Great books about the end of the world include sci-fi classics like Lucifer's Hammer and works of dark fantasy like The Stand and Swan Song.

Stephen King's body of work has more good endings than you might expect, given his reputation, with books like 11/22/63 and Cujo concluding strongly.

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Listen to Tower Junkies - A Stephen King Podcast - 052 - TV – The Betrayal + The Stand (The Stand (1994) Eps 3-4) Miniseries ? by Obsessive Viewer Podcasts on Podcast Addict. Tower Junkies - 052 - TV – The Betrayal + The Stand (The Stand (1994) Eps 3-4) Miniseries In this episode, Tiny and I continue our review series of The Stand! This time, we review the final two episodes of Mick Garris’ 1994 adaptation of The Stand. It’s been about a month and a half since we last recorded and in that time I contracted and recovered from COVID. Stay safe and healthy! This week’s stinger comes from our Patreon-exclusive recording: 105 - TJ B-Roll - “Available Balance: 31 Cents” - Motorcycles & Treason, A Coup at the Capitol, Money Woes, COVID Woes, Mic Woes, Six Pences None the Richer - Jan 6, 2021 Timestamps Show Start - 00:19 Check-ins - 03:57 News - 18:23 The Stand (1994) - 21:31 The Betrayal (The Stand 1994 Episode 3) - 22:00 The Stand (The Stand 1994 Episode 4) - 43:19 Overall Miniseries Thoughts - 1:13:30 The Stand 2020 Expectations - 1:17:12 Tower Junkies in 2021 - 1:20:26 Closing the Ep - 1:30:53 Patreon Stinger: “Available Balance: 31 Cents” - 1:31:42 Pre-Recorded Outro - 1:32:26 Related Links Support Obsessive Viewer Podcasts Here Tower Junkies: The Masterlist Tower Junkies: Episode Archive Anthology – Special Ep 004 – Interview with A Small Town writers Tananarive Due and Steven Barnes - Anthology Podcast Matt’s Nightmares & Dreamscapes Twitter Thread - @TowerJunkiesPod Bryan Singer Expose (March 2019) - The Atlantic Looks Like Mike Flanagan’s Adaptation of Stephen King’s ‘Revival’ is No Longer Happening - Bloody Disgusting Mike Flanagan's "Midnight Mass" Wrap Twitter Thread - @flanaganfilm Which Stephen King Work Should We Prioritize in 2021? Firestarter Cujo Cycle of the Werewolf The Dark Half Needful Things Dolores Claiborne Dreamcatcher Cell Amazon Affiliate Links The Stand Novel The Stand Novel Audiobook The Stand (1994) Miniseries Blu-ray The Stand Comic Vol 1: Captain Trips The Stand Comic Vol 2: American Nightmares The Stand Comic Vol 3: Soul Survivors The Stand Comic Vol 4: Hardcases The Stand Comic Vol 5: No Man’s Land The Stand Comic Vol 6: The Night Has Come Obsessive Viewer - Our weekly movie and TV discussion and review podcast Apple Podcasts - Google Podcasts - Stitcher Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology – Matt’s solo podcast exploring science fiction anthology storytelling in television’s first golden age starting with The Twilight Zone. Apple Podcasts – Google Podcasts – Stitcher – Twitter Shocktober in Irvington - Obsessive Viewer’s yearly event screening of short horror films from Indianapolis filmmakers to support the Irvington Historical Society The Secular Perspective - Check out Tiny’s side project podcast that explores the concepts of faith, religion and existence from the perspective of secular hosts Chad and Amanda Episode Homepage: http://www.towerjunkiespod.com/052 Tower Junkies Subscribe Apple Podcasts Stitcher Google Podcasts TuneIn Radio RSS Feed Social Media Facebook Twitter Instagram Episodes by Category News – Covering news items related to Stephen King and The Dark Tower Palaver – General discussions about Stephen King and/or The Dark Tower series Khef – Reviews and discussions of books and comics in The Dark Tower series Novel Reviews – Reviews of Stephen King (and related) novels Novella Reviews – Reviews of Stephen King (and related) novellas Short Story Reviews – Reviews of Stephen King (and related) short stories and short story collections Comic Reviews – Reviews of Stephen King (and related) comic books and comic adaptations Movie Reviews – Reviews of Stephen King (and related) movie adaptations TV Reviews – Reviews of Stephen King (and related) TV adaptations Commentary Tracks – Special commentary track recordings that can be listened to while watching the title or simply as a podcast episode Interviews – Interviews with people with special ties to the work of Stephen King Special Eps – Episodes that don’t fit into the other categories; usually announcement episodes pertaining t [...]

Listen to Tower Junkies - A Stephen King Podcast - 051 - TV – The Plague + The Dreams (The Stand (1994) Eps 1-2) Miniseries ? by Obsessive Viewer Podcasts on Podcast Addict. Tower Junkies - 051 - TV – The Plague + The Dreams (The Stand (1994) Eps 1-2) Miniseries In this episode, Tiny and I continue our review series of The Stand! This time, we review the first two episodes of Mick Garris’ 1994 adaptation of The Stand. It’s been four months since we recorded our review of the novel and the COVID-19 pandemic is still raging. Stay safe, everyone. This week’s stinger comes from our Patreon-exclusive recording: 101 - TJ B-Roll - “A Scholarly Listicle” - Audiobooks, Modern Family, Things in Movies and TV That Make Us Cry, Lost and The Stand - Nov 25, 2020 Timestamps Show Start - 00:19 News & Check-ins - 02:07 Feedback - 17:00 The Stand (1994) - 19:40 The Plague (The Stand 1994 Episode 1) - 20:23 The Dreams (The Stand 1994 Episode 2) - 44:05 The Stand (2020) News - 1:17:36 Closing the Ep - 1:23:45 Patreon Stinger: “A Scholarly Listicle” - 1:28:37 Pre-Recorded Outro - 1:33:09 Related Links Support Obsessive Viewer Podcasts Here Fangoria Adds Stephen King Podcast ‘The Kingcast’ To Network; Elijah Wood & Kumail Nanjiani Among Previous Guests - Deadline ‘Castle Rock’ Canceled After Two Seasons At Hulu - Deadline HBO Max Orders ‘The Shining’ Offshoot ‘Overlook’, J.J. Abrams’ ‘Duster’ & Justice League Dark Series From Bad Robot - Deadline 'NOS4A2' Canceled After Two Seasons on AMC - THR ‘The Outsider’: MRC Shopping Series After HBO Passes On Season 2 - Deadline Ezra Miller Playing Trashcan Man in Stephen King’s “The Stand” for CBS All Access - Bloody Disgusting The Stand director Josh Boone clarifies that Marilyn Manson rumor - EW Evan Rachel Wood Testifies About Being Sexually Assaulted - YouTube Evan Rachel Wood: I don't remember what it feels like to not be scared - BBC Amazon Affiliate Links The Stand Novel The Stand Novel Audiobook The Stand (1994) Miniseries Blu-ray The Stand Comic Vol 1: Captain Trips The Stand Comic Vol 2: American Nightmares The Stand Comic Vol 3: Soul Survivors The Stand Comic Vol 4: Hardcases The Stand Comic Vol 5: No Man’s Land The Stand Comic Vol 6: The Night Has Come Obsessive Viewer - Our weekly movie and TV discussion and review podcast Apple Podcasts - Google Podcasts - Stitcher Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology – Matt’s solo podcast exploring science fiction anthology storytelling in television’s first golden age starting with The Twilight Zone. Apple Podcasts – Google Podcasts – Stitcher – Twitter Shocktober in Irvington - Obsessive Viewer’s yearly event screening of short horror films from Indianapolis filmmakers to support the Irvington Historical Society The Secular Perspective - Check out Tiny’s side project podcast that explores the concepts of faith, religion and existence from the perspective of secular hosts Chad and Amanda Episode Homepage: http://www.towerjunkiespod.com/051 Tower Junkies Subscribe Apple Podcasts Stitcher Google Podcasts TuneIn Radio RSS Feed Social Media Facebook Twitter Instagram Episodes by Category News – Covering news items related to Stephen King and The Dark Tower Palaver – General discussions about Stephen King and/or The Dark Tower series Khef – Reviews and discussions of books and comics in The Dark Tower series Novel Reviews – Reviews of Stephen King (and related) novels Novella Reviews – Reviews of Stephen King (and related) novellas Short Story Reviews – Reviews of Stephen King (and related) short stories and short story collections Comic Reviews – Reviews of Stephen King (and related) comic books and comic adaptations Movie Reviews – Reviews of Stephen King (and related) movie adaptations TV Reviews – Reviews of Stephen King (and related) TV adaptations Commentary Tracks – Special commentary track recordings that can be listened to while watching the title or simply as a podcast episode Interviews – Interviews with people with special ties to the work of Stephen King Special Eps – Episodes that don’t fit into the other categories; usual [...]

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The Stand: Episode Three: "The Betrayal" [1994 Miniseries Re-Ka-mmentary] by The Losers' Club on Patreon. Join The Losers' Club's community for exclusive content and updates.

Losers Randall Colburn, Dan Caffrey, and Justin Gerber continue their stand by re-recording a Ka-mmentary track for Mick Garris' 1994 minise

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