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? 
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 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 soon!

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 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!