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Episode 22: Doctor Sleep Prescribes The Shining

Posted: September 18, 2013, 09:18
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With your hosts Han Lilja of Lilja's Library and Lou Sytsma.

Welcome to Episode 22 of The Stephen King Podcast!

Just in time for the upcoming release of Doctor Sleep!! We set up Stephen King's sequel

- 36 years in the making - with this dedicated podcast to The Shining.

Get yourself ready for Doctor Sleep as we discuss the book, movie and TV miniseries versions of The Shining. (Obviously any Shining discussion will be very spoilerish.)

For this podcast we bring in some special guests including King expert - writer Bev Vincent and podcaster/reviewer/blogger - Karen Lindsay.

We hope you will all enjoy this episode and as usual we want to hear from you.

Good or bad, we want it all!
You can leave us comments, questions, topic suggestions at:

1) FaceBook - Lilja's Library
2) Audio Message - Speak Pipe widget on the right hand of the podcast page (send voicemail)

In this podcast:
1) 00:58 - Lilja and Lou Intro.
2) 03:28 - The Shining SetUp - Where Stephen King Was In 1977
3) 05:51 - The Shining - The Book
4) 10:10 - The Shining - The Kubrick Movie
5) 22:22- The Shining - The ABC TV Miniseries
6) 38:59 - Doctor Sleep - Set Up the book - Nonspecific discussion but spoilerphobe may want to skip this last section.
7) 52:22 - Signoff



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Stephen King novel quotes series announced

Posted: September 17, 2013, 23:31
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I got this interesting info from Veryfinebooks today...

Announcing our Stephen King novel quotes series.
Want to relive your favorite moments from every Stephen King novel? Well now you can. See a new collection of some of the most memorable quotes from all King's novels, starting with Carrie and organized by book title.
CLICK HERE to see your favorites: http://www.veryfinebooks.com/Articles.asp?ID=372

It's all consolidated into one page as a Greatest Hits List for your reminiscing pleasure! - just click on the book image thumbnail and see the quotes below for that particular book.
Read some great quotes now.

Did we miss one?
If we missed one of your favorite quotes, just let us know in the "Add Your Own" section directly beneath the quotation list. Leave a comment and we will add it. Enjoy!

King's Dollar Babies

Posted: September 17, 2013, 17:22
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Most of you have heard about King's Dollar Babies and now Shawn S. Lealos is creating a documentary about them. Read more about it here.

Here are some Dollar Babies that has found their way out on YouTube.


Cain Rose Up


The Man Who Loved Flowers


The Man who Would not Shake Hands


Cain Rose Up (Russian)

The Shining - The Opera

Posted: September 17, 2013, 17:18
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With King’s blessing, an opera version of “The Shining,” the 1977 work widely considered one of the top horror novels of all time, will premiere at Ordway Center in May 2016. Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Paul Moravec and librettist Mark Campbell are collaborating on the project.

Read more here.

Thanks to Troy Tradup

Howard talks Dark Tower

Posted: September 16, 2013, 08:33
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The Truth Inside the Lie has found an interesting (but not hopeful) interview with Ron Howard about The Dark Tower.


Empire: I'm sure your vow of silence will cover it, but...Stephen King himself appears in The Dark Tower. Have you thought about how you might tackle that?

Howard: Yes! And I will admit that Stephen said, "I don't have to be in this." But that's not to say that he won't be!

First winner...

Posted: September 13, 2013, 08:22
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The first Winner in the audio contest has been selected. Jane Winter gets the first copy for reporting to me about King going to Europe probably the second it was on King's site. Thanks and congratulations Jane!

King goes to France and Germany

Posted: September 12, 2013, 15:55
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Stephen King's Doctor Sleep European Book Tour Kicks Off This November in Paris

Albin Michel and Heyne are proud to announce that Stephen will visit France and Germany to promote Doctor Sleep. With several events scheduled in both countries between November 13 and 20.


For more info head over to King's official site.

Thanks to Jane Winter

Under the Dome drops in ratings

Posted: September 11, 2013, 10:28
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Under the Dome is dropping in its ratings and after I read the excerpt from an article in Variety below I’m only more convinced that the good ratings it had earlier was more because it had no competition than the fact that it’s a good series… Sorry CBS but you should have settled for a one season run. What do the rest of you think?

After watching the top new summer program to come along in years fall to season lows on Monday, the Eye announced Tuesday that the season’s penultimate episode will be rebroadcast Saturday night at 9.
“Under the Dome” had been gaining steam in the last two weeks — thanks in part to the end of the Time Warner blackout — but last night’s episode started about 25 minutes late in the East and Central time zones, thus keeping some viewers from being able to watch. According to Nielsen, Monday’s episode averaged a 2.1 rating/6 share in adults 18-49 and 9.72 million viewers overall, down week-to-week by 22% in the demo and by 13% in total viewers.
CBS had aired the men’s final of the U.S. Open earlier Monday evening, and coverage didn’t wrap until 8:55 p.m. ET. The net opted to stick with its planned comedy repeats, meaning “The Big Bang Theory” did not conclude until about 10:25. The show aired at its regularly scheduled time in the West.

Get creative and win Doctor Sleep

Posted: September 10, 2013, 00:21
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OK, I told you that I have four audio copies of Doctor Sleep to give out. Two copies on CD and two on PM3 CDs and I have been thinking of a suitable contest for a while now but with two other contest with Doctor Sleep prizes it’s hard. So, I have decided to do it the easy way…for me. I will, between now and September 23rd, give out these to someone who writes something on the facebook site, on twitter, in a comment to something posted here on the site (don't have to be a comment on this article) or in an email to me (the address can be found on the site).

And I’m not sure who (or why) I’ll give it to. When something feels right I’ll just pick the one who wrote it as a winner. So, get creative. The only rule is that there are no rules. You can write whatever you want (preferable nice though) and I’ll just pick the winners as I see them. Might be tomorrow, might be on September 23 or somewhere in between. So, get creative!

Oh, and you can enter as many times as you like and you can live anywhere in the world. Everyone can enter. One thing though, please keep an eye out for my messages. If you are a winner I will contact you in the same forum as your message was posted, i.e. if you win for something posted on facebook that is where I’ll let you know.

Good Luck!

The Stephen King Movie Trivia challenge winners

Posted: September 3, 2013, 23:10
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Here are all the Winners of a copy of The Illustrated Stephen King Movie Trivia Book. You will all recieve a trade paperback of the book.

The Winner from week 1 (right answer was D) 1930's) is Douglas McDade

The Winner from week 2 (right answer was D) I Was a Teenage Werewolf) is Stephen Bamberg

The Winner from week 3 (right answer was A) $1) is Henry Gershman

The Winner from week 4 (right answer was C) Battleground) is Bob Ireland

The Winner from week 5 (right answer was B) Joseph) is John Sammons

The Winner from week 6 (right answer was D) Bubba) is Mark Powers

The Winner from week 7 (right answer was C) Sid) is Tracey Byram

The Winner from week 8 (right answer was B) A mallet) is Jeanette Jackson

Ep. 21: Ghost Brothers Trapped Under The Dome

Posted: September 2, 2013, 23:36
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Episode 21: Ghost Brothers Trapped Under The Dome


With your host Hans Lilja of Lilja's Library and Lou Sytsma.


Big changes for our 21st podcast!
New podcast host and a new name for the podcast.  Formerly known as The Lilja & Lou Podcast we decided to make the name more reflective of what it is really about - Stephen King. So the podcast will be known as The Stephen King Podcast going forward. Simple. Direct. And hopefully it will become more visible to Stephen King fans everywhere.

Also, since this host is more expencive then the previous one we'd like to ask anyone who can and feel they want to help us out to do so. We will still continue doing the podcast even if we get no donations but it would certainly make both our lives a bit easier if we do.

We have set up a PayPal account for this purpose so anyone who has a $ (or a few) that you feel you can spare, we’d really appreciate it. Send your donations to LiljaLouPodcast@gmail.com.

This episode features in depths reviews of the Stephen King / John Coguar Mellencamp collaboration - The Ghost Brothers of Darkland County.

We also review the first ten episodes of the hit CBS summer TV series Under The Dome based on the King book of the same name.

We hope you will all enjoy this episode and as usual we want to hear from you, good or bad, we want it all!

You can leave us comments, questions, topic suggestions at:
1) FaceBook - Lilja's Library
2) Audio Message - Speak Pipe widget on the right hand of the podcast page (send voicemail)

In this podcast:

1) 00:56 - Lilja and Lou Intro.
2) 02:19 - In The Death Room: Stephen King News
3) 30:31 - Reviews From The Night Shift: The Ghost Brothers of Darkland County.
4) 44:56 - Reviews From The Night Shift: Under The Dome
5) 1:07:36 - Preview for next podcast and Signoff

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Get a free copy of Doctor Sleep

Posted: September 2, 2013, 14:20
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Anyone interested in getting a hardcopy of the UK edition of Doctor Sleep by Stephen King for free? Thought so…

Well, thanks to a collaboration between Lilja’s Library and Lilja Says all you need is to follow Lilja’s Library and Lilja Says on facebook and you might just be lucky enough to get a free copy. You do have to follow (like) both facebook pages though (I did say it was a collaboration right?).

On September 23rd (in time for you to know if you need to get a copy like everyone else of if you're one of the lucky winners) I’ll draw three lucky winners that each will get a hardcover of the UK edition of Doctor Sleep. Contest is open to anyone, no matter who you are or were you live!


Good Luck!

Last 3 episodes of Under the Dome

Posted: September 2, 2013, 09:18
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Neal Baer talks about the last three episodes of season 1 of Under the Dome. Why couldn't they let it end after this season? It's just getting worse and worse if you ask me...

More on my (and Lou’s) thoughts on Under the Dome in the next podcast. Oh, and I might end up having to apologize to one of the actors... Look for it soon!

Under the Dome's fourth hand has been revealed!

After it was pieced together that Junior (Alexander Koch) also had seizures growing up — coupled with the fact that his mother drew him as a child with pink stars — he joined Norrie (Mackenzie Lintz), Joe (Colin Ford) and Angie (Britt Robertson) at the mini-dome to discover that he is, in fact, the fourth hand that unlocks it. As the quartet placed their hands on the mysterious mini-dome, pink stars showered around them, at which point Junior says what every viewer is thinking: "But what does it mean?"

"The last three episodes dive deeply into exploring that question," executive producer Neal Baer tells TVGuide.com. "The power of the four hands will soon be revealed."

These four could be the key to uncovering the mystery of the dome — and in turn, the mini-dome, which is now home to a caterpillar that will seemingly turn into a Monarch butterfly. But is the caterpillar the Monarch who will be crowned? (It's all a bit confusing, no?) "All we know is that the caterpillar has the potential to turn into a Monarch butterfly," Baer says. "So the question is how this Monarch butterfly, trapped under the mini-dome, will lead to the crowning of 'The Monarch.'"

Only 3 ep left of season 1

Posted: August 30, 2013, 15:38
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Here is an interview with the people behind Under the Dome from Comic Con were they give the following statment:

“We can say by the end of the first season, you’ll start to get some answers – where this came from, and who’s behind this,” Vaughan said.

They now have three episodes left to do just that...

Here is a trailer for episode 11.

Room 237 coming to DVD and blu-ray

Posted: August 30, 2013, 09:04
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In 1980 Stanley Kubrick, who had earlier created landmarks in the genres of black comedy (Dr. Strangelove) and science fiction (2001: A Space Odyssey), released his masterpiece of modern horror, The Shining. Over 30 years later we're still struggling to unearth its hidden meanings. Rodney Ascher's wry and provocative documentary ROOM 237 fuses fact, fiction and speculation through interviews with both fervent fans of the film and scholars, creating a kaleidoscopic deconstruction of Kubrick's controversial classic. It comes to Blu-ray and double-disc DVD from IFC Midnight on September 24, 2013. The bonus-filled discs have SRPs, respectively, of $29.98 and $27.98.

Read more here

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The Stephen King Movie Trivia challenge week 8 (last week)

Posted: August 27, 2013, 00:41
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To celebrate the release of The Illustrated Stephen King Movie Trivia Book in August there will be a series of contest here on Lilja’s Library. I choose to call it The Illustrated Stephen King Movie Trivia Book challenge.

Each week during July and August there will be a question from the book posted here and each week a winner will be drawn from that week’s entries. The winner will get a trade paperback of The Stephen King Movie Trivia. How about that?

This week’s question is about Mangler: Reborn:

What does Hadley use to render his victims unconscious before feeding them to The Mangler?

A: Ether
B: A mallet
C: A sleeperhold
D: The Vulcan nerve pinch

This is the last question and your last chance to win a copy of the book so make sure to enter. All winners will be announced on September 2nd and you have until August 31 to send in your answer. Send your answer by mail using this link or to info[a]liljas-library.com (replace the [a] with @) Good luck!

PLEASE DON'T POST ANSWERS BELOW. NO ANSWERS BELOW WILL BE ENTERED IN THE CONTEST!

Here are the first three winners:

The Winner from week 1 (right answer was D) 1930's) is Douglas McDade
The Winner from week 2 (right answer was D) I Was a Teenage Werewolf) is Stephen Bamberg
The Winner from week 3 (right answer was A) $1) is Henry Gershman
The Winner from week 4 (right answer was C) Battleground) is Bob Ireland
The Winner from week 5 (right answer was B) Joseph) is John Sammons
The Winner from week 6 (right answer was D) Bubba) is Mark Powers
The Winner from week 7 (right answer was C) Sid) is Tracey Byram

Elmore Leonard 1925-2013

Posted: August 25, 2013, 01:06
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Stephen King has a non-fiction piece in Entertainment Weekly magazine August 30, 2013 issue page 19. It is entitled 'Elmore Leonard 1925-2013- Reflections On a Criminal Mastermind.'

Thanks to Michael Coty

My interview with the legendary Andy Sipowicz

Posted: August 22, 2013, 09:33
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A few days ago I got the chance to interview Dennis Franz who played Andy Sipowicz in the now cancelled TV show NYPD Blue which I have been a fan of for many, many years. Check out what he had to day here


"Very few of us say FREEKIN instead of fucking you know. We say what we mean."
- Dennis Franz on the fact that people wanted to censor NYPD Blue when it first aired because of its foul language and nudity.

Title and synopsis for episode 1-3 of Haven

Posted: August 21, 2013, 08:33
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Episode 4.01 - Fallout
Six months after the events of last season, Duke is ejected from the barn-without Audrey and rescued by Jennifer, a young woman with a mysterious connection to a place she's never been: Haven.

Episode 4.02 - Survivors
As charred bodies are uncovered around Haven, Duke must refocus Nathan from his search for Audrey to solve the case at hand. Meanwhile, Audrey's fate rests with Jennifer, as she comes to terms with her own trouble.

Episode 4.03- Bad Blood
Nathan and Dwight race to search for the trouble behind a series of exsanguinated corpses before more blood is spilled. Meanwhile, Duke must convince his half-brother Wade to leave Haven before he learns the truth of the Crocker family trouble.

Pet Sematary reunion

Posted: August 19, 2013, 22:37
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Dread Centreal had a nice report from the Flashback Weekend in Chicago and the Pet Sematary reunion panel with the film’s stars Dale Midkiff, Denise Crosby, Miko Hughes and Brad Greenquist.

Read more here

Length of Mr. Mercedes

Posted: August 19, 2013, 21:38
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New info about Mr. Mercedes from the moderator of King's board.

It's typical length of a crime genre novel, but would be more of a smaller length novel for Stephen. This is only the first draft, though, so it's too early to post anything about exact page numbers.

The Stephen King Movie Trivia challenge week 7

Posted: August 19, 2013, 21:28
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To celebrate the release of The Illustrated Stephen King Movie Trivia Book in August there will be a series of contest here on Lilja’s Library. I choose to call it The Illustrated Stephen King Movie Trivia Book challenge.

Each week during July and August there will be a question from the book posted here and each week a winner will be drawn from that week’s entries. The winner will get a trade paperback of The Stephen King Movie Trivia. How about that?

This week’s question is about Bag of Bones:

What is Mike Noonan's brothers name?

A: Frank
B: Fred
C: Sid
D: Arlen

Next week’s question will be posted on Monday August 26 (and that is the last question) and you have until that to send in your answer. Send your answer by mail using this link or to info[a]liljas-library.com (replace the [a] with @) Good luck!

PLEASE DON'T POST ANSWERS BELOW. NO ANSWERS BELOW WILL BE ENTERED IN THE CONTEST!

Here are the first three winners:

The Winner from week 1 (right answer was D) 1930's) is Douglas McDade
The Winner from week 2 (right answer was D) I Was a Teenage Werewolf) is Stephen Bamberg
The Winner from week 3 (right answer was A) $1) is Henry Gershman
The Winner from week 4 (right answer was C) Battleground) is Bob Ireland
The Winner from week 5 (right answer was B) Joseph) is John Sammons
The Winner from week 6 (right answer was D) Bubba) is Mark Powers

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