About this episode

Graham Skipper joins the hosts to discuss the fourth book in Stephen King's Dark Tower series, exploring its themes and connections to other works.

It is time to return to Mid-World in this final Kingcast episode of 2025 as indie horror star Graham Skipper (Re-Animator: The Musical, Almost Human, Beyond the Gates) joins Breznican and Vespe to discuss the fourth book in Stephen King's Dark Tower series: Wizard and Glass. We break down the plot, underline how it weirdly mirrors the plot that George Lucas would later use for The Phantom Menace, and take a deep dive into how this book really plays to King's strength at mixing intricate character work and unbelievable world-building.

People in this episode

Hosts: Breznican, Vespe

Guest: Graham Skipper

Topics covered

• Dark Tower series
• Stephen King
• character development
• world-building
• literary analysis
• horror genre

Keywords

• Dark Tower
• Wizard and Glass
• Stephen King
• Graham Skipper
• literary analysis
• horror
• character work
• world-building

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass, The Phantom Menace, Re-Animator: The Musical, Almost Human, Beyond the Gates

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