Enter the spoooooky world of Stephen King with The Squad as we discuss the Hulu show
“Castle Rock.” Together, we’ll tackle the tough questions, such as: What does it mean to be “evil”? Does this show have too many balls in the air? Is Bill Skarsgård hot or just tall? Why did Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson break up? Plus, stick around for an interview with the amazing Gabrielle Moss, Bustle columnist and author of “Paperback Crush.” Do you have opinions about “Castle Rock”? Theories about what the ending meant? A love letter for your favorite paperback series from when you were a teen? E-mail us and let us know at thesquad@booksquadgoals.com! And don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe! Why? Because we love you.

1:00 – Intro: What TV Shows do we want?
4:51 – Introducing “Castle Rock”
7:28 – Expectations: Did we have them? Were they met?

14:16 – In which we gripe about “American Horror Story”
24:34 – All the previous Stephen King adaptation actors
29:00 – The ending
38:30 – What is evil?
40:10 – Stephen King and Sci-Fi

42:00 – Introducing Gabrielle Moss!
43:20 – Which Babysitters Club Member R U?
44:30 – The Mid-90’s and all the Teen Book Series(es?)
51:30 – The lack of diversity
55:00 – Horse girls
58:30 – Why do people keep moving to Fear Street?
1:03:10 – Taking it back to Sweet Valley High
1:08:00 – Ghostwriters
1:09:45 – The “Riverdale” Treatment

1:15:17 – OMG WE’RE DOING A GIVEAWAY! Check us out @booksquadgoals on social media for details.

1:17:50 – “Riverdale” is the McDonald’s Ball Pit
1:19:15 – Susan’s Pod Squad
1:20:40 – Mary tells us about “Speechless”
1:22:00 – Kelli finally did it
1:23:40 – A Moment of Silence for Ariana & Pete

Thanks again to Gabrielle Moss for talking with us! Her book, “Paperback Crush,” comes out October 30th, and you can preorder it here: https://www.quirkbooks.com/book/paperback-crush.

Next time on the podcast: “Goodbye Vitamin” by Rachel Khong. Episode drops November 5th, so be sure to read along with us!