In this episode, Tiny and I conclude our series on Stephen King’s 1982 collection Different Seasons. In this installment, we discuss the novella The Breathing Method and a related short story, The Man Who Would Not Shake Hands, from King’s 1985 collection Skeleton Crew.

*Spoiler Section begins at 41:28*

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Timestamps

• Show Start – 00:42
• Check-Ins and News – 05:41

The Breathing Method – 31:45

• Non-Spoiler – 35:05
• Spoiler – 52:30
• The Man Who Would Not Shake Hands – 1:10:02
• Closing the Ep – 1:23:53

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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. Billy Summers
13. Christine
14. Doctor Sleep
15. Wolves of the Calla (The Dark Tower V)
16. The Dead Zone
17. The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower I)
18. Revival
19. End of Watch

Matt’s Top 19 King Adaptations

1. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
2. The Shining (1980)
3. It (2017)
4. 11.22.63 (2016) – Miniseries
5. The Mist (2007)
6. Doctor Sleep (2019)
7. Misery (1990)
8. Castle Rock (2018) – Series
9. Creepshow (1982)
10. Stand by Me (1986)
11. Gerald’s Game (2017)
12. Christine (1983)
13. Pet Sematary (1989)
14. The Dead Zone (1983)
15. Cujo (1983)
16. Carrie (1976)
17. The Shining (1997) – Miniseries
18. In the Tall Grass (2019)
19. Sometimes They Come Back (1991)

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)

Tiny’s Top 19 King Adaptations

1. Doctor Sleep (2019)
2. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
3. It (2017)
4. Christine (1983)
5. The Shining (1980)
6. Stand By Me (1986)
7. The Mist (2007)
8. Misery (1990)
9. Creepshow (1982)
10. The Green Mile (1999)
11. Apt Pupil (1998)
12. Geralds Game (2017)
13. The Outsider (2019) – Miniseries
14. The Stand (1994)
15. The Shining (1997) – Miniseries
16. Lisey’s Story (2021) – Miniseries
17. 1922 (2017)
18. 11/22/63 (2016) – Miniseries
19. It (1990) – Miniseries