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The King of Nightmares: Why Stephen King Still Rules Horror
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How the Master of Horror became the ultimate Geek King
Stephen King didn’t just write horror — he defined it. From Carrie to It, The Shining to Shawshank, King’s stories built an entire universe of fear, magic, and monsters that shaped every geek kid who ever stayed up too late with a flashlight and a paperback.
In this episode, Steve Scarfo and Jeff Shaw — your resident Gen X geeks — dive headfirst into the Stephen King multiverse: the books, the movies, the flops, and the freaky brilliance that made him the undisputed King of Nightmares.
Featuring Joey Quartuccio for the GEEK FLAHSBACK!
👑 Bonus: Stick around for the reveal of our brand-new OG merch drop —
“King of Nightmares” — for everyone raised on paperbacks and panic.
Raised on paperbacks and panic? Yeah, this one’s for you.
🎙 Segments include:
Geek Flashback: The VHS horror nights that raised us - (w/ Joey Quartuccio)
Geek Court: Best vs. worst King movie ever made
Basement Treasure: Our first Stephen King books
Geek Evolution: From paperback shelves to streaming screens
🎧 Listen now on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you roll your D20s.
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Welcome to Original Geek—the podcast for anyone who rolled their first d20 on shag carpet, waited hours for a comic book JPEG to load on dial-up, and wore the label “geek” back when it got you mocked, not monetized.
Hosted by stand-up comic Steve Scarfo and Forever DM Jeff Shaw, we dive deep into what it meant to be a geek in the '70s and '80s—and how that underground culture became the mainstream multiverse we live in today.
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Chapters
1. The King of Nightmares: Why Stephen King Still Rules Horror (00:00:00)
2. Canon Correction (00:01:28)
3. Todays Topic: The Influence of Stephen King (00:03:58)
4. Geek Flashback w/ Joey Quartuccio (00:13:08)
5. Geek Court (00:22:42)
6. Random Review - IT, Welcome to Derry (00:30:19)
7. Geek Evolution (00:40:58)
8. Geek Rant (00:49:07)
9. Critical Hits & Epic Fails (00:50:55)
10. Show Close out (00:56:41)
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