Episode Ten-The Dead Zone Movie Review

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Episode Ten-The Dead Zone Movie Review

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In this week's edition of the Stephen Kingcast, I review David Cronenberg's classic adaptation of King's classic starring Christopher Walken in all his Walken glory!

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Oct 12, 2014

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