It's October, which means it's time for scary books and scary movies. There's one person who is well known for both: Stephen King. While he's known as a master of horror, some of the more popular films based on his work are drawn from non-horror material. On this week's episode, Sean Fennessey, co-host of the Ringer podcast "The Big Picture," joins Gilbert C ... Show More
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The Avett Brothers’ Bassist on Writing a John Quincy Adams Book
For more than two decades, Bob Crawford has toured the country as the bassist for the Avett Brothers. But long before he began his career as a musician, he was obsessed with American history. After turning that obsession into two podcasts, he has now written his first book, “Amer ... Show More
38m 12s
Feb 27
Book Club: Let's Talk About 'Wuthering Heights,' by Emily Brontë
Emily Brontë’s “Wuthering Heights” is a tale of star-crossed lovers: Catherine, the wild daughter of an aristocratic family, and Heathcliff, an orphan whom Catherine’s father brings home unexpectedly. While Catherine’s brother and mother denigrate Heathcliff, depriving him of an ... Show More
54m 11s
Feb 24
Director Clint Bentley on Adapting ‘Train Dreams’ for the Big Screen
The latest film from the writer and director Clint Bentley, “Train Dreams,” is nominated for four Oscars, including best adapted screenplay. The movie is based on Denis Johnson’s 2011 novella of the same name and tells the story of Robert Grainier, a logger in the Pacific Northwe ... Show More
38m 40s
Sep 2021
Stephen King On Twilight, 50 Shades of Grey, Lovecraft & More | Free Stephen King Audiobooks
<p><strong>Stephen Edwin King’s books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many have been adapted into films, television series, miniseries, and comic books.</strong></p>
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56m 36s
Oct 2024
Time on Screen: The Shining
<p>Time on Screen is back this week with an all new episode, just in time for Halloween. We’re pretty big fans of horror movies around here and don’t need much of an excuse to talk about them on a podcast, but we’ll gladly take one. So today, Zach Kazan and Kat Shoulders are digg ... Show More
1h 9m
Oct 2024
THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE — Guillermo del Toro’s creative resurrection
<p>After a bad experience in Hollywood, Guillermo del Toro had lost his spark. He got it back with a story of a haunted orphanage during the Spanish Civil War, a script he wrote when he was still a student. </p><p>Together with the film’s producer Rosa Bosch, BFI’s Creative Direc ... Show More
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<p>It's episode 25 of Season 11 - Our Season 11 finale. We have three tales about vexing vagrants, horrifying heritage, and lethal literati.</p>
<p><strong>"The Boy in the Alley"‡</strong> written by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ck.walker00">C.K. Walker</a> and performed b ... Show More
<p>It's episode 22 of Season 11, our 2018 Halloween Episode. On this week's show we have six tales celebrating the Halloween Season.</p>
<p><strong>"<a href="http://gudlyf.com/post/178277583005/home-flash-fiction">Home</a>"†</strong> written by <a href="http://www.twitter.com/g ... Show More
