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Cho Byeong-Kyu and Song Ha-Yoon’s upcoming new K-drama, History of the Losers, has sparked controversy as both of the actors have been accused of being bullies previously. Read on.

A new K-drama, History of the Losers, has been announced, featuring Cho Byeong-Kyu and Song Ha-Yoon in the lead. It has been scheduled to premiere on February 26, 2025. Korean media outlets have reported that ahead of the release of the highly anticipated series, it has already garnered a lot of attention because of the casting controversy. Scroll ahead to find out more about it.

Based on the popular webtoon by Kim Poong and Sim Yoonsoo, History of the Losers has a storyline that explores the universal theme of love and relationships and how they can find themselves on the losing side. Ahead of the release of the K-drama, a teaser trailer will be dropped on...

The Losers’ Club leaves Maine and heads to Flint City, Oklahoma, where a grisly murder demands the talents of Stephen King’s favorite cinephile sleuth Holly Gibney. Published in May of 2018, The Outsider is one of King’s more successful forays into the true crime genre, picking up where he left off with the Mr. Mercedes Trilogy.

It’s a story we covered in capsule form over half a decade ago, but today we’re giving it the true Lc treatment with an official, full-length book episode. Join co-hosts Michael Roffman, Jenn Adams, Rachel Reeves, and Randall Colburn as they weigh in on the balance between true crime and the supernatural, debate whether Holly adds or detracts from said balance, and how the Trump and MeToo era may or may not have had an influence on the story.

Stream the episode below and return next week when the Losers revisit...

The upcoming TV series It: Welcome to Derry, which will serve as a prequel to Warner Bros’ two-part adaptation of the classic Stephen King novel It (pick up a copy Here), was originally meant to be for the Max streaming service, but we recently learned that it will be airing on HBO as well. The show went into production in Port Hope, Ontario at the end of last year, aiming for a 2025 premiere, and wrapped in August after 237 shooting days. We’re still waiting to hear exactly when the nine episode first season is going to start airing – but casting director Rich Delia has already confirmed that the show’s kid characters are not safe… which makes sense, when you’re dealing with an antagonist that describes itself as “the eater of worlds, and of children.”

Brad Caleb Kane (Tokyo Vice) and Jason Fuchs (Wonder Woman), who was a co-producer on It: Chapter Two,...

Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu sees Bill Skarsgård as the terrifying vampire Count Orlok, and the movie repeats the best trick from Skarsgård’s other big horror project from eight years ago: Andy Muschietti’s It. Robert Eggers has become one of the most acclaimed filmmakers in recent years and has become especially popular in the horror genre. Eggers’ latest project is Nosferatu, a remake of the 1922 classic German expressionist movie of the same name, itself an unofficial adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, starring Bill Skarsgård as the legendary vampire.

Nosferatu takes the audience to 1838 to meet Ellen Hutter (Lily-Rose Depp), a young woman haunted by nightmares of a mysterious and terrifying creature. When her husband, Thomas (Nicholas Hoult), is sent to Transylvania to sell a house to Count Orlok, the latter terrifies the former, unleashing a real nightmare as Orlok is the creature haunting Ellen and wanting to take her.

Yes, it’s hot, yes, it’s sweaty, and, yes, it literally takes place on June 19, 1987, but Stephen King‘s Maximum Overdrive is also a Christmas movie. Why? There’s a green comet, tons of red blood, and everyone’s forced to spend day and night together as a large truck of toys dictates their lives. If that’s not a metaphor for an American Christmas, well, we’re at a loss.

Or, we’re just lazy and making you engage in another ludicrous holiday movie debate. Whatever the case, the Losers head to Dixie Boy Truck Stop to finally review the lone directorial effort by the Master of Horror. Together, they discuss the kills, the thrills, and the incessant AC/DC pumping out of the speakers of every car.

Stream the episode below and return next week when the Losers kick off the new year. For further adventures, join...

Stephen King fans will soon have to look elsewhere to stream the Losers Club's final battle against Pennywise the Dancing Clown. It Chapter Two is set to leave Netflix as soon as November ends.

Beginning Dec. 1, It Chapter Two will no longer be available to stream on Netflix. Directed by Andy Muschietti from a screenplay by Gary Dauberman, the supernatural horror movie serves as a direct sequel to 2017's It, adapting the half of King's 1986 novel that focuses on the Losers Club as adults. Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, Bill Hader, Isaiah Mustafa, Jay Ryan, James Ransone, and Andy Bean star in It Chapter Two as Losers Club members Bev Marsh, Bill Denbrough, Richie Tozier, Mike Hanlon, Ben Hanscom, Eddie Kaspbrak, and Stan Uris, respectively, while Sophia Lillis, Jaeden Martell, Finn Wolfhard, Chosen Jacobs, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Jack Dylan Grazer, and Wyatt Oleff return from It as the younger versions of the characters.

On Sunday November 24 2024, Paramount broadcasts Landman!

Dreamers and Losers Season 1 Episode 2 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Landman,” titled “Dreamers and Losers,” promises to delve into the emotional and complex world of the oil industry. Set to air on Paramount, this episode focuses on Tommy as he grapples with the consequences of a recent tragedy at the oil patch. The weight of loss and responsibility will likely take center stage, revealing how such events can impact not only the work environment but also personal relationships.

As Tommy navigates his grief, the dynamics within the oil house are set to shift dramatically with the arrival of Ainsley. Her move into the oil house introduces new tensions and challenges among the crew. The interactions between Ainsley and the others may bring about unexpected conflicts, showcasing how new faces can alter established group dynamics.

Viewers can expect a blend of emotional depth and...

Ever heard the saying, “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet?” Well, Post Malone, born Austin Richard Post, might just be the living embodiment of this quote.

Imagine a world where you’re known by one name—and that name is on everyone’s lips. It’s the name that blares from your speakers, rings through your headphones, and even makes its way into your daily conversations. That’s the power of the name Post Malone.

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Like a true artist, he’s created an identity that’s uniquely his. You’ve probably jammed to his hits like Circles and Rockstar, or caught a glimpse of his tattoos and hoodie-clad figure at some point. But how did Austin Richard Post—a kid from Grapevine, Texas—morph into the larger-than-life star that commands arenas and has you humming his tunes even when you don’t want to?...

Warner Bros. horror sequel It Chapter Two has received a brand-new streaming update for this month. In the 2019 sequel, Bill Skarsgrd reprised his iconic role as Pennywise the Clown, after earning praise for his performance in the first installment.

Netflix officially announced that It Chapter Two will no longer be available for streaming on its platform, beginning on Saturday, Nov. 30. The sequel was based on Stephen Kings 1986 novel of the same name, which follows the adult versions of the Losers Club, 27 years after initially defeating Pennywise when they were kids. The fan-favorite demon clown has returned for vengeance, which forces Bill, Bev, Richie, Mike, Ben, and Eddie to come back to Derry in order to fulfill their childhood promise of reuniting to defeat Pennywise once he returns. Even though It Chapter Two will be leaving Netflix, fans of the blockbuster horror franchise still have the chance to rewatch the first installment,...

Stephen King is renowned for referencing his past projects in other works, and there are loads of books and short stories of his that tie into The Dark Tower series. Stephen Kings Dark Tower books consist of eight novels and one short story, starting with 1982s The Gunslinger and ending with 2012s The Wind Through the Keyhole. The Dark Tower entries are considered to be some of the very best books by Stephen King, and the King of Horror himself has even considered them his magnum opus.

The Dark Tower series is complex and layered with a lot of detail, so it makes sense that King would tie in his other works. However, the links to his other novels arent exclusively horror titles. Stephen Kings best non-horror book, The Stand, has a number of parallels and connections. King is undoubtedly a clever writer, but The Dark Tower series proves just...

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Netflix is one of the best places to find the best movies and TV shows you can watch on any streaming service. Every month, it adds hundreds of new titles to its content library, but with that, there are also some titles that have got to go. So, today, we are here to tell you about the best film you should watch before it leaves Netflix in November 2024.

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A Man Called Otto is a comedy-drama film directed by Marc Foster from a screenplay by David Magee. Based on the 2012 novel A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman and its 2015 Swedish adaptation of the same name by Hannes Holm, the 2022 film follows a lonely widower who sees no purpose in life and decides to take a drastic step but when his...

Sabrina Carpenter is the artist who registered the most new voters for the 2024 Presidential Election while on tour.

The “Please Please Please” singer topped the HeadCount list of celebrities who engaged the most new voters throughout her tour in the United States.

Carpenter registered over 35,814 new voters and engaged over 263,087 voters throughout her Short n’ Sweet tour with giveaways, postcards, and in-person activations.

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Ariana Grande was second, registering 15,591 new voters and 85,848 engagements. The list also mentioned Green Day, which registered 7,900 new voters and engaged 61,000 during its tour.

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Carpenter, Grande, and Green Day are some of the celebrities who have used their public platforms to encourage people to register and engage in the presidential election.

In September, Taylor Swift took to social media...

Election Day 2024 has arrived, and Hollywood is getting out the vote.

Many actors, actresses, singers, musicians and more celebrities have posted selfies of them voting, complete with a ballot and/or the classic sticker in addition to encouraging their followers to participate in the democratic process as well.

Through rallies, national conventions, solo social media posts and more, various personalities are expressing endorsements for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz or for Donald Trump and J.D. Vance.

For a full list of which celebrities are engaging in their civic duty, scroll through the photos below:

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Half a decade later, Gary Dauberman ‘s long-awaited and much-delayed adaptation of Stephen King ‘s ‘Salem’s Lot has hit… Max. The Losers assemble outside the Marsten House to a record a review for the ages, finally sinking their teeth into a production they’ve been covering nearly since the beginning of the podcast.

Join co-hosts Randall Colburn, Jenn Adams, Michael Roffman, and Kyle Orozovich as they draw their stakes and give their takes. Together, they take inventory of the cast and debate whether or not they’re even playing characters, theorize on the alleged three-hour cut, and try to confirm if anyone can even see anything.

Stream the episode below and tell us your favorites in the comments. For further adventures, join the Losers’ Club over long days and pleasant nights via Apple Podcasts , Spotify , RadioPublic , Acast , Google Podcasts , and RSS . You can also unlock hundreds of hours of exclusive...

Fans of Stephen Kings classic horror novel It will soon get a chance to watch Tim Curry and Bill Skarsgrds iconic versions of Pennywise the Clown on Max. This comes ahead of the long-awaited HBO debut of Welcome to Derry, which serves as the first TV spinoff to Warner Bros. blockbuster film franchise.

Max announced that 1990s two-part It miniseries will officially start streaming on Tuesday, Oct. 1, along with New Line Cinemas 2017 movie adaptation, and 2019s It Chapter Two sequel. The story takes place in Derry, Maine, following a group of seven kids called The Losers Club, as they uncover their towns dark secret after each of them gets terrorized by a shape-shifting evil clown. Kings novel is divided into two time periods, with the first one depicting the Losers teaming up together to stop Pennywise from killing more children from their town. Meanwhile, the second time period reintroduces the...

Country singer and rapper Jelly Roll debuted on Saturday Night Live with performances of “Liar” and “Winning Streak,” both from his forthcoming 10th studio album, Beautifully Broken, which is set for release Oct. 11.

The Tennessee native is coming off nominations for the CMA Awards’ Entertainer of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year.

His most recent album, Whitsitt Chapel, was also nominated for best album at the CMAs.

The winner of last year’s CMA for New Artist, Jelly Roll has had high-profile performances in recent months, like at the Emmys and Wrestlemania.

Jelly Roll’s very busy weekend in New York City kicked off Friday night with a concert at Madison Square Garden, where the singer was joined onstage by surprise guest Post Malone.

The two artists performed three tracks together: A rendition of the country classic “Friends in Low Places,” a version of Malone’s “I Had Some Help” with Jelly Roll filling in for Morgan Wallen, and the live debut of “Losers,” their collaboration from Malone’s F-1 Trillion.

Malone wasn’t the only special guest at Jelly Roll’s...

Chris Evans’s MCU journey as Captain America, who made his film debut in a stand-alone film and went on to become one of the MCU’s most significant characters until retiring in Endgame and choosing to stay with Peggy in the past, was an epic one and whatever Evans does, Captain America will remain with him as one of his most popular roles of all time.

At the same time, Josh Brolin also has a very rich comic book movie career, with Thanos being the most significant comic book role he’s played, although it is not the only one. While Evans’ inclusion in the world of comic books is not surprising, Josh Brolin generally plays more serious and/or complex roles, which is why his presence in this world was both surprising and beneficial for the world of superhero comics.

Be that as it may, you can assume...

Dirty Dominik Mysterio shines in the spotlight, pinning his own father in a heated match. Main Event Jey Uso secures his spot in the hunt for the Intercontinental Championship. Bronson Reed and Braun Strowman deliver a jaw-dropping, unforgettable moment on Raw.

The final Monday Night Raw before WWE's Bash In Berlin Ple included the in-ring debut of The Wyatt Sicks' leader Uncle Howdy, a series of wins for Dirty Dominik Mysterio, and Zelina Vega returning to wreak havoc on Pure Fusion Collective. Jey Uso and Pete Dunne booked their place in the Fatal Four Way to determine the next contender for the Intercontinental Championship, and Randy Orton cut an impassioned promo ahead of his World Heavyweight Championship against Gunther.

The moment of the night undoubtedly came from Bronson Reed and Braun Strowman, the former putting the latter through the roof of a car with his devastating finishing maneuver. It...

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Post Malone is officially riding into his country era. “Sup motherf-ckas,” the musician posted online earlier this summer announcing the release date and name of his first country LP, F-1 Trillion.

Posty’s newest studio album spans 18 tracks and features duets with country legends and hitmakers alike. Country’s latest superstar released F-1 Trillion on several formats, including streaming services, CD, cassette tape, and a slew of exclusive vinyl LPs.

Post Malone’s F-1 Trillion is finally here. On Friday, the “I Had Some Help” star officially released his country-foraying album after months of CMA Fest performances, chart-topping collabs, and a Stagecoach-headlining set.

The 18-track album is jam-packed with collaborations alongside new voices and veteran country stars. The album opens with “Wrong Ones” with Tim McGraw, and hears Malone tap Dolly Parton for “Have the Heart,” Brad Paisley for “Goes Without Saying,” Lainey Wilson for “Nosedive,” and Jelly Roll for “Losers.” Chris Stapleton, Hardy, Ernest, and Billy Strings are also included on the record.

Yee-haw! Post Malone has officially released F-1 Trillion, his new country album.

Serving as his sixth studio album and his third since 2022, F-1 Trillion features collaborations with Dolly Parton, Chris Stapleton, Tim McGraw, Blake Shelton, Brad Paisley, Jelly Roll, Billy Strings, and numerous other figures in the country, folk, and Americana genres. It also includes “I Had Some Help,” Post Malone’s chart-topping collaboration with Morgan Wallen, as well as fellow singles “Pour Me a Drink” with Blake Shelton and “Guy for That” with Luke Combs. Stream the album below.

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Update: Posty has unveiled a deluxe version of the album called F-1 Trillion: Long Bed, featuring nine additional tracks.

Post Malone, originally from Texas, had hinted at making a country pivot at some point and took inspiration from the genre for his 2022 album, Twelve Carat Toothache. He performed a headlining set of mostly country covers...

Post Malone’s first country album drops this month. He’s slated to perform at the Grand Ole Opry with a few special guests. Keep reading to find out more about the rapper’s Grand Ole Opry debut and which iconic country singers will join him.

Rapper Post Malone Takes On Country Music

Post Malone made a name for himself for his rap music. He made a surprise appearance at the 57th annual CMA Awards in November 2023. He joined Morgan Wallen and Hardy in a tribute to the late country singer Joe Diffie, who died in 2020. The rapper joined them for performances of Diffie’s hits, “John Deere Green” and “Pickup Man.”

Could Post Malone be among the nominees for the 2024 CMA Awards? It is entirely possible. Fans immediately began begging the rapper to record and release a country music album after his collab with Wallen and Hardy.

Fans asked and Post Malone listened.

Post Malone has set his debut at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry on August 14th — taking place just days ahead of the release of his country album, F-1 Trillion.

Opry member Brad Paisley announced the concert through the venue’s social media, extending an official invitation to the fledgling “hillbilly singer” for the “first of many appearances.” Besides Paisley, Malone will be joined by Vince Gill, Lainey Wilson, John Michael Montgomery, and the War and Treaty.

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Ticket sales are ongoing via Axs. You can also find deals and sold-out tickets to all of Post Malone’s upcoming concerts via StubHub, where orders are 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s FanProtect program.

F-1 Trillion will be out on August 16th. It features Posty’s hit Morgan Wallen collaboration, “I Had Some Help,” as well as appearances from country legends like Dolly Parton, Tim McGraw, and Hank Williams, Jr....

Fans taking a look at a preorder page for Post Malone’s F-1 Trillion last week got an unexpected sneak peek at what appeared to be a list of guests on the singer’s new album. According to an image originally listed on Target’s website, and captured by fans on X, Malone will feature country icons such as Chris Stapleton, Dolly Parton, and Brad Paisley on his upcoming LP. The track list was confirmed on Wednesday, via an ad taken out in Nashville’s the Tennessean newspaper.

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Bill Skarsgrd's return as Pennywise in Welcome to Derry ensures continuity with the original movie adaptations. Pennywise is best in small doses, so Welcome to Derry needs to focus on its human protagonists, not the villain. The prequel series has the opportunity to explore darker themes and expand on Derry's history beyond Pennywise.

The news that Bill Skarsgrds Pennywise will return in Welcome To Derry is great, but ITs iconic villain must avoid a Stephen King adaptation mistake. When the It prequel Welcome to Derry was first announced in 2022, the news was met with a mix of enthusiasm and understandable trepidation. It: Chapter Twos ending was far from perfect, but it was hard to argue that the overlong sequel needed even more screen time to flesh out its shape-shifting villains story. The origins of Pennywise the Monster Clown werent entirely clear, but this wasnt necessarily a bad thing.

The...

On August 9, 2017, a TV show premiered with two huge names attached — Stephen King (one of the most successful writers alive) and David E. Kelley (one of the most successful TV creators alive) — and no one saw it. That show? Mr. Mercedes, an adaptation of King’s 2014 novel, the first in a trilogy about a detective named Bill Hodges and the psychopath that got away. But while your mileage may vary when it comes to the book — and the work of Kelley, who created shows like The Practice and Ally McBeal — neither of them are to blame. The problem was that it premiered on the Audience Network, a pay channel owned by AT&T that nobody knew how to find.

After the Audience Network folded in 2020, Mr. Mercedes, which somehow managed to get three full seasons, rolled over to Peacock. A good thing, too, as it’s got a cast to die for — Brendan Gleeson,...

Pennywise's chilling recreation in a cosplay captures the essence of terror from the 2017 movie moment. Skarsgård's portrayal of Pennywise is haunting and unpredictable, showcasing his inhuman nature. The accurate cosplay of Pennywise pays tribute to King's deadly entity with every terrifying detail.

Bill Skarsgård's Pennywise the Dancing Clown returns to incite fear in the hearts of horror fans in a chilling, highly-detailed cosplay recreation of a key It movie moment. Stephen King's terrifying entity returned to the screen in Andy Muschieti's 2017 adaptation of the author's 1986 novel, followed by a second part in 2019. In It, the town of Derry, Maine has been plagued by a malevolent shape-shifting entity that stalks and preys upon its young residents, leading to a group of unlikely young heroes taking a stand when they find themselves targeted by the creature.

While Max's Welcome To Derry television series will explore Pennywise's reign of terror before the Losers Club formed,...

In all of Stephen King’s massive catalog, few works are as bleak as his 2010 novella collection Full Dark, No Stars. Rather than supernatural entities, these four dark tales feature human monsters and deal with the horrors that live inside the human heart. Two novellas serve as mirror images of each other, exploring the female response to predatory men. “Big Driver” follows cozy mystery writer Tess Thorne on a mission of revenge against the stranger who raped her and left her for dead. “A Good Marriage” centers Darcy Anderson, a happily married woman faced with a horrifying choice when she discovers her husband’s secret life.

Both novellas were faithfully adapted into feature films in the year 2014 – for better or worse. Premiering on Lifetime, Big Driver tackles King’s rape-revenge story with Maria Bello staring as the vigilante writer and Olympia Dukakis as her literary detective. Ann Dowd and Joan Jett...

Seven years, eight seasons! The journey continues…

Join Losers Michael Roffman, Randall Colburn, and Jenn Adams as they share their highlights from 2023, which includes an official audio drama and a live recording, before previewing all the books, movies, and events they’re covering throughout 2024. There will be Carrie, there will be Christine, there will be Cujo, but there will also be Hodges and Holly.

Stream the episode below and don’t forget your calendar. Then return next week when the Losers return to Dallas to cover Hulu’s 11.22.63 miniseries starring James Franco and Sarah Gadon. For further adventures, join the Losers’ Club over long days and pleasant nights via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, RadioPublic, Acast, Google Podcasts, and RSS.

You can also unlock hundreds upon hundreds of hours of exclusive content in The Barrens (Patreon) — from deep dives into uncollected King works to Dark Tower detours to feature-length King commentaries to...

The Losers’ Club reaches the last page of Stephen King‘s time-traveling drama: 11/22/63. In the sixth and final episode of their coverage, the Losers return to the present to discuss the tear-jerker of an ending, dust off King’s original finale, and share their final thoughts. They also meditate on the book’s connections (?) to Mid-World and other what-ifs.

It’s a rousing conclusion to what has been the Club’s greatest journey thus far. For the last month and change, the Losers have spent 22 hours dissecting the 2011 tome — from discussing its origins, to needling through the conspiracies left off the page, to relishing all the time we get with some of our favorite characters in King’s Dominion. It’s been a ride, alright.

Stream the final episode below, in addition to all seven prior episodes as part of this series. For further adventures, join the Club via Apple Podcasts,...

The Losers’ Club continues their journey through Stephen King‘s time-traveling drama: 11/22/63. In the fifth of six episodes, the Losers spend their time healing at the Parkland Memorial Hospital before the big, titular day. But, can Jake Epping save the world and yet also save the girl? Or will Oswald succeed as love fades away?

Join the gang as they discuss “Pt. 5: 11/22/63”. Together, they chart how King pivots away from the facts for the fiction, mull over Jake’s options as it relates to Sadie and Oswald, and make plenty of Hitchcock puns in the process. They also share some stunning revelations, all before reaching what might be the most spellbinding climax King has ever written.

Stream the episode below and return next week when the Losers continue their coverage with “Pt. 5: 11/22/63”. For further adventures, join the Club via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, RadioPublic, Acast, Google Podcasts, and RSS.

Vroom, vroom! This month marks the 40th anniversary of John Carpenter‘s Christine! To celebrate, The Losers’ Club: A Stephen King Podcast and the Music Box of Horrors are hosting a special holiday screening of the King classic at Chicago’s historic Music Box Theatre. After all, what are the holidays without a little rock ‘n’ roll and a killer car?

The one-night only event takes place on Tuesday, December 19th at 8:00 p.m. at Chicago’s historic Music Box Theatre. In addition to the screening, the night will also include a live recording of the Losers’ Club featuring nearly all of the show’s cast members. Yes, this will be the largest gathering of the Losers to date with most of the ka-tet flying in!

That includes Randall Colburn, Jenn Adams, Justin Gerber, Dan Caffrey, Michael Roffman, Mel Kassel, Dan Pfleegor, McKenzie Gerber, Rachel Reeves, Julia Marchese, and Sammie Kuykendall.

The Losers’ Club continues their journey through Stephen King‘s time-traveling drama: 11/22/63. In the fourth of six episodes, the Losers go on a stakeout and get stuck between stations, specifically Dallas and Jodie, Texas. It’s here Jake Epping gets lovingly closer to Sadie Dunhill and yet dangerously closer to Lee Harvey Oswald. Remember, though, time is obdurate.

Join the gang as they discuss “Pt. 4: Sadie and the General”. Together, they weigh in on the sweet and sour of life as it relates to Jake’s latest misadventures and chart the delicate dance King endures as he weaves fiction around facts. They also catch up on all the real-life pop culture that has culminated since 1958 over — you guessed it — a fresh slice of poundcake.

Stream the episode below and return next week when the Losers continue their coverage with “Pt. 5: 11/22/63”. For further adventures, join the Club via Apple Podcasts,...

The Losers’ Club continues their journey through Stephen King‘s time-traveling drama: 11/22/63. In the third of six episodes, the Losers head back to Derry, Maine, all before road trippin’ down south to Sunset Point, Fl, then to Dallas, TX, and finally to Jodie, TX. Things take a dark turn along the way, proving – as King writes – it wasn’t all Andy-n-Opie back in 1958.

Join the gang as they discuss Jake Epping’s cross-country adventure (?) that reveals the gritty underbelly of the shiny ’50s. They’ll also hit the history books for some talk about the New Orleans mafia, remark on some of King’s most beautiful prose as he kicks back in the deep Maine woods for a few cribbage lessons, and share our high school theater experiences.

Stream the episode below and return next week when the Losers continue their coverage with “Pt. 4: Sadie and the General”. For further adventures,...

HBO's show Welcome to Derry will fix the timeline mistake of the It movies by setting it in the same era as Stephen King's novel, the 1960s. The new show will explore the origins of Pennywise and how he became a terrifying creature in the community of Derry. It creates a more authentic backdrop to King's original vision by capturing the cultural norms and shock factor of the 1950s, emphasizing the horrors of Pennywise's actions.

From the first glimpses of Welcome to Derry, the HBO show serving as a prequel to Andy Muschietti's two It movies, it looks like it will fix one major timeline mistake the movies make regarding the original Stephen King novel. The town of Derry, Maine will once again serve as the backdrop for this latest Pennywise story and will explore the origins of the clown-like figure and how he became a terrifying creature in the community.

The Losers continue their journey through Stephen King‘s time-traveling drama: 11/22/63. In the second of six episodes, the Losers head to Derry, Maine, where they reunite with familiar faces and meet a new villain in King’s Dominion: Frank Dunning.

Along the way, they also discuss the evolution of Jake Epping — err, George Amberson — and how this section of the book, “The Janitor’s Father”, affords Constant Readers the perfect opportunity to stakeout our main character … during a stakeout of his own.

Stream the episode below and return next week when the Losers continue their coverage with “Pt. 3: Living in the Past”. For further adventures, join the Club via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, RadioPublic, Acast, Google Podcasts, and RSS.

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Look, we would’ve been perfectly happy enjoying 11/22/63 without getting into the weeds of the JFK conspiracy, but Stephen King himself took pains to detail how his research for the book convinced him that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. “It is very, very difficult for a reasonable person to believe otherwise,” he writes in the book’s afterword. Since that’s no fun, we sought out some smart people to provide a counterpoint and share their own thoughts about the book’s depictions of Oswald, Kennedy, and the assassination.

In this episode, The Losers’ Club speaks with Blowback co-host (and recent King convert) Brendan James about 11/22/63‘s Oswald, conspiracy in the 21st century, and King’s political evolution over the years — from the paranoia of The Stand to the regret of Hearts in Atlantis to the ghastly spirit of Donald Trump pervading his latest novels (and Twitter account). Finally, Brendan...

Ten years ago, CBS hit it big with its series adaptation of Stephen King‘s Under the Dome. The show arrived on June 24, 2013, shattering records to become the most watched summer drama premiere on any television network since 1992. It was a genuine summer event, and then, well, three years later it was all over. Since then, it’s retreated into obsolescence and even King, who was a producer, has called for a remake on Netflix.

So, what happened?

That’s a question The Losers’ Club tries to answer on today’s episode. After three episodes dedicated to the 2009 novel, the Losers return to Chester’s Mill to put a lens on the series’ three seasons. Together, Michael Roffman, Ana Marie Cox, Ashley Casseday, and Jenn Adams discuss the production history, the cast, the translation from page to screen, the elasticity of the premise, and all the wild, wild arcs that...

[Editor’s note: The following interview was conducted before the SAG-AFTRA strike began on July 14, 2023.]

Sophia Lillis was just 14 years old when she signed on for her first major role, playing Beverly Marsh, the heart of the so-called Losers of Stephen King’s seminal horror tome “It,” in Andy Muschietti’s two-film take on the material. It was the kind of star-making gig many other performers would be happy to rest on, well, forever. But eight years on from that first feature, Lillis is eager to keep building her resume, moving away from “child actress” into just “actress” territory.

It helps that Lillis was choosy even when she was a “child actress,” taking on the “It” films, the HBO Gillian Flynn miniseries “Sharp Objects,” the underseen Netflix series “I Am Not Okay with This,” and even one spin as Nancy Drew and another as Gretel (of “Hansel & Gretel” fame). Now aged 21, Lillis has about a dozen onscreen credits to her name, but they all belie...

The little worker ants of The Losers’ Club conclude their digging through Stephen King‘s Under the Dome. In the third and final episode dedicated to the epic 2009 novel, Losers Randall Colburn, Ashley Casseday, Dan Caffrey, and Dan Pfleegor take stock of the scares and smut within Chester’s Mill.

Together, the Losers tuck in their bibs for the sloppiest plate of poundcake they’ve had in ages. Bellies full, they also discuss their favorite passages, least favorite jokes, and what may or may not be a cameo from our good friend Rf. Speaking of cameos, what’s Jack Reacher doing here? Man, this book is weird.

Stream the episode below and stay tuned next week when the Losers review the new documentary King On Screen. For further adventures, join the Losers’ Club via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, RadioPublic, Acast, Google Podcasts, and RSS. You can also unlock hundreds of hours...

“I sometimes picture these unfortunates as men and women being pecked to death by predatory birds. The birds are invisible – at least until a psychiatrist who is good, or lucky, or both, sprays them with his version of Luminol and shines the right light on them – but they are nevertheless very real. The wonder is that so many OCDs manage to live productive lives, just the same. They work, they eat, they go to movies, they make love to their girlfriends and boyfriends, their wives and husbands . . . and all the time those birds are there, clinging to them and pecking away little bits of flesh.”

And how! For all the Constant Readers who similarly suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder, “N.” is a special slice of terror from Stephen King, making Just After Sunset a very unique read, to say the least. Without spoiling today’s episode, not all of the...

The Losers speak to writer Meg Elison about her 2021 Fantasy Magazine article, “All the King’s Women: The Fats”. In the article, Elison discusses the ways King has written fat people in his work — from novels like It to short stories like “Word Processor of the Gods.” It’s a breezy and lighthearted chat that should prove enlightening to Constant Readers everywhere.

Stream the episode below and return next week when the Losers chart all the ways King has influenced some of your favorite television over the years. For further adventures, join the Club over long days and pleasant nights via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, RadioPublic, Acast, Google Podcasts, and RSS. You can also unlock hundreds of hours of content in The Barrens (Patreon).

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It Chapter Two brought the stories of the Losers Club and the title creature to an end, but in the process, it made one of the book’s dumbest parts even worse. Stephen King’s It was famously adapted into a miniseries in 1990, with Tim Curry playing the terrifying Pennywise the Dancing Clown, but it wasn’t until 2017 that It made the jump to the big screen. Directed by Andy Muschietti, It became a two-part adaptation, with the first movie covering the Losers Club’s first encounter with It as kids and the second part reuniting with them now as adults, as they faced the title creature one final time.

It Chapter Two saw the shapeshifting creature taking new and scarier shapes in order to get to the now adult Losers, but it also took more victims, among them Eddie Kaspbrak, who died in the sewers while the group tried to defeat Pennywise.

Exclusive: Production has wrapped on a Bulgarian live-action short film starring Oscar-nominated Bulgarian actor Maria Bakalova. The film, titled Това, Kоето Oстава (English title: What Stays After), is directed by Dimitris Georgiev. The short is produced by No Blink Pictures, New European Wave Entertainment and Bakalova’s production company Five Oceans, co-founded with fellow actor and filmmaker Julian Kostov.

Joining Bakalova in the cast of What Stays After are leading Bulgarian actors Zachary Baharov, Elena Telbis (Losers) and Margita Gosheva (The Father), with young actor Yan Lozov as the lead.

Written by Bulgarian filmmakers Georgiev and Mariy Rosen, What Stays After tells the coming-of-age story of a boy during tragic events that tear his family apart. The characters in the movie face the pain of losing a loved one, discover truths they are not ready for,...

With their Bag of Bones mailbag episodes, The Losers’ Club answers questions submitted by their Overlook patrons. Each Bag features 19 assorted Qs that traditionally range from absurd to essential, genius to gross, and weird to wild. As such these are freewheelin’ outings for the gang that are as unpredictable as they are hilarious — and they’re for everyone.

Join Losers Michael Roffman, Ashley Casseday, Dan Pfleegor, and Justin Gerber as they celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in King’s Dominion by answering questions like: “Who’s the luckiest (and unluckiest) character in King’s work?”, “Who wins in a fight? Church or Cuj?”, “What’s the best St. Patrick’s Day read?”, and, naturally, “Which King characters make your pub crawl?”

Stream the unpredictable chat below and stay tuned next week when the Losers revisit Tod Williams’ 2016 adaptation of Cell starring John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, Owen Teague, and Isabelle Fuhrman.

Idris Elba is getting candid about racism he has experienced in Hollywood and his reasons behind having a career in entertainment.

In an interview with Esquire magazine, published online Wednesday, the Luther: The Fallen Sun star said, “I stopped describing myself as a Black actor when I realized it put me in a box.”

“As humans, we are obsessed with race. And that obsession can really hinder people’s aspirations, hinder people’s growth. Racism should be a topic for discussion, sure. Racism is very real. But from my perspective, it’s only as powerful as you allow it to be,” Elba explained. “We’ve got to grow. We’ve got to. Our skin is no more than that: It’s just skin.”

The Beasts of No Nation actor said that he gets asked a lot if he has experienced racism, which he clarified that he has, but that he...

The heat is on across King’s Dominion. So, once again, The Losers’ Club is putting on their shades, revving up their Plymouth Fury convertible, and feeling the breeze in Hollywood King. Yes, it’s another high-octane news episode that finds Losers Michael Roffman, Justin Gerber, Ashley Casseday, and Randall Colburn cycling through all the latest Stephen King headlines.

Topics include the just-announced adaptation of The Regulators, The Simpsons‘ forthcoming parody of It, the whole DOJ debacle between Simon & Schuster and Penguin, and why every King adaptation is seemingly toiling away in development hell these days. Elsewhere, they also digress on baseball, Heat 2, and what kinds of potato chips you can find at Potbelly’s.

Stream the episode below and return next week when the Losers discuss King’s 2002 supernatural horror novel From a Buick 8. Beep, beep, indeed. For further adventures, join the Club over long days and pleasant nights via Apple Podcasts,...

Once again we find ourselves nearing the end of another year full of plot twists, disappointments, and pleasant surprises. Take Jussie Smollett for example: He began the year as a well-respected actor on a popular TV show. But then came the threatening letter mailed to him at Fox, and the alleged racist and homophobic attack. For a moment, the entire internet rallied around him — and then the police investigation turned against him. He lost his spot on “Empire” and was indicted on 16 felony counts including filing a false police report, only to have the charges against him suddenly dropped. And all that happened before May.

Yeah, it’s been a long year.

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Winner: Pro-Wrestling Goes Boom, Like “Dynamite”

There is so much wrestling on TV now. Just this fall, “SmackDown” moved from USA Network to Fox’s broadcast channel,...

(Warning: This post contains spoilers for Wednesday’s Season 2 finale of “The Masked Singer.”)

The Fox contestant won Season 2 of the Fox network’s “Masked Singer” Wednesday night and was revealed to be comedian Wayne Brady. And Brady — who beat out fellow finalists Chris Daughtry (who was Rottweiler) and Adrienne Bailon (Flamingo), as well as the 13 other contestants from the singing competition’s second season — told TheWrap his ability to outfox everyone else for the Golden Mask trophy means more to him than scoring an Emmy.

The “Whose Line Is It Anyway” alum, who was nominated for a Grammy for a song off his debut album in 2008, says that the oddball competition is, “at its heart, it’s a singing competition.”

“It’s a singing competition and winning that means the world to me because I am a singer,” Brady told us. “It’s not something that I play at,...