Uncle Jasp takes us straight back to King town, with an absolute bleeding classic from 1985's Skeleton Crew. Expect detailed discussion of body horror, exquisite character work, deeply uncomfortable social norms, and much, much more.

Our next episode will cover The Pain Eater's Daughter, by the brilliant Laura Mauro. The 2019 collection this story was published in is going out of print but if you're quick, there are still a few copies left:

UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sing-Your-Sadness-Laura-Mauro/dp/1988964121/

US: https://www.amazon.com/Sing-Your-Sadness-Laura-Mauro/dp/1988964121/

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Stephen King makes his first appearance in The Ultimate Horror Anthology, as Cousin Kit makes the case for this novelette from Kings Full Dark, No Stars collection. Uncle Jasp agrees and talks through his first-read scepticism and second-read conversion. The story also invites a detailed conversation on the global macroeconomic cycle and associated politics (no, really). Enjoy.

Next week's episode covers Stephen King's The Raft. If you want to (re)familiarise yourself with this story in advance of the podcast you can find it here:

UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Skeleton-Crew-featuring-Stephen-King-ebook/dp/B003BKZW2C/

US: https://www.amazon.com/Skeleton-Crew-Stories-Stephen-King/dp/1501143506/

In this episode, Cousin Kit explains why Ramsey Campbell's Demons By Daylight in general, and Concussion in particular, is such a seismic publication. Uncle Jasp agrees and brings his own history with the story to the conversation. What does it sound like when two horror fans try and identify what it is about Campbell's writing that makes it so brilliant? It sounds a lot like this. Enjoy.

Next week's episode will cover Stephen King's Fair Extension, from his novella collection Full Dark, No Stars. If you want to (re)familiarise yourself with the story ahead of the episode, you can do so here:

UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Full-Dark-No-Stars-featuring-ebook/dp/B004B8UTY4/

US: https://www.amazon.com/Full-Dark-Stars-Stephen-King/dp/1501197940/