# 306: Joe Hill's King Sorrow with Jeremy Slater

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Podcast: [The Kingcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-kingcast-531978)
Published: 2026-05-06T08:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://audioboom.com/posts/8899756
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Screenwriter Jeremy Slater (Moon Knight, The Exorcist, Mortal Kombat II) returns to The Kingcast to talk about... not Stephen King. Well, not directly, anyway. The topic up for discussion is Joe Hill's 2025 epic horror tome King Sorrow which contains many familial references and those don't just include his famous father. The story centers a group of college friends who uncover the ability to summon a dark force to combat their enemies, but like most dark forces this protection comes at a price.Hill tells this story over multiple decades and litters the narrative with nods to many King titles, from The Dead Zone to The Dark Tower. We discuss the book without spoilers for the first half of the conversation and dig into some of the more spoilery stuff in the back. Don't worry, make it very clear when we're transitioning to spoiler territory. Make sure to catch Mortal Kombat II written by our guest Jeremy Slater in theaters this weekend!

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