The Stacks: What We're Reading in January 2026 and the Latest in Horror Fiction
The Losers' Club: A Stephen King PodcastShow Notes
Randall, Caff, Sammie, and Rachel return to The Stacks to gab about January and February's new horror releases and share their own (non-spoilery) recommendations for what they've been reading, watching, and listening to. Plus, an extended conversation on David Sim's influential (and controversial) Cerebus comic book series. See an abbreviated list of recs below:
Books: The Deep by Peter Benchley The Fort Bragg Cartel: Drug Trafficking and Murder in the Special Forces by Seth Harp I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy Serious Creatures: I Was a Teenage Special FX Wizard! by Tony McMillen Cerebus by David Sim Gorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte
Other recs: Corey Feldman vs. the World (film) Ghost Cat Anzu (film) Industry (series) Murder, She Wrote (series) Pavements (film) The Traitors (series) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
More from The Losers' Club: A Stephen King Podcast
The Losers give a non-spoiler preview of Stephen King and Peter Straub's highly anticipated third Talisman novel, Other Worlds Than These, now available in stores. Shortly after, literal Constant Reader Patton Oswalt -- as he lends his voice to the audiobook -- stops by to discuss his journey through King's Dominion. Note: For the full book episode, you can join The Barrens at patreon.com/thebarrens.
All eight episodes of Mike Flanagan's Carrie are now streaming on Amazon Prime. Fortunately for you, Constant Listeners, the Losers were able to binge it all weeks ago. Haven't finished it yet? Have no fear: This episode features one section with no spoilers and another with a spoiler free-for-all. Join Jenn Adams, Michael Roffman, and returning guest Julianne Clancy, Senior Director of Marketing at Vintage Books. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Did you know author Dennis Etchison was the first to take a crack at adapting The Mist for the silver screen? Sadly, that never manifested; however, it was used as the basis for ZBS Media's groundbreaking radio drama adaptation. Today, the Losers explore this curious artifact and weigh in on the what-ifs. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Behold, The Definitive Stephen King Book Ranking! This year, the Losers are counting down Stephen King's published novels -- specifically, novels (no collections) -- from worst to best. For September, the Losers turn the key on killer cars, head to Mid-World (again), ride the lightning, and get all tied up. Spoilers? Mayhap, mayhap not. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
We're weeks out from the release of Stephen King and Peter Straub's highly anticipated third Talisman novel Other Worlds Than These. In anticipation, the Losers dust off the two preceding tomes: 1984's The Talisman and 2001's Black House. Don't forget, we have full book episodes on both of these novels. This is more or less a primer for Constant Readers and Listeners alike. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.