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Stephen Kingcast

Episode 257-Bonus Episode

Stephen Kingcast

Constant Reader

Tv & Film, Arts, Arts:books, Books

4.7680 Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2026

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Please note that this episode originally aired on April 1, 2017. In it, I geek out about the first trailer to the upcoming It adaptation.  As always, write in at stephenkingcast@yahoo.com Follow me on Instagram, Tik Tok, Facebook and Bluesky. Stay organized and up to date with all things Stephen King at stephenkingcast.com From the original description:  "Wow.  I didn't know I was going to be as excited as I currently am about the upcoming It adaptation.  This week was an incredible week to be a fan of Stephen King.  On Tuesday, we were treated to a poster and a tease for a record-smashing trailer that ultimately debuted on Wednesday.  Between the incredible poster and the trailer, my expectations for this movie are now very high.  In this week's episode, I review this past week and break down WHY this trailer is as effective as it is."

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello everyone and welcome to the Stephen King cast one man's musings on the works of Stephen King

0:05.0

Each week I will review one entry in the bibliography of Stephen King and the chronological order of publication

0:10.0

And today what I get to discuss what I get to celebrate actually is a better word for it

0:18.0

What I get to celebrate is the release of this week's trailer for

0:25.1

New Line Cinema's upcoming adaptation of Stephen King's 1986 masterpiece the crown jewel in

0:34.1

the collection of horror that made him the title of the master of horror, and that, of course,

0:41.6

is it.

0:43.8

So, ladies and gentlemen, longtime listeners of the Stephen King cast will know that it was it for me.

0:52.3

That was my first.

0:53.6

That was my gateway into the world of Stephen King way back when I was in sixth grade.

0:59.1

I fell in love and I never looked back.

1:02.5

And for those of you who are tuning in for the first time, you can hear all of my thoughts

1:08.1

on why it is a special book, why it is as well received as it

1:16.6

is why it indoors to this day with my three and a half part review of the novel as well as my review of his, the adaptation, the 1990, I believe, ABC miniseries

1:37.5

starring Tim Curry.

1:38.9

So I have put out a lot of thought on it, and I am very happy that I have more thoughts to come as we have a

1:49.1

crisp, stylish looking movie to look forward to this summer. So I look forward to discussing

1:58.7

sort of everything that has led to this moment.

2:01.8

I'm going to put this trailer into some context here, and then I'll discuss why I believe this

2:09.2

trailer worked as well as it did.

2:11.3

But in the meantime, I would like to share some iTunes reviews because I can't do this without you.

2:19.1

And all of the kind words spoken about the Stephen Kingcast on iTunes has helped legitimize the Stephen King cast.

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