308: An Interview with Obsession Stars Michael Johnston and Cooper Tomlinson!

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Michael Johnston and Cooper Tomlinson discussing their film Obsession and their connections to Stephen King.

Obsession rules. It's the latest horror sensation to take over the box office and has the genre community abuzz with how good it is. So naturally we had to get two of the stars on the show to talk about their cool ass movie and their favorite Stephen King things. So, we're joined by Michael Johnston and Cooper Tomlinson and topics include their Stephen King origin stories, which King movie adaptations have influenced their work, and so much more. You will get talk about Stand By Me, The Shining, 11/22/63, Mike Flanagan, Pennywise, and even a little more Revival peer pressure from the Kingcast boys. Obsession is out now in a theater near you!

People in this episode

Guests: Michael Johnston, Cooper Tomlinson

Topics covered

• horror
• Stephen King
• film
• interview
• movie adaptations
• Obsession
• influences

Keywords

• Obsession
• Stephen King
• horror movies
• interview
• film adaptations
• Michael Johnston
• Cooper Tomlinson
• Kingcast

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Obsession, Stand By Me, The Shining, 11/22/63, Revival

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