In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Misery, Part 1: Annie.

• Introduction (00:13)
• Publication history (04:40)
• The writing (10:59)
• Addiction (22:55)
• Dark Tower Thinnies (28:07)
• Yuck-King it Up (29:11)
• Fun Stuff (32:05)
• Other Worlds than These (38:35)
  • Jay: Alien: Earth (FX), by Noah Hawley. Starring Sydney Chandler, Alex Lawther, and Timothy Olyphant.
  • Sean: The Lowdown (FX) Created by Sterlin Harjo. Stars Ethan Hawke as Lee Raybon, a truthstorian.
• Outro (43:55)

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Next Episode: Misery, Part 2: Misery.

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we discuss The Dark Half movie adaptation.

• Introduction (00:00)
• Production (01:30)
• Faithful adaptation: to a fault (05:07)
• Our final thoughts (21:05)
• Dark Tower Thinnies (23:15)
• Yuck-King it Up (26:02)
• Fun Stuff (28:23)
• Other Worlds than These (34:09)
  • Jay: The Monkey (2025)
  • Sean: Dept. Q (2025)
• Outro (40:17)

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Next Episode: Misery Part 1 “Annie”

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Dark Half, Section 3: The Coming of the Psychopomps, chapters 22-26 & the epilogue.

• Introduction (00:00)
• Recap (00:53)
• What it is to be a writer (01:32)
• The ending (11:58)
• Final thoughts (18:10)
• Dark Tower Thinnies (21:56)
• Yuck-King it Up (25:59)
• Fun Stuff (27:25)
• Other Worlds than These (30:04)
  • Jay: The Thursday Murder Club (2025), Netflix. Directed by Chris Columbus. Starring Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Celia Imrie, Ben Kingsley, Jonathan Pryce, David Tenant, etc.
  • Sean: 1001 Albums Generator project.
• Outro (35:47)

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Next Episode: Misery Part 1: Annie.

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.