Stephen King’s 10 Best Stories for Summer [The Losers’ Club Podcast]

Don Henley failed to mention it in his 1984 hit, but Stephen King is certainly a boy of the summer. Whether it’s venturing outside of Castle Rock to see a dead body or evading shapeshifting clowns in the barrens of Derry, the best-selling author has carved out a number of parables that make us sweat […]

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‘Stand By Me’ Screenwriters on Bringing Stephen King to Tears [The Losers’ Club Podcast]

“When the movie was over, I hugged [Rob Reiner] because I was moved to tears, because it was so autobiographical.” —Stephen King to Rolling Stone, October 2014 The Losers have yet to leave Castle Rock. No, the sun is still out, there’s a breeze in the trees, and there isn’t a smokestack in sight for […]

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‘Stand By Me’ at 35: Stephen King’s Coming-of-Age Story Hits Harder With Age [The Losers’ Club Podcast]

“I was 12 going on 13 the first time I saw a dead human being. It happened in the summer of 1959, a long time ago, but only if you measure in terms of years. I was living in a small town in Oregon called Castle Rock. There were only 1,281 people. But to me, […]

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