s powers (02:13) If Carrie didn’t die (07:48) King’s characters (12:50) Dark Tower Thinnies (24:02) Yuck-King it Up (26:57) Fun Stuff (29:19) Other Worlds than These (36:45) Outro (40:59) Leave us an Apple … Continue reading Ep. 150 Carrie, Part 2 →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Carrie, Part 1. Introduction (00:13) Publication history (01:34) Book structure (08:17) Women run the show (18:45) Scapegoats (22:24) Dark Tower Thinnies (26:06) Yuck-King It Up (32:32) Thank you, Patrons! (33:57) Fun Stuff (35:06) Other Worlds Than These (41:27) Outro (47:08) Leave us … Continue reading Ep. 149 Carrie, Part 1 →

A new bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came is live for all of our Patrons. What follows is an excerpt of our discussion of the short story “Harvey’s Dream” found in the Just After Sunset collection. To get the whole episode and support our show, become a patron at patreon.com/twoguysdarktower. Buy merch at … Continue reading Bonus Episode 42 – Harvey’s Dream (Patreon Clip) →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Dead Zone, chapters 24-28 and our final thoughts. Introduction (00:00) A man on borrowed time, not outside of time (01:23) Three questions about morality (06:49) It has to do (16:44) Dark Tower Thinnies (21:15) YuckKing It Up (22:29) Fun Stuff (26:50) … Continue reading Ep. 148 The Dead Zone, chapters 24-28 and final thoughts →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Dead Zone, chapters 17-23. Introduction (00:00) The Laughing Tiger (01:41) Johnny asks the question (09:01) Johnny is falling apart (19:20) Dark Tower Thinnies (27:01) No Yuck-King It up (32:08) Fun Stuff (34:08) Other Worlds Than These (43:35) Top 10 Awesome Christopher … Continue reading Ep. 147 The Dead Zone, chapters 17-23 →