Just King Things is a podcast where we read the books of Stephen King in publication order.

As these are largely horror novels, they often deal with complicated and disturbing topics.

A list of content warnings is available in the episode description. Howdy, friends and neighbors, and welcome back to just King Things, the show we read and talk about the books of Stephen King in publication order.

I'm Michael, and with me as always is Cameron.

I'm just here on the beach in Maine, enjoying one cigarette.

Okay.

Oh no, an alien!

I wish.

Oh, no, a creature!

Oh no, a murder!

Oh no, someone who controls the weather with their mind

Someone who makes food rot when they get upset

Someone who is a taxidermist who brings things to life

And also they are a work of taxidermy themselves

What is this some sort of league of extraordinary gentlemen you've made

What is this?

Is this your ideal X-Men?

I'm jumping right out at the beginning here to recommend that if you are not supporting us on Patreon,

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After listening to this episode, you might want to to hear our bonus episode on the television series Haven,

which is ostensibly based on the Colorado Kid, the book we're talking about for today,

but is so vastly different that it is remarkable, I guess.

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