Category Archives: Skeleton Crew

Bonus Episode: Carrie (1976)

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In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the 1976 movie adaptation, Carrie.

  • Introduction (00:14)
  • Facts and Figures (01:29)
  • Adaptation (09:39)
  • Themes (29:11)
  • Our thoughts on the movie (33:51)
  • Dark Tower Thinnies (35:16)
  • Yuck-King it Up (36:17)
  • Fun Stuff (38:41)
  • Outro (47:07)

Original trailer: CARRIE (1976) | Official Trailer | MGM Studios

Director: Brian De Palma

Cast: Sissy Spacek as Carrie White, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving, Nancy Allen, William Katt, P. J. Soles, Betty Buckley, and John Travolta

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Bonus Episode: Survivor Type (Skeleton Crew) (November 2021)

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In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore “Survivor Type” found in Skeleton Crew.

  • Introduction (00:00)
  • Publication History (01:26)
  • Richard Pine is an asshole (05:03)
  • But is he just a survivor? (10:45)
  • Dark Tower Thinnies (21:49)
  • Yuck-King It Up (22:47)
  • Fun Stuff (25:06)
  • Outro (29:13)

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Bonus Episode: Ballad of the Flexible Bullet (Skeleton Crew) (October 2021)

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In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the short story “The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet” found in Skeleton Crew.

  • Introduction (00:00)
  • Publication History (1:18)
  • Madness (3:06)
  • Creator versus Conduit (8:35)
  • Justification of Fiction (16:06)
  • Dark Tower Thinnies (24:17)
  • Fun Stuff (26:09)
  • Outro (32:36)

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Bonus Episode: The Reach (Skeleton Crew) (September 2021)

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In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore “The Reach” found in Skeleton Crew.

  • Introduction (00:13)
  • Publication history (01:08)
  • Exemplar of a (gothic) short story (03:37)
  • Too far to reach (10:06)
  • Dark Tower Thinnies (15:34)
  • Fun Stuff (17:34)
  • Outro (20:54)

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Bonus Episode: Word Processor of the Gods (Skeleton Crew) (August 2021)

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In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the short story “Word Processor of the Gods” found in Skeleton Crew.

  • Introduction (00:00)
  • Publication history (01:20)
  • Monkey’s paw (07:38)
  • Nice-guy Richie (12:05)
  • Very 80s story (17:20)
  • Dark Tower Thinnies (19:24)
  • Yuck-King It Up (20:08)
  • Fun Stuff (22:18)
  • Outro (24:12)

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Bonus Episode: The Raft (Skeleton Crew) (July 2021)

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In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the short story “The Raft” from Skeleton Crew.

  • Introduction (00:00)
  • Publication history (01:54)
  • Influences and connections (06:29)
  • Weird relationships (09:23)
  • A series of bad decisions (13:41)
  • Creepshow 2: The Raft segment (17:30)
  • Dark Tower Thinnies (22:56)
  • Fun Stuff (23:45)
  • Outro (29:37)

A missing King story/adaptation: “Pinfall” http://thetruthinsidethelie.blogspot.com/2017/01/think-of-money-i-save-review-of-pinfall.html

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Bonus Episode: Here There Be Tygers (Skeleton Crew) (June 2021)

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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)
  • Unexplored places (07:59)
  • What really happened? (11:32)
  • Dark Tower Thinnies (16:03)
  • Fun Stuff (17:29)
  • Outro (21:56)

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Bonus Episode: Nona (Skeleton Crew) (February 2020)

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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) for The Dark Tower, Castle Rock, Hearts in Atlantis, and ‘Salem’s Lot
  • Fun Stuff (23:49)
  • Outro (32:23)

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Bonus Episode 40 – Uncle Otto’s Truck (Patreon Clip)

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A new bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came is live for all of our Patrons. What follows is a short excerpt of our discussion of the short story “Uncle Otto’s Truck.”

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Bonus Episode 28 – “Survivor Type” (Patreon Clip)

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A new bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came is live for all of our Patrons. What follows is a short excerpt of our discussion of the short story “Survivor Type” from the Stephen King collection, Skeleton Crew.

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