The Monkey with Stephen Graham Jones
Episode 152, Nov 16, 2022, 09:00 AM
Author Stephen Graham Jones (The Only Good Indians, My Heart Is A Chainsaw) makes his triumphant return to The Kingcast to discuss one of King's creepiest short stories as well as a share yet more unbelievable real-life encounters with snakes, wasps and other creepy crawlies. This is one of those chats that wildly switches gears, goes down alleyways, and is guaranteed to put a smile on your face. Plus, you get to find out what almost made the normally iron-willed SGJ vomit on air.
The image of the toy monkey on the cover of Skeleton Crew traumatized a generation. This episode dives into the short story that inspired that cover image, all about a cursed toy monkey that can make really bad things happen when it clangs its little symbols together.