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The Stephen Kingdom
THESTEPHEN KINGDOM
set the stage for The Stephen Kingdom. "I had made some joke, like, King's written so much that you could devote an entire YouTube channel to his work," he recalls. "And then a lot of people in the comments said don't tease that if you're not going to do it."
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Not one to disappoint, McCracken put all his energy into crafting an introductory episode for a King-based YouTube web series, conducting over 20 interviews with aficionados Evansville-based independent production company presents web series chronicling the master of horror
of the master of horror to intersperse between his own comic adventure as he portrays an author suffering from writer's block. How to quell the dry spell? Why, head to Maine, of course, the home of Stephen King, whilst dropping all sorts of King knowledge along the way. McCracken hilariously David McCracken and Josh Riedford - both Evansville natives - have been carving out a niche for themselves in the LA entertainment scene for some years now, drawing national attention with the 2018 action-thriller Bullitt County, an independent film primarily shot in our community that
encounters all sorts of interesting characters as he creeps closer to his destination, growingly increasingly consumed by the genius of the man. It's equally entertaining and educational - and magical, really. Which is why "The Magic of
played in theaters and streamed on Netflix. Written and directed by McCracken, who also starred as "Keaton," it was produced by the pair's production company, Mr. Pictures. Now the two longtime friends are paying homage to a literary great with a fascinating web series that Stephen King" made for a great first episode title. But this is just the beginning.
Now that introductions are over, per se, McCracken and Riedford can concentrate on exploring specific King works. First up, quite fittingly, is a webisode
chronicles the career of the master of horror, Stephen King.
A voracious reader, McCracken has long considered King dedicated to the author's iconic debut, Carrie, set to air around the middle of this month. Actually, one 30-minute feature just won't cut it. "Carrie is an amoeba that keeps
to be an underappreciated genius - a writer of great depth unfairly tagged with the "horror" label despite penning such dramatic triumphs as Stand by Me, Shawshank Redemption and Hearts in Atlantis. In fact, he helmed a Stephen King episode for the PBS series It's Lit! that focuses on the joy of books. Hosted by New York Times best-selling author Lindsay Ellis - a frequent collaborator of McCracken's - the cleverly-constructed King video essay proved to be a hit, prompting McCracken to make an off-handed comment that
splitting into more episodes," McCracken says. "It's such a small book but there's so much that surrounds it." Past that, there's plans to cover King novellas, so now's the time to visit The Stephen Kingdom YouTube channel and view "The Magic of Stephen King" in preparation for the first Carrie installment. Be sure to like the video and subscribe!
