Head to the Aladdin Theater with the Losers as they record a Ka-mmentary track for Rob Reiner's Oscar-winning thriller Misery. This chilly one's all wrapped up for the holidays.
Losers include Justin Gerber, Ayisha Gatson, Dan Caffrey, and Jenn Adams.
--Misery is currently available to rent via HBO Max, Hulu, and Amazon Prime Video.
2021-12-20 19:29:41 +0000 UTC View Post
To celebrate the holidays and close out the end of the year, we're heading to the Mellow Tiger next Sunday, December 26th at 6 p.m. EST to play some Stephen King trivia.
Author -- and Constant Listener -- Dave Musson has put together a 19-question quiz split into six rounds of three questions on the books we covered in 2021.
There will be three winners and three prizes. First prize is a $150 gift certificate to our official store, second prize is $75, and third pr...
2021-12-19 21:20:11 +0000 UTC View Post
You asked for it, we made it happen: The Losers speak to the one and only David Morse. Together, they discuss his roles in King's Dominion, particularly in The Green Mile, Hearts In Atlantis, and The Langoliers. The veteran star also weighs in on his voice work for audiobooks on Revival, Skeleton Crew, and Flight or Fright. It's a lighthearted chat filled with nostalgic anecdotes and future meditations on the current state of Hollywood. En...
2021-12-16 17:02:05 +0000 UTC View PostConstant Listeners!
It’s been a wildly experimental two years here in The Barrens. For 2022, our fifth year as The Losers’ Club and our sixth season overall, we’re going to simplify things by chiseling down our tiers simply to a $5 and $10 tier.
So, if you’re already aboard the S.S. Georgie and paying $5 a month, the good news is you won’t have to do anything. However, if you’re a Maturin ($13) or Librarian ($8), we will be closing those tiers this month in lieu ...
2021-12-15 21:53:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Gather around the tree for Kingmas is almost here! Join Losers Michael Roffman, Jenn Adams, Dan Pfleegor, and returning guest Sammie Kuykendall as they head to Kingy Claus' workshop to create gifts for Constant Readers both naughty and nice. Like the Master of Horror, the imagination on display in this hour is both wonderful and strange.
2021-12-09 16:44:55 +0000 UTC View Post
--In our regular feed, we're going all in on Hearts in Atlantis with two book episodes and another in-depth movie review episode. Let's just say, we may be speaking to some talent, too. To cap off the month (and the year), the Losers will present an annual review.
--In The Barrens, we're heading back to the Archives as we continue our journey through King's Garbage Truck in light of Hearts, we'll also be heading to Sidewinder for a Ka-mmentary on Rob Reiner's Miser...
2021-11-30 19:32:28 +0000 UTC View Post
In this Patreon-exclusive episode, the Losers give thanks to Stephen King by naming 10 titles of his that we should all be carving into each Thanksgiving season.
So, pour some cider out, grab a plate, and join Michael Roffman, Jenn Adams, and special guests Jason Pellegrini and Janelle Janson for this hearty Kingsgiving meal.
2021-11-23 22:23:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Dark Tower Detour is a chance for Gunslingers to study the minutiae of Roland Deschain’s epic quest. Hosted by Dan Pfleegor, this exclusive series will cover a range of topics that interest those who remember the face of their father. No character is too small. No detail too obscure. And no theory too foreboding as we march closer to the Dark Tower at the center of all creation.
On this day, we palavar with fellow Loser Dan Caffrey, in addition to Jeremy of Dark Tower Rad...
2021-11-21 23:54:52 +0000 UTC View Post
The latest installment of Lobstrosities, a Patreon-only segment of The Losers' Club that journeys into the barren wastelands of Stephen King movies and sequels, burns through Larry Cohen's hilarious 1987 Cannes classic A Return to 'Salem's Lot. Join Losers Randall Colburn, Michael Roffman, Rachel Reeves, and Ana Marie Cox as they praise Michael Moriarty's boisterous performance, needle through Cohen's countless political allegories, and laugh at the ridiculous vampiric makeu...
2021-11-11 17:09:35 +0000 UTC View Post
In the final installment (for now) of Mel and Randall’s Month of Halloween Hell, the intrepid duo sort through sordid tales of religion, repression, and trenchcoated bugmen with films like Repulsion, Martyrs, Saint Maud, Mimic, and Dracula 2000, among others.
Transcendence, be it ecstatic or ceremonial, courses through a number of these movies, as does the notion of the biblical betrayer, for better or worse. Stick around for...
2021-11-03 17:45:55 +0000 UTC View Post
--In our regular feed, we're dropping our Bag of Bones episode from this past Sunday, celebrating 45 years of Brian De Palma's Carrie with special guest Colleen Green, visit Hollywood King to catch up on all the latest headlines, and venture into the woods to find The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon.
--In The Barrens, we're dropping our first Lobstrosities in over a year with Larry Cohen's Return to 'Salem's Lot, naming King's 10 best stories for Thanksgiving, and e...
2021-11-02 01:25:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Mel and Randall drift between what's real and what's manifested in a wild episode that touches on conspiracy, delusion, and Snoop Dogg's beloved Jimmy Bones. Classics like Possession, The Changeling, and Videodrome are discussed alongside newer releases like Come True and Censor, and a trip to Chicago's annual 24-hour horror marathon at the Music Box results in some bonus flicks and some love for 1992's innovative, underseen Ghostwatch. Al...
2021-10-27 16:24:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Head to the Aladdin Theater with the Losers as they record a Ka-mmentary track for Mary Lambert's 1989 blockbuster -- and one of your favorite King adaptations -- Pet Sematary.
Losers include Justin Gerber, Lara Unnerstall, Dan Pfleegor, and Jenn Adams.
--Pet Sematary is currently available to rent via Amazon Prime Video.
2021-10-25 04:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
There's plenty of sex, repression, and blurred lines in Mel and Randall's latest batch of spooky flicks, which includes Night of the Creeps, The Craft, Onibaba, The Baby, and the underrated, underseen 2000 slasher Cherry Falls. The pair discuss hypnotism, pointless remakes, and why pus doesn't pair well with tea before inviting author and critic Gretchen Felker-Martin on to discuss the one-of-a-kind cinematic experience that is Ken Russell's Th...
2021-10-20 17:21:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Constant Listeners, there is an archives to the Derry Private Library. Thanks to our Losers' Club historian Bryant Burnette, we have unearthed an entire vault of Stephen King material. From unpublished short stories to long-forgotten interviews, dusty manuscripts to alternate versions of your favorite tales, there is much to discuss...
This month, while we carve pumpkins and eat candy past midnight, we're taking a closer look at the uncollected stories from the Creepshow 2021-10-19 14:55:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Mel and Randall's valiant efforts to watch a horror movie a day in October continue with this sprawling, era-spanning discussion of films like One Cut of the Dead, The Curse of Frankenstein, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Flatliners, Hausu, and Grave Encounters, among others. Before that, they recall the horror movies that made them and bemoan how mawkish reverence and nostalgia seem to be the driving factor behind today's franchise horror...
2021-10-13 16:27:29 +0000 UTC View Post
The Losers head to the J. Edgar Hoover Building in Washington, DC to help the FBI solve a strange case file sent from the Derry Private Library in Maine. It's an X-File dated February 8, 1998 and there's a single word at the top: "Chinga". Join Special Agents Michael Roffman, Justin Gerber, McKenzie Gerber, and new recruit Sammie Kuykendall as they attempt to solve this bizarre case and explain how best-selling author Stephen King is involved. Rest assured, the truth is out there ... somewher...
2021-10-11 04:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Mel and Randall kick off their month of Halloween Hell with incisive discussions around Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, The Fog, Raw, Gonjiam Haunted Asylum, You're Next, The Strangers, and more.
Musings on alienation, repression, and post-9/11 fatalism arise in between digressions about found footage horror, self-hating freaks, and Venom: Let There Be Carnage.
This is a spoiler-heavy discussion so note...
2021-10-06 17:49:47 +0000 UTC View Post
The Losers head to Crockett Island, where there's a new hunky pastor, a bunch of zealots, and too many dead cats for our stomachs to handle. Rejoice, Constant Listeners! It's our roundtable review episode on Mike Flanagan's Midnight Mass. So, join Randall, Jenn, and Mike as they discuss the cast, the scares, the monologues, and the themes. Naturally, they enter King's Dominion to break down the stack of King novels you can find both on screen and within the DNA of this seven-episode ...
2021-10-01 13:26:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Constant Listeners, there is an archives to the Derry Private Library. Thanks to our Losers' Club historian Bryant Burnette, we have unearthed an entire vault of Stephen King material. From unpublished short stories to long-forgotten interviews, dusty manuscripts to alternate versions of your favorite tales, there is much to discuss...
This month, as the bells ring in school halls across the world, we're taking a closer look at Stephen King's college column, King's Garbage ...
2021-09-30 05:22:39 +0000 UTC View Post
--In our regular feed, we're dropping our Bag of Bones episode from this past Sunday, revisiting out 10 favorite King stories for Halloween from last year, flipping through the October bliss of Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes as our latest Danse Macabre episode, conjuring up Michael Jackson's Ghosts for its 25th anniversary, and bracing ourselves for the Storm of the Century.
--In The Barrens, we're mining all of the Kingian influences wit...
2021-09-28 16:40:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Dark Tower Detour is a chance for Gunslingers to study the minutiae of Roland Deschain’s epic quest. Hosted by Dan Pfleegor, this exclusive series will cover a range of topics that interest those who remember the face of their father. No character is too small. No detail too obscure. And no theory too foreboding as we march closer to the Dark Tower at the center of all creation.
On this day, we palavar with fellow Loser Dan Caffrey, in addition to Kingslingers co-hosts Scott ...
2021-09-27 04:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Horrorhounds!
Planning to assault your eyeballs with a horror movie a day in October? You’re not alone. Randall Colburn and Mel Kassel of The Losers’ Club will be chronicling their own month of mayhem with a new Patreon-exclusive podcast: Randall & Mel’s Month of Halloween Hell.
Every day in October, the duo will watch a horror film apiece. Then, they'll meet to discuss (and rank) the films they've chosen, all while investigating and articul...
2021-09-21 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Head to the Aladdin Theater with the Losers as they record a Ka-mmentary track for the classic Arnold Schwarzenegger rental: 1987's The Running Man.
Losers include Randall Colburn, Rachel Reeves, Aiysha Gatson, and Dan Pfleegor. Stay tuned for next month's Ka-mmentary track on Mary Lambert's Pet Sematary.
--The Running Man is currently available to rent via Amazon Prime Video.
2021-09-20 15:38:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Dust your shelves. Arrange your books. Set up those Funkos. Because, baby, Collecting King is back! Once again, co-host Mike Roffman will continue his mission to speak with the best of the Bookstagram influencers. What started with Johann Trotter in Spring of 2018 now continues with the one and only Tony Petro of Annapolis, Maryland. Over the years, Tony has amassed quite a following on Instagram for his collection which he appropriately dubs Tony's Horror Corner. Listen above as he shares hi...
2021-09-06 15:15:31 +0000 UTC View Post
In this Derry Private Library exclusive episode from way, way back in March 2017, Losers Justin Gerber, Michael Roffman, McKenzie Gerber, and Randall Colburn kick off a time-honored tradition of the podcast: a Needful Tweets episode. Yes, what used to be a segment of our first few book episodes became a standalone event here -- and it's a good one. Unbeknownst to them, the Losers even visit Hollywood King, where they discuss the then-forthcoming The Dark Tower and break down the firs...
2021-09-04 19:36:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Constant Listeners, there is an archives to the Derry Private Library. Thanks to our Losers' Club historian Bryant Burnette, we have unearthed an entire vault of Stephen King material. From unpublished short stories to long-forgotten interviews, dusty manuscripts to alternate versions of your favorite tales, there is much to discuss...
This month, as part of our ensuing 35th anniversary celebration of Rob Reiner's Stand By Me, we're taking a closer look at the Gordie L...
2021-08-31 18:04:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Writers and executive producers Jason Filardi, Peter Filardi, and Donald De Line join the Losers to chat about EPIX's new Stephen King series, Chapelwaite.
The three masterminds behind the series discuss New England lore, the aesthetic inspiration behind the vampires, and connections to 2004's TNT 'Salem's Lot miniseries.
Note: As we've done with both prior interviews, the audio of this chat does live in our regular feed. However, the video above will remain excl...
2021-08-24 20:49:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Emily Hampshire joins the Losers to chat about her latest role as Rebecca Morgan in EPIX's new Stephen King series, Chapelwaite.
The Canadian star discusses the creepy shooting locations, journaling in character, and local urban legends. She also digresses on why Rebecca is the Stephen King of this story.
Note: The audio of this lives in our regular feed; however, the video will remain exclusive here in The Barrens. Stay tuned for our final chat with the ...
2021-08-24 04:51:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Head to the Aladdin Theater with the Losers as they record a Ka-mmentary track for Stephen King's rock 'n' roll directorial debut: 1986's Maximum Overdrive.
Losers include Rachel Reeves, Justin Gerber, and Dan Pfleegor. Stay tuned for next month's Ka-mmentary track on The Running Man.
--Maximum Overdrive is currently available to rent via Amazon Prime Video.
2021-08-23 16:00:39 +0000 UTC View Post