In this episode, Tiny and I review Stephen King’s 1987 novel Misery and the 1990 film adaptation by Rob Reiner.

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Timestamps

• Show Start – 00:19
• Re: Apt Pupil – 04:16
• News – 10:11
• Check-Ins – 16:20

Novel – Misery

• Overview – 24:15
• Novel Review – 32:05
• Spoilers – 42:35

Movie – Misery (1990)

• Movie Review – 1:00:44
• Spoilers – 1:14:45

• Closing the Ep – 1:31:34
• Patreon Stinger – 1:32:36
• Pre-Recorded Outro – 1:33:25

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Matt’s Top 19 King Novels

1. 11/22/63
2. It
3. Wizard and Glass (The Dark Tower IV)
4. Pet Sematary
5. Misery
6. The Shining
7. The Drawing of the Three (The Dark Tower II)
8. The Dark Tower (The Dark Tower VII)
9. The Stand
10. The Waste Lands (The Dark Tower III)
11. Under the Dome
12. Christine
13. Doctor Sleep
14. Wolves of the Calla (The Dark Tower V)
15. The Dead Zone
16. The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower I)
17. Revival
18. End of Watch
19. Mr. Mercedes

Tiny’s Top 19 King Novels

1. The Dark Tower (The Dark Tower VII)
2. Misery
3. The Stand
4. The Shining
5. The Drawing of the Three (The Dark Tower II)
6. The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower I)
7. Christine
8. Wizard and Glass (The Dark Tower IV)
9. It
10. Cujo
11. The Dead Zone
12. Mr. Mercedes
13. Gerald’s Game
14. Pet Sematary
15. Wolves of the Calla (The Dark Tower V)
16. Salem’s Lot
17. Under the Dome
18. 11/22/63
19. The Waste Lands (The Dark Tower III)