Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came: A Podcast about Stephen King and His Books

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Other Worlds Than These, Part 2, chapters 20-27.

Introduction (00:00)

Ka and the Ka-Tet (01:32)

Who or what is Ayden Hestin? (08:43)

Dark Tower Thinnies (17:15)

Yuck-King it Up (23:29)

Fun Stuff (26:03)

Other Worlds than These (33:25)

Sean: Sorcerer (1977) directed by William Friedkin and Wages of Fear (1953) directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot.

Jay: The Long Walk (2025), directed by Francis Lawrence and written by JT Mollner. Starring Cooper Hoffman (Ray Garraty, #47), David Jonsson (Pete McVries, #23), Judy Greer (Ginnie Garraty, Ray’s mother), and Mark Hamill (the Major). We covered the original Bachman book in episode 106 and episode 107.

The Long Walk movie spoilers begin at (44:12)

Outro (48:31)

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Next Episode: Other Worlds Than These, Part 2, chapter 28-36, Part 3, chapter 37, and the Afterword.

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Other Worlds Than These, Part 1, chapters 11-19.

Introduction (00:00)

Dark Tower mythology (02:00)

Thoughts so far/Speculation (19:31)

Dark Tower Thinnies (33:27)

Yuck-King it Up (34:28)

Fun Stuff (38:01)

Other Worlds than These (48:49)

Jay: Lanterns (HBO)

Sean: Three John Le Carre novels: A Most Wanted Man (2008), Agent Running in the Field (2019) and Little Drummer Girl (1983)

Outro (53:25)

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Next Episode: Other Worlds Than These, Part 2, chapters 20-27.

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Other Worlds Than These, Part 1, chapters 1-10.

Introduction (00:00)

Publication history (01:42)

Initial thoughts (05:45)

Rules and when not to follow them (07:56)

Connections to other King books (18:06)

Speculation (23:18)

Dark Tower Thinnies (30:37)

Yuck-King it Up (35:42)

Fun Stuff (37:28)

Other Worlds than These (41:46)

Jay: A lot of Spider-Man movies: Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026), all starring Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, and Marisa Tomei. Jay also watched The Punisher: One Last Kill.

Sean: The Maltese Falcon (1930) and other Sam Spade short stories by Dashiell Hammett.

Outro (45:29)

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Next Episode: Other Worlds Than These, Part 1, chapters 11-19.

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Black House, Part 4, chapters 26-29 and the epilogue.

Introduction (00:00)

Book has some flaws (01:25)

The ending (09:25)

Final thoughts (23:19)

Dark Tower Thinnies (25:11)

Listener feedback (28:22)

Yuck-King it Up (32:08)

Fun Stuff (33:43)

Other Worlds than These (37:16)

Jay: The Running Man (1987, 2025)

Sean: Interview with the Vampire (2022, AMC)

Outro (45:27)

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Next Episode: Other Worlds Than These, Part 1, chapters 1-10.

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Black House, Part 3, chapters 21-25.

Introduction (00:00)

Recap (00:46)

The tragic death of Henry Leyden (02:11)

What’s the point of this book? (12:39)

Dark Tower Thinnies (25:18)

Yuck-King it Up (27:00)

Fun Stuff (29:12)

Other Worlds than These (33:05)

Jay: Ghostbusters (1984). Directed by Ivan Reitman. Starring Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis, Annie Potts, Ernie Hudson, and William Atherton. 

Sean: Hansel and Gretel (2025). Written by Stephen King and Maurice Sendak. With an appearance by Rhea of the Coos!

Outro (38:20)

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Next Episode: Black House, Part 4, chapters 26-29 and the Epilogue.