In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Dark Half, Section 2: Stark Takes Charge, chapters 15-21.

Introduction (00:00)
Twins (01:30)
The role of the writer (14:32)
Dark Tower Thinnies (23:39)
Yuck-King it Up (27:26)
Fun Stuff (30:11)
Other Worlds than These (37:25)

Jay: My Cousin Vinny (1992)
Sean: Richard Stark’s Grofield novels


Outro (42:28)

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Next Episode: The Dark Half, Section 3: The Coming of the Psychopomps; chapters 22-26 & epilogue.

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Dark Half, Section 1: Fool’s Stuffing, chapters 1-14.

Introduction (00:00)
Publication history (01:38)
King’s writing style for this book (04:53)
A fiction by a fiction (15:24)
Dark Tower Thinnies (23:18)
Yuck-King it Up (24:29)
Fun Stuff (27:01)

Freak-A-Zoid, by Midnight Star
Midnight Star, by “Weird Al” Yankovic
The Amazing Alexander, Saturday Night Live


Listener feedback (33:18)
Other Worlds than These (34:57)

Jay: Ronin (1998) starring Robert DeNiro, Jean Reno, Natascha McElhone, Sean Bean, Stellan Skarsgård, and Jonathan Price. Directed by John Frankenheimer and written by David Mamet.
Sean: We Deal in Lead RPG


Outro (39:08)

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Next Episode: The Dark Half, Section 2: Stark Takes Charge, chapters 15-21.

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Blaze, chapters 18-24.

Introduction (00:00)
Does Blaze have the shine (01:06)
The tragedy of Blaze (08:52)
Final thoughts (16:29)
Dark Tower Thinnies (22:05)
Yuck-King it Up (24:21)
Fun Stuff (26:01)
Other Worlds than These (35:35)

Sean: The Sandman, season 2 (Netflix)
Jay: Deep Cover (2025, Prime Video)


Outro (40:26)

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Next Episode: The Dark Half, Section 1: Fool’s Stuffing, chapters 1-14.

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Blaze, chapters 11-17.

Introduction (00:13)
Is this a ghost story? (01:49)
Alone is bad (11:28)
Dark Tower Thinnies (18:49)
Yuck-King it Up (25:25)
Fun Stuff (27:04)
Other Worlds than These (32:05)

Jay: Predator: Killer of Killers, Directed by Dan Trachtenberg
Sean: Song of Spider-Man by Glen Berger, a writer on the musical, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark


* Outro (36:28)

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Next Episode: Blaze, chapters 18-24.

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Blaze, chapters 1-10.

Introduction (0:00)
Publication history (1:28)
Throwback type of book (9:42)
Blaze’s morality (17:20)
Dark Tower Thinnies (30:12)
Yuck-King it Up (32:58)
Fun Stuff (33:57)
Other Worlds than These (40:07)

Jay: Spaceballs (1987, dir. Mel Brooks) Trailer
Sean: Poker Face (season 2 on Peacock)


Outro (43:45)

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Next Episode: Blaze, chapters 11-17.

In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore “Uncle Otto’s Truck,” found in Skeleton Crew.

Introduction (00:00)
Publication history (01:32)
Nostalgia (04:32)
Connections (09:44)
Small-town gossip (13:22)
Unreliable narrator? (19:17)
Dark Tower Thinnies (25:08)
Yuck-King It Up (27:28)
Fun Stuff (30:25)
Outro (35:09)

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In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the X-Files episode, “Chinga,” written by Stephen King.

Introduction (00:00)
Background (01:15)
Stephen King and the episode (06:53)
Weird facts about the episode (15:11)
Yuck-King It Up (22:23)
Fun Stuff (26:03)
Outro (29:18)

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In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the 1996 film adaptation of Thinner.

Introduction (00:00)
Background (01:16)
Comparing the book and movie (03:48)
Overall thoughts (13:46)
Our ratings (19:21)
Dark Tower Thinnies (21:20)
Yuck-King It Up (22:24)
Fun Stuff (29:15)

SNL Digital Short: The Curse
Pennywise blood stain?



Outro (34:44)

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In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore and finish Thinner, chapters 20-27.

Introduction (00:00)
Taking responsibility/Everybody pays (01:11)
Ginelli (10:06)
The ending (20:58)
Final thoughts (29:15)
Dark Tower Thinnies (30:29)
Yuck-King it Up (33:00)
Fun Stuff (35:27)
Other Worlds than These (41:37)

Jay: Paris, Texas (1984), directed by Wim Wenders, written by Sam Shepard, starring Harry Dean Stanton, Nastassja Kinski, Dean Stockwell, and Aurore Clément.
Sean: Lloyd McNeil’s Last Ride by Will Leitch


* Outro (45:16)

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Next Episode: Blaze, chapters 1-10.

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Thinner, chapters 12-19.

Introduction (00:00)
In-groups versus others (02:01)
Justice and shades of gray (11:08)
Dark Tower Thinnies (24:16)
Yuck-King it Up (26:45)
Fun Stuff (31:13)
Other Worlds than These (35:56)

Jay: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
Sean: Andor Season Two (2025)


* Outro (41:38)

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Next Episode: Thinner, chapters 20-27.

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Thinner, chapters 1-11.

Introduction (0:00)
New season: Alter egos (01:43)
Publication history (06:02)
Class warfare (12:23)
Dark Tower Thinnies (20:25)
Yuck-King it Up (26:00)
Fun Stuff (27:42)
Other Worlds than These (32:55)

Jay: The Residence (Netflix) is a murder mystery set in the White House. Starring Uzo Aduba, Giancarlo Esposito, Randall Park, Bronson Pinchot, Al Frankin, and Ken Marino, among many others.
Sean: Michael Clayton (2007, Amazon) a legal thriller starring George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, and Tilda Swinton. Written and directed by Tony Gilroy (Andor, Dolores Claiborne).


* Outro (39:30)

The Bachman books we’ve covered:

The Long Walk (episodes 106 – 107)
Rage (episodes 108 – 109)
The Running Man (episodes 110 – 112)
Roadwork (episodes 113 – 115)
The Regulators (episodes 116 – 120)

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Next Episode: Thinner, chapters 12-19

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the short story “The Fifth Quarter” found in Nightmares & Dreamscapes.

Introduction (00:00)
Publication history (01:05)
The essence of the story (05:18)
All for Barney (11:08)
Dark Tower Thinnies (18:32)
Yuck-King it Up (20:53)
Fun Stuff (24:00)
Other Worlds than These (28:05)

Jay: Ben-Hur (1959)
Sean: The Cartoonist Club by Scott McCloud and Raina Telgemeier


Outro (33:36)

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Next Episode: Thinner, chapters 1-11.

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the short story “The Doctor’s Case” from Nightmares & Dreamscapes.

Introduction (00:13)
Publication history (01:10)
Pastiche (05:06)
Writerly details (09:15)
Dark Tower Thinnies (18:09)
Yuck-King it Up (19:26)
Fun Stuff (20:50)
Other Worlds than These (27:13)

Jay: Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light (S2), starring Mark Rylance, Damian Lewis, Jonathan Pryce, and Harry Melling.  
Sean: Zoe Boehm novels by Mick Herron: Down Cemetery Road and The Last Voice You Hear, soon to be an Apple TV show starring Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson


* Outro (30:34)

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Next Episode: “The Fifth Quarter” in Nightmares & Dreamscapes.

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore “Umney’s Last Case” from Nightmares & Dreamscapes.


Introduction (00:00)
Publication history (01:21)
Metalepsis (07:46)
Relationship to Nightmares & Dreamscapes introduction (18:40)
TNT Adaptation (25:21)
Dark Tower Thinnies (31:16)
Yuck-King it Up (35:53)
Fun Stuff (37:30)
Other Worlds than These (41:07)

Sean: Sean:  In honor of the Vincent motorcycle mentioned in the story: Richard Thompson’s “1952 Vincent Black Lightning”
Jay: The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast


Outro (46:09)

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Next Episode: “The Doctor’s Case” found in Nightmares & Dreamscapes.

Kenneth Therriault, or something else, continues to haunt Jamie. Jamie seeks advice from Professor Burkett, who suggests a way of combating and making the thing Jamie’s thrall. This comes in handy years later when Liz kidnaps Jamie in an attempt to salvage a drug deal. After dealing with that, Jamie learns a family secret.

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Later, chapters 01 – 33.

Introduction (00:00)
Publication history (01:38)
Is it a crime story (02:39)
Are the characters well constructed (08:48)
Authorial adjacent (15:11)
Dark Tower Thinnies (20:15)
Yuck-King it Up (21:42)
Fun Stuff (23:48)
Other Worlds than These (30:00)

Sean: The Actor by Donald E. Westlake (Movie Trailer)
Jay: The Rock (dir. Michael Bay)


* Outro (36:10)

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Next Episode: Later, chapters 34 – the end (69).

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the final third of Joyland.

Introduction (00:13)
Masks (01:08)
A look back (07:04)
Our final thoughts (11:15)
The end of the story (12:21)
Dark Tower Thinnies (18:19)
Yuck-King it Up (20:14)
Fun Stuff (23:41)
Other Worlds than These (28:46)
Outro (33:35)

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Other Worlds Than These topics:

Jay: The Die Hard franchise
Sean: Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man 

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Next Episode: Later, chapters 1 – 33.

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the second third of Joyland.

Introduction (00:00)
Superpowers (01:40)
Breezy contemplations (10:09)
Dark Tower Thinnies (23:03)
Yuck-King it Up (25:03)
Fun Stuff (28:35)
Other Worlds than These (32:33)

Jay: Silo (Apple TV)
Sean: Cunk on Earth (Netflix)


Outro (41:15)

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Next Episode: the final third of Joyland.

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the first third of Joyland.

Introduction (00:13)
Recap (00:51)
Publication history (01:16)
It’s all about a vibe (02:15)
The mystery (11:23)
Dark Tower Thinnies (19:46)

* “The Sick Rose” by William Blake (22:08)


Yuck-King it Up (23:13)
Fun Stuff (26:03)

* Middle Aged Dad Jam Band; YouTube channel


* Other Worlds than These (32:10)
Outro (36:07)

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Other Worlds Than These topics:

Jay: The Expanse (novel series): all 9 novels and 8 short stories, in order. 
Sean: Catching up on the Penguin Classics Marvel Collection Series.

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Next Episode: the second third of Joyland, until the line “The phone clicked in my ear.”

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Colorado Kid, Chapters 13-18 and the afterword.

Introduction (00:00)
What are our theories (02:32)
Becoming part of a community (13:38)
Did the story work? (20:52)
Dark Tower Thinnies (27:42)
Yuck-King It Up (31:07)
Fun Stuff (31:35)
Other Worlds Than These (35:35)

Sean: The Agency (Showtime), Treason (Netflix), London Spy (Netflix), Black Doves (Netflix)
Jay: Logan Lucky (2017), “One More Minute” (Weird Al)


Outro (44:47)

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Next Episode: Joyland, first third of the book