Read & React to STEPHEN KING'S New Story: "On Slide Inn Road"

[@fishjones4618]

This story puts me in mind of that quote that is in front of Neil Gaiman’s Coraline: “Fairy tales are more than true. Not because they say that dragons exist, but because they say that dragons can be beaten.”

[@1Hogany]

Your channel is quickly becoming one of my favorites. Your voice is like velvet & your pure joy in the material is so obvious. Keep up the great work!!

[@TheAtl198]

This is so true. Makes me happy to listen to this channel!

[@jwsuicides8095]

Yep. A great concept, delivered with a voice that soothes the brain, and knowledgeable and fun reactions.

[@jenniferkoenig9814]

The grandpa surprisingly saving the day with an unexpected ability at violence reminds me of another Stephen King short story whose title I won't mention. :) I like how Grandpop's experience in Vietnam enabled him to recognize what kind of men they were confronting, as well as to go into combat mode... unlike the father, who just froze up. The father freezing up and doing nothing to help reminds me of "Force Majeur", where it resulted in creating a real crisis in his marriage.

[@alicenolfi2095]

I am a simple creature. The Stephen King Book Club posts an hour-long video, I select it. Also, I love ‘The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon’, too! And great job with the narration! Loved it!

[@stephenkingbookclub1054]

You'll be happy to know there's a "Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon" video coming this spring!

[@alicenolfi2095]

@@stephenkingbookclub1054 Yaaay!!!

[@richterkennedy2101]

I have driven across America a few times through nearly every state. And I can tell you… When the blacktop ends, and the dirt begins… Turn the hell around.!!! there’s nothing down that dirt road that will benefit you in anyway.

[@Comfortdoll]

You mentioned regretting a decision on the KINGO card, and towards the last section, Billy wishes he'd never looked into the cellar hole, I don't know if that counts

[@spankynater4242]

I don't know about all that, you might find Daisy May. I'll take my chances.

[@Comfortdoll]

I live at the end of a dirt road in a lovely area, but I'm perfectly fine with people opting out of going "where the blacktop ends". More peace & quiet for me. Lol

[@BIGMANbrokmills]

"Giving my balls an airing " hysterical 🤣

[@onesunnyday5699]

I love his narration. King's books always give me a chuckle, but the telling can lose something. These are as good as the reading voice in my head 😂😅.

[@leighblack7944]

Loved it! I can't listen to audiobooks because I have problems listening to other people read aloud. You have a wonderful reading cadence and the break-ins to comment are wonderful. It's like reading a book with a friend and listening to them give their thoughts as they go. I loved that the family is okay. I feel like Corrine has completely 180'd on her feelings about her father-in-law.

[@SacredMagic13679]

Love the 'Character Break' laughter.

[@jaz58107]

Wow ty I loved it!! I was on the edge of my seat the whole time, go grandpa!! And I love your little giggles lol.. King can be so hilarious as he draws you in, he's great❤

[@jimsteele4489]

Fucking EXCELLENT!!!! The best Friday night I've had in a long time. Good read Homie.

[@MsMak12356]

You have a wonderful, ASMR-type voice and relaxing narrative style. Good job!

[@stephenkingbookclub1054]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@TheAtl198]

That was AWESOME!! I would add the Buick itself. It is the main focus in "From a Buick 8" and appears in other stories.

[@spankynater4242]

This buick is a station wagons, the other one isn't.

[@JohannaLeigh]

*"I'M SURE THEY GOT A HELL OF A BAND"* is a story about a couple who get lost and then "relieved" to find a small town.

[@shirleytyler-szkolny6981]

"You Know They Got a Hell of a Band",😊

[@samanthaschroeder5264]

That was a good one

[@35november]

I believe they did a live action telling of some short lived horror anthology show in the 90s the name of which i cannot recall.

[@jesusromanpadro3853]

​@35november I believe it was in an, at least, one season series where all the episodes were based on SK stories.

[@quatchsass]

Thank you again for the bedtime stories constant narrator ❤

[@stephenkingbookclub1054]

Any time!

[@orleansartist6095]

I remember a King story about a guy driving through the woods, some kindof shortcut, and ends up seeing all kinds of weird creatures, scary animals, and malevolent trees and plants

[@stephenkingbookclub1054]

Yes! That's a fun one. It's called Mrs. Todd's Shortcut

[@PinguinoLinguino]

Your reading of this had me crying with laughter. Just discovered your channel, love it! Thank you for this!!

[@johnkirby8939]

Really appreciate the link to this story. It's pretty decent. Now I think I'll check out the Flannery O'Connor story. Always heard nice things about it and now I've got motivation to read it. You're making me smarter. Thanks 😊

[@stephenkingbookclub1054]

Another O'Connor story I was mesmerized by is titled "Good Country People."

[@andreac5724]

I love this. You're a genius.

[@Jaqenhgar222]

Square to add to your Kingo card: Modern children or teenagers written with sense of humor, mannerisms, speech patterns and sensabilities of kids from the 1950's or 60's

[@stephenkingbookclub1054]

LOL!

[@sarahgrable7479]

Definitely going to go find and read the Flannery OConnor story!

[@FloridasYesteryear]

So is the Slide Inn going to be a stop on Strange Resorts? Do you think SK is more inclined to have happier endings as he is getting older? Also wanted to add I love this new react series you started. I look forward to them and all your videos.

[@CleoHarperReturns]

Gosh, this is exactly what I needed, thank you. For a moment there I lost my happy thoughts.😉

[@lucretiamaggio6154]

As usual, this was terrific

[@angelique_cs]

You've made a pretty good show of it on this card!

[@khher1979]

I like the one where the couple turns down the wrong alley and end up in an alternative universe

[@mistingwolf]

"Shut up, Frank!" Boy he sure does at the most crucial moment. Grandpop VIP!

[@TheUndeadOfNight]

Fantastic video , loved the breaks where you gave your thoughts , very similar to what I was thinking as you read the story . Kingo is brilliant . Great coincidence for me with your Flannery O'Connor story comparison . I just finished reading Lucinda Williams' autobiography and she talks about her Dad , who was a poet , taking her to visit his friend Flannery when Lucinda was a kid . Never heard of Flannery before so I wanted to know more about Lucinda's influences . The first story I read was "Good Man..." . Thanks for making me aware of a Flannery and Stephen King connection .

[@elizabethandreassen1012]

That was great! I just recently came across your channel, and I love it.

[@ravens76bmore54]

WOW!!! What a story! I was uninterested in the beginning. But Im glad I continued to listen to it. Much RESPECT to Grandpa!. He is the HERO💪💪💪💪💪

[@briankegebein024]

i enjoyed your reading of the story

[@diesel4125]

Thank You!! This was amazingly entertaining. Love you snickering at the same bits I did, Kings stories and choice of words are spectacular. He can make me laugh at situations one should wince at. I hadn’t read the story but trusted you to make it a great first experience, and you did! You could add “religious fanatics” or some such to the Kingo. Unless you think that would be offensive. Thanks again!

[@stephenkingbookclub1054]

Ah yes, religious fanatics would be a good one!

[@ramastarchild6804]

KINGO...should have a Buick sq!

[@TheAtl198]

I said the same thing! 😊

[@TravelsTTG]

Damn that dad shit

[@ritaparker478]

Good story, pins and needles. Love Kingo, need to have a Kingo party! For Kingo, character reminisces about a deceased loved one, or death of someone like a friend or acquaintance or a broken marriage/relationship. References to God or Jesus, Angels (not necessarily cussing).

[@JohannaLeigh]

Excellent paintings!

[@dgabe625]

Excellent!!!

[@Ali_OT7]

This channel is SO GOOD. Your narration and voice acting, the illustrations, and your insight into King as a storyteller. I enjoy these videos so much !

[@stephenkingbookclub1054]

Why thank you! We have a good time celebrating King's work, so I'm glad you found the channel!

[@tracycraft2546]

I so loved this story!! Awesome grandpa!❤

[@anthonystrocks247]

ABSOLUTELY LOVED this video!

[@gametheorymedia]

Good stuff, here; I actually took your advice and went to Esquire to read the full story first--and, yeah, was also getting strong O'Connor vibes right from the jump; still, King naturally makes it his own :)

[@margaretjohnson6259]

i'm predicting a divorce.

[@wade]

😂😂😂

[@Dumpsterfiregrace]

Ditto 😂

[@TinaMUFC10]

😂😂

[@Gidgetwaterbear000]

Long overdue!

[@So-Be-It_890]

"Warsh instead of Wash is common in Northern New York State too. It's not just Maine."

[@micheledeetlefs6041]

Actually, it's common throughout the entirety of the Appalachian Mountains. My family comes from The southern Appalachians, specifically Tennessee, and both my mother and my grandmother say "Warshed." They also add a T in the word hearse so that it comes out like William Randolph.

[@So-Be-It_890]

@micheledeetlefs6041 Do they say SOB Tupper Lake there too? My Mom's family always said that French word for SOB then followed it up with Tupper Lake.

[@empowers1895]

I didn't think I'd like the commentary...but your reactions to some of the more colorful expressions is a delight. 😂

[@stephenkingbookclub1054]

Thanks 😅

[@tracycraft2971]

I really loved this story! Never underestimate an old crusty grandpa! They are the best!❤

[@stephenkingbookclub1054]

Ha, ha! Sorry for the mess!

[@GLING17]

Easy peasy Japanesy is also said by Brooks in Shawshank Redemption.

[@johnnymidnight2982]

"Crouch End" is my favorite get lost story by King.

[@Chicagocanine]

There are so many good King story about people getting lost. I think my favorite is probably “Crouch End”. The first one that came to mind was “That Feeling, You Can Only Say What It Is in French” although I’m not sure if that counts as getting lost.

[@s.williamc.]

Great story thanks!!!

[@MrUndersolo]

I just read "The Man in the Black Suit". Not quite a full card...

[@aaronsaunders6974]

story sounds like a hybrid of _hills that have eyes_ & _last house on the left_

[@alicias.8482]

As soon as the panel truck was mentioned, I thought, "Oh, shit!"

[@Lizardsbreathnails]

I LOVED that story!

[@izi5150]

The KINGO card should have a Turner Classic Movie (TCM) spot. I think every SK book I’ve read mentions TCM.

[@HereIsWisdom1318]

Flannery O’Connor books were mentioned on Lost.

[@lauraholmes2402]

You said “hey siri” and it activated my Siri 😅

[@nickpry968]

Mrs.' Todd's Shortcut is a personal favorite, although I technically don't know if it counts as being lost.

[@suzymurray9720]

❤that was awesome 🎉

[@cathybeerbower2655]

Excellent!

[@honeybeeklo83]

Your laugh before Grampa’s potty mouth 😂❤

[@spankynater4242]

This must take place in another world, because Betty and Veronica have never gotten into a physical fight with each other.

[@doorbasher77unwellnews52]

Great story

[@rionthemagnificent2971]

The grandad being foul mouthed reminds me of my gramps after my grandma passed. He became uncensored and his dirty old man sense of humor came out, only to occasionally hear my aunt shout at him "DAD! Watch your mouth!" xD (Grandma was a devout catholic woman and was Gramps censor.)

[@abbysweat9202]

I knew as soon as he mentioned having cash in a go bag, that Louisville Slugger was getting ready to do some work lol

[@Soulsfromthevoid]

Grandpa is a straight up gangsta.

[@montecristo1845]

Message from the future here. (May 2024) It’s interesting how, now that the story is printed in the short story collection You Like It Darker, there are subtle changes in the text of this story like the removal that the Buick is a station wagon in the first paragraph and “there they are” replaced with “there it is” at the end of the second paragraph. Reminds me of George Lucas not leaving his Star Wars films alone.

[@lymarie1974]

Okay 2 more hours to go!!

[@heathergoebel1676]

"Dry popcorn fart" That is a new one.

[@northstorm9411]

Grandpa is an absolute boss

[@michaelpatopie8680]

Little Mary might be the first one to go!

[@xcrystalsunshine]

The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon is my favorite book. I read it about once a year❤

[@stephenkingbookclub1054]

Well you are in luck... because that's the subject of our upcoming video!

[@CptColumbo]

My dad has a signed Ted Williams bat. The gun in the picture looks like a Colt 1911a 45 caliber pistol. Not a 38 revolver.

[@stephenkingbookclub1054]

What an awesome collectible to have! (And good for whacking hooligans!)

[@CptColumbo]

@@stephenkingbookclub1054 When the Minneapolis Millers were still around he saw a few greats on their way up. Like Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski and Willie Mays. He also went to Milwaukee to see Warren Spahn get his 300th win.

[@xedra]

The moment the baseball bat was mentioned I knew someone was going to be hit with it. Chekov's Slugger.

[@stephenkingbookclub1054]

I shoulda known! But I got swept up in all the other details :)

[@Demarko192]

Good Stuff

[@pamelacurl8342]

Oh I remember the licorice flavored babies, really funny, odd no one thought anything of it then really so awful.

[@stephenkingbookclub1054]

Right?!

[@Jan-vw6tu]

I'm all for a fun game but sometimes listening to a personal side narrative and a game at the same time. If you don't know, the story gets a little confusing. Listening to the audio version, but speaking of games, what I think would be a fun one would be remembering and placing character names from. Old Stephen King stories like one of my favorite characters is how many people kno?What book wire minis from?

[@jesusromanpadro3853]

Really liked this one, even though I didn't like most of the characters at the beginning.

[@HereIsWisdom1318]

22:15-I jist found this line in the story. 😂

[@melissacross5525]

8:05 was that the book or you lost it for a sec? 😂😂 "They're not out of the woods yet." Touche!! Frank is useless! And when I saw that bat....I said YAAAAAAS GRANDPA!!!

[@stephenkingbookclub1054]

I sometimes chuckle / lose-it since I'm reading this for the first time...

[@shannonkey9926]

50:57 and im predicting the sister somehow saves them. Her ghost or something

[@fatherhoodinflight8816]

I'm from Oklahoma City. Here right now and tornado season is right around the corner 😅

[@mrpuddingpop1]

If I had a kingo board I’d have the center be “uncomfortable sexual content”

[@0tt0z]

I agree.

[@marcyavila3436]

Add "Knee popping" in your Kingo card

[@stephenkingbookclub1054]

LOL -- true!

[@So-Be-It_890]

"What lurks on Slide Inn Road?"

[@bijou3000]

Chesterfield or Lucky Strike cigarettes Iron City or Narragansett beer

[@darkstranger9527]

I guess if you want to be technical the warning of taking the Volvo and not the Buick could count for that slot

[@betsythigpen4453]

Frank freezes up in a time of danger like the uncle from 'Cycle of the Werewolf'. Are there any other characters who freeze up in a panic in King's works?

[@angrytheclown801]

I kinda count the waitress that loses her mind in Trucks/Maximum Overdrive and walks in the way screaming We Made You freezing up. Sure she's moving around and talking, but she's only making the situation worse and she's doing nothing but screaming we made you. So as good as freezing up.

[@redrasegarden]

Sounds safer than the Steven king drinking game

[@So-Be-It_890]

He liked to draw the baseball cards.

[@vonniedemers5683]

I figured grandpa was going to use the bat to save them.. So I got that right but I figured he'd die doing it , so I was wrong on that.. Good story though.

[@catlover2223]

But the grandpa didn’t die. He just messed up his back.

[@sharonclement-i4f]

❤❤❤

[@AlyceMalyce]

What is the actual name of the penny candy?

[@stephenkingbookclub1054]

Licorice Buddies and/or Licorice Babies

[@Stinger420]

...19? Okay, I will admit that I'm not as 'King Savvy' as most of you probably are, but from the Kingo card, what's the significance of '19'?

[@stephenkingbookclub1054]

19 is a number that becomes very significant in the Dark Tower books... and you can find it popping up in a lot of other Stephen King stories/books.

[@timsmalley7432]

Baseball and Slide In Road? Not subtle

[@deacondawg1416]

Frank.

[@spankynater4242]

Kind of cringy how the men (except for grandpa) freeze while the women take action.

[@keithcooper6715]

It would have RUINED it - If I had read it before I heard it here --- :)

[@stephenmartin1982]

Sexual fantasies or daydreams would be an easy fit for KINGO. another one could be swapped out with addiction for domestic abuse but both would be overkill as they usually go hand in hand.

[@lindaquemasda5927]

Thank you. Really are a great reader /narrator. 🫵👊

[@-Reagan]

If you like this you should read King’s ‘Batman and Robin get in an Altercation’ - Harper’s magazine 2012 and Bazaar of Bad Dreams 2015. Just for the record I was rooting for Granpa from the moment his ungrateful son started his whinging. It’s easy for people to forget that old people have lived an entire life without your help. They just might be better at it than you think. I deleted my other comments bc they weren’t to complain, or get attention, just for you to see but I didn’t get to read your response about the -Sugar babies- ‘inward babies’ 🤢🫣 and waving from the gutter. I saw you did respond after I already deleted. What did you say?

[@stephenkingbookclub1054]

Oh, I was saying that it's not a reference to "sugar babies" -- there was a black licorice candy back in the mid-1900s that was called by a racial slur: "The N-Word" + Babies. Yikes! --- As to your suggestions about the interruptions, I get it... If I could, I would just read the stories... but just doing that would be copyright infringement (which could result in the channel getting a strike). I do have 2 videos that are just the story & visuals -- and hopefully those won't get flagged because they are from the 60's. But I'm sure I wouldn't be able to simply narrate King's new stuff. So I thought the next best thing might be to do a long-form reaction and review mixed in with the Stephen Kingo stuff. :)