Author: Michael Roffman

Breaking Down the New Stephen King ‘Firestarter’ Trailer [The Losers’ Club Podcast]

Michael Roffman Blumhouse Productions, Firestarter, Keith Thomas, Podcasts, Stephen King, Universal Pictures, Zac Efron

“Something feels weird, something’s changing…” At last, the explosive first trailer for Keith Thomas‘ re-imagining of Stephen King‘s Firestarter has arrived. Starring Zac Efron, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Michael Greyeyes, and Gloria Reuben, the highly anticipated adaptation arrives on May 13th in both theaters and on Peacock. Because of this, the Losers have returned to The […]

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Return to Room 217: Behind the Red Curtains of ‘The Shining Opera’ [The Losers’ Club Podcast]

Michael Roffman Horror, Opera, Paul Moravec, Podcasts, Stephen King, The Shining

Forty-five years ago, Stephen King invited Constant Readers to The Overlook Hotel with his 1977 novel, “The Shining”. Since then, the best-selling ghost story has haunted pop culture with an iconic film by Stanley Kubrick, a chilling miniseries by Mick Garris, and even a sequel novel and film in “Doctor Sleep”. In 2016, however, the […]

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Stephen King News Roundup: On ‘Fairy Tale’, ‘Billy Summers’, ‘Later’, and ‘Firestarter’ [The Losers’ Club Podcast]

Michael Roffman Billy Summers, christine, fairy tale, Firestarter, Later, M. Night Shyamalan, Podcasts, Stephen King, The Batman

The heat is on across King’s Dominion. So, once again, The Losers’ Club is putting on their shades, revving up their Plymouth Fury convertible, and feeling the breeze in Hollywood King. It’s another high-octane news episode that finds Losers Michael Roffman, Jenn Adams, Dan Pfleegor, and special guest Kyle Orozovich cycling through all the latest […]

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George C. Romero Digs Up Stories and NFTs for Living Dead Prologue “The Rise”

Michael Roffman EverScapes, George A. Romero, George C. Romero, NFT, Sponsored, The Rise

Last year, Fantasy, Sci-Fi and Horror NFT collectible platform EverScapes launched on the eco-friendly digital marketplace Artefy. In addition to a Legendary Monsters collection, they also cracked open a loot crate set filled with NFTs inspired by George C. Romero’s The Rise. A comic book series prologue to his father George A. Romero’s iconic horror film Night […]

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The 10 Most Anticipated Horror Movies of 2022 + Season 5 Preview [Halloweenies Podcast]

Michael Roffman Evil Dead Rise, Halloween Ends, Hellraiser, Horror, horror movies, Jordan Peele, Leatherface, Podcasts, Rob ZOmbie, salem's lot, Scott Derrickson, Stephen King, The Black Phone, The Munsters, The Texas Chain Saw Massace, Ti West, X

With Scream behind them and conquering the box office, the Halloweenies take a walk around the theater to look at what else is coming out in 2022. What they find is a blood-splattered smorgasbord of returning franchises and familiar faces behind the camera. Everyone’s back for another good scare: Leatherface, Pinhead, Michael Myers, hell, even […]

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‘Riding the Bullet’ Jams Up and Adds Too Much Wait Time to Stephen King’s Story [The Losers’ Club Podcast]

Michael Roffman Podcasts, Stephen King

“Fun is fun. Nobody lives forever, but we all shine on…” Would you rather be Riding the Bullet or biting the bullet? The Losers’ Club hit the road and take a pass through Mick Garris’ 2004 Stephen King adaptation. Starring Jonathan Jackson, Barbara Hershey, Cliff Robertson, and David Arquette, Mick Garris rock ‘n’ roll adaptation […]

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‘Scream’ Is the Sharpest Fifth Entry In a Horror Franchise [Halloweenies Podcast]

Michael Roffman Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Podcasts, Scream, Tyler Gillett

“Something about this one just feels different…” Indeed it does. That’s why your fellow Halloweenies have re-assembled in Woodsboro to slice and dice through the one we’ve all been waiting for: Scream, aka 5cream. So, delete your social media, tape over your camera phone, and head to the Murder Hospital with co-hosts Justin Gerber, Michael Roffman, […]

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Celebrating the Best of ’90s Stephen King [The Losers’ Club Podcast]

Michael Roffman Horror Books, Podcasts, Stephen King, The Dark Tower

By closing the book on 1999’s Hearts in Atlantis, The Losers’ Club have finally reached the end of Stephen King‘s prolific run in the ’90s. That means it’s time to hand out some awards. Constant Listeners, you are cordially invited to another round of The Kingies – a night where the Losers celebrate the best […]

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Five Years with Stephen King: The Losers’ Club Podcast Turns a Page Into 2022

Michael Roffman Horror, Horror Books, Podcasts, Stephen King

Five years ago, a bunch of friends in Chicago gathered around a single Yeti microphone and spent a few hours talking about Stephen King‘s first novel, Carrie. Two weeks later, they dusted off ‘Salem’s Lot. Then The Shining. Hell, they even covered Rage, King’s first novel under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. To their surprise, it […]

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‘The Faculty’ Is the ‘Season of the Witch’ of the ‘Scream’ Franchise [Halloweenies Podcast]

Michael Roffman Bebe Neuwirth, Clea DuVall, Elijah Wood, Famke Janssen, Jon Stewart, Jordana Brewster, Josh Hartnett, Kevin Williamson, Laura Harris, Piper Laurie, Podcasts, Robert Patrick, Robert Rodriguez, sci-fi horror, Shawn Hatosy, The Faculty, Usher Raymond

We’re not aliens, we’re discontent. For the final installment of this season’s Randy’s Recs, which finds the Halloweenies dissecting a film that inspired the Scream franchise, the gang heads to Ohio. No, not Springwood, but the small town of Herrington, where young Midwestern teens are having close encounters with the third kind. The only way […]

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‘Hearts in Atlantis’ at 20: Director Scott Hicks Revisits the Stephen King Drama [The Losers’ Club Podcast]

Michael Roffman Anthony Hopkins, Anton Yelchin, drama, Hearts in Atlantis, Hope Davis, Podcasts, Scott Hicks, Stephen King

“You know, when you’re young, you have moments of such happiness. You think you’re living in someplace magical, like Atlantis must have been. Then we grow up, and our hearts break in two.” –Sir Anthony Hopkins as Ted Brautigan The Losers are still in Harwich, Connecticut, only now they’re celebrating the 20th anniversary of Scott […]

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Unwrapping Glen Morgan’s ‘Black Christmas’ 15 Years Later [Halloweenies Podcast]

Michael Roffman Andrea Martin, Black Christmas, Glen Morgan, horror remakes, Katie Cassidy, Kristen Cloke, Lacey Chabert, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Michelle Trachtenberg, Oliver Hudson, Podcasts, Shirley Walker

“I’m sorry, but that fuckin’ voice, that was not Megan or Kyle. That was the fucking devil, and he was not talking to us, he was talking to Billy.” It’s Christmas Eve and the Halloweenies are shacking up at New Hampshire’s Clement University — more specifically, Delta Alpha Kappa. Things are … festive, to say […]

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Join Bloody Disgusting for ‘Halloween Kills’ Twitter Watch Party with David Gordon Green and Jason Blum!

Michael Roffman David Gordon Green, Halloween Kills, Sponsored

Evil dies tonight! Evil dies tonight! Evil dies tonight! Although David Gordon Green’s Halloween Kills heads to 4K and Blu-ray in January, the film has first been released digitally, today(!), in the form of the brand new Extended Cut! To celebrate, we’re throwing a Twitter watch party with special guests, and you’re invited! This Thursday, December 16, […]

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Stephen King’s 10 Best Stories for Christmas [The Losers’ Club Podcast]

Michael Roffman Christmas, christmas horror, Podcasts, Stephen King

Unlike his son Joe Hill, Stephen King hasn’t really written a Christmas story. Granted, the holiday has graced his works from time to time, but they’re often passing references. So, if you’re keeping warm by the fire this December and thinking to yourself, God, I’d love to pair this cozy night with some Christmas King, […]

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