The cast and creative team behind Hulu's "Castle Rock" are taking viewers behind the scenes on how the second season came together...
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"Castle Rock" stars Lizzy Caplan and Elsie Fisher sat down to discuss what we can expect from the series' return - and how Annie Wilkes factors into it.
With Hulu’s critically-acclaimed Stephen King “shared universe” series Castle Rock having premiered its second season at New York Comic Con (NYCC) 2019
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In King's universe, Pop was the owner of The Emporium Galorium who loaned money at outrageous rates to his advantage – appearing in the novella "The Sun Dog" and mentioned several times throughout Needful Things
● Sparks' John "Ace" Merril is Castle Rock's legendary bully, set to take over his uncle Pop's businesses – and threatening a[...]
In King's universe, Pop was the owner of The Emporium Galorium who loaned money at outrageous rates to his advantage – appearing in the novella "The Sun Dog" and mentioned several times throughout Needful Things
● Sparks' John "Ace" Merril is Castle Rock's legendary bully, set to take over his uncle Pop's businesses – and threatening a[...]
In King's universe, Pop was the owner of The Emporium Galorium who loaned money at outrageous rates to his advantage – appearing in the novella "The Sun Dog" and mentioned several times throughout Needful Things
● Sparks' John "Ace" Merril is Castle Rock's legendary bully, set to take over his uncle Pop's businesses – and threatening a[...]
In King's universe, Pop was the owner of The Emporium Galorium who loaned money at outrageous rates to his advantage – appearing in the novella "The Sun Dog" and mentioned several times throughout Needful Things
● Sparks' John "Ace" Merril is Castle Rock's legendary bully, set to take over his uncle Pop's businesses – and threatening a[...]
In King's universe, Pop was the owner of The Emporium Galorium who loaned money at outrageous rates to his advantage – appearing in the novella "The Sun Dog" and mentioned several times throughout Needful Things
● Sparks' John "Ace" Merril is Castle Rock's legendary bully, set to take over his uncle Pop's businesses – and threatening a[...]
In King's universe, Pop was the owner of The Emporium Galorium who loaned money at outrageous rates to his advantage – appearing in the novella "The Sun Dog" and mentioned several times throughout Needful Things
● Sparks' John "Ace" Merril is Castle Rock's legendary bully, set to take over his uncle Pop's businesses – and threatening a[...]
In King's universe, Pop was the owner of The Emporium Galorium who loaned money at outrageous rates to his advantage – appearing in the novella "The Sun Dog" and mentioned several times throughout Needful Things
● Sparks' John "Ace" Merril is Castle Rock's legendary bully, set to take over his uncle Pop's businesses – and threatening a[...]
In King's universe, Pop was the owner of The Emporium Galorium who loaned money at outrageous rates to his advantage – appearing in the novella "The Sun Dog" and mentioned several times throughout Needful Things
● Sparks' John "Ace" Merril is Castle Rock's legendary bully, set to take over his uncle Pop's businesses – and threatening a[...]
In King's universe, Pop was the owner of The Emporium Galorium who loaned money at outrageous rates to his advantage – appearing in the novella "The Sun Dog" and mentioned several times throughout Needful Things
● Sparks' John "Ace" Merril is Castle Rock's legendary bully, set to take over his uncle Pop's businesses – and threatening a[...]
In King's universe, Pop was the owner of The Emporium Galorium who loaned money at outrageous rates to his advantage – appearing in the novella "The Sun Dog" and mentioned several times throughout Needful Things
● Sparks' John "Ace" Merril is Castle Rock's legendary bully, set to take over his uncle Pop's businesses – and threatening a[...]
In King's universe, Pop was the owner of The Emporium Galorium who loaned money at outrageous rates to his advantage – appearing in the novella "The Sun Dog" and mentioned several times throughout Needful Things
● Sparks' John "Ace" Merril is Castle Rock's legendary bully, set to take over his uncle Pop's businesses – and threatening a[...]
In King's universe, Pop was the owner of The Emporium Galorium who loaned money at outrageous rates to his advantage – appearing in the novella "The Sun Dog" and mentioned several times throughout Needful Things
● Sparks' John "Ace" Merril is Castle Rock's legendary bully, set to take over his uncle Pop's businesses – and threatening a[...]
In King's universe, Pop was the owner of The Emporium Galorium who loaned money at outrageous rates to his advantage – appearing in the novella "The Sun Dog" and mentioned several times throughout Needful Things
● Hedlund's John "Ace" Merril is Castle Rock's legendary bully, set to take over his uncle Pop's businesses – and threatening[...]
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A psychological-horror series set in the Stephen King multiverse, Castle Rock combines the mythological scale and intimate character storytelling of King's best-loved works, weaving an epic saga of darkness and light, played out[...]
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Castle Rock s01e10 'Romans': Somebirds can be caged
Before Wednesday's season finale episode of Hulu's Castle Rock, take a few minutes to get caught up on Bleeding Cool's thoughts on the series so far with a look back at our reviews of the season's previous three episodes (beginning with last week's 'Henry[...]
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A psychological-horror series set in the Stephen King multiverse, Castle Rock combines the mythological scale and intimate character storytelling of King's best-loved works, weaving an epic saga of darkness and light, played out[...]
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Castle Rock s01e09 'Henry Deaver': A world beyond these walls.
To get you caught up on where Bleeding Cool stands with the series so far, take a look back at our reviews of the season's previous three episodes (beginning with last week's 'Past Perfect'):
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Definitely not looking for pitchforks and torches outside my apartment…
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Castle Rock s01e08 'Past Perfect': Newcomers set up shop in Castle Rock, Henry follows a clue.
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Castle Rock s01e08 'Past Perfect': Newcomers set up shop in Castle Rock, Henry follows a clue.
Check out our review of last week's episode, 'The Queen':
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Festive hors d'oeuvres, delightful drinks, dancing and cavorting among the imaginative, Shining-themed decor will bring new chills to the hottest night of the Halloween season.
The Stanley Hotel
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A psychological-horror series set in the Stephen King multiverse, Castle Rock combines the[...]
All of that took a back seat to the big, fat cliff we were left hanging from by the end of the episode: Pangborn (Glenn) realized his deal with "The Kid" (Skarsgard) was less about help and more about payback — and as we nervously ease into our review of Hulu's seventh episode, 'The Queen,' it appears his[...]
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It almost has an Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho kind of approach to the storytelling, in terms of the way that it follows different characters and follows different storylines, but ultimately adds up to something really fascinating and surprising." – Thomason
Simon & Schuster
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Published in 1991 and initially billed as the "last Castle Rock story", King's tale of[...]
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So as we crawl our way closer to the season finale, check out our review of Hulu's sixth episode of Castle Rock, 'Filter':
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Castle Rock s01e06[...]
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https://youtu.be/MwdG3VaRFVEVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Castle Rock: Look Ahead • A Hulu Original (https://youtu.be/MwdG3VaRFVE)
A psychological-horror series set in the Stephen King multiverse, Castle Rock combines the mythological scale and intimate character storytelling of King's best-loved works, weaving an epic saga of darkness and light, played out[...]
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— 𝙲𝚊𝚜𝚝𝚕𝚎 𝚁𝚘𝚌𝚔 (@castlerockhulu) August 12, 2018
Castle Rock s01e06 'Filter': Henry's son visits from Boston; a funeral stirs up unsettling memories.
Here's a look back at Bleeding Cool's reviews for the first five episodes of Hulu's Castle Rock:
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From Jackie Torrance's (Levy) quality time with "The Kid" (Skarsgard) and Molly's (Lynskey) "wrong" feelings about him, to essential Lacey (O'Quinn) and Henry (Holland) flashbacks, this episode really got the ball rolling.
So as Pangborn (Glenn) ponders "The Kid's" offer and wildfires close in on Castle Rock, take a few minutes to get yourself up-to-speed with[...]
Your town definitely has a distinct vibe to it — still rolls around in my head every now and then, and I was only there for a few days.
Otherwise, it looks great! Looking forward to meeting up this weekend — any chance you can make it out my way? I'd rather stick closer to home[...]