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The Long Walk

Stephen King

In this #1 national bestseller, master storyteller Stephen King, writing as Richard Bachman, tells the tale of the contestants of a grueling walking competition where there can only be one winner—the one that survives. Against the wishes of his mother, sixteen-year-old Ray Garraty is about to compe...

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SmartLess

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SmartLess

Mark described the novel's grim premise, where a hundred teenage boys must keep walking under threat of death, and expressed excitement about its upcoming adaptation.

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It's 100 teenage boys are forced to participate like in an annual thing where they have to walk at a constant pace or they get killed, right? Or something like that. It's so gross, I thought. There's...

— Episode: "Mark Hamill"

Episode: "Mark Hamill"

Mark described the novel's grim premise, where a hundred teenage boys must keep walking under threat of death, and expressed excitement about its upcoming adaptation.

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It's 100 teenage boys are forced to participate like in an annual thing where they have to walk at a constant pace or they get killed, right? Or something like that. It's so gross, I thought. There's no way. I mean, I'll watch it maybe, but I can't do something like this.

The Rest Is History

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The Rest Is History

The episode promoted The Long Walk, noting it was Stephen King's very first novel, written in 1967 and published in 1979, now adapted as a film releasing on 12 September.

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This episode is brought to you by The Long Walk, which is out in cinemas on the 12th of September.

— Episode: 592. Mad Victorian Sport

Episode: 592. Mad Victorian Sport

The episode promoted The Long Walk, noting it was Stephen King's very first novel, written in 1967 and published in 1979, now adapted as a film releasing on 12 September.

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This episode is brought to you by The Long Walk, which is out in cinemas on the 12th of September.

This is an adaptation of Stephen King's very first book. He wrote it in 1967 when the Vietnam War was tearing America apart and thousands of American boys were being conscripted to fight in the war. And he published it in 1979.

The Bald and the Beautiful with Trixie and Katya

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The Bald and the Beautiful with Trixie and Katya

It was described as a pre-Hunger Games novel, where teenage boys participate in a race across America, where they must keep walking or be shot, until a winner emerges.

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I'm currently reading Stephen King's The Long Walk.

— Episode: Coitus With a Waffle with Trixie and Kat...

Episode: Coitus With a Waffle with Trixie and Katya

It was described as a pre-Hunger Games novel, where teenage boys participate in a race across America, where they must keep walking or be shot, until a winner emerges.

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I'm currently reading Stephen King's The Long Walk.

It's kind of like the AIDS walk.

And they walk across America and people are like clapping like a parade. And if they slow down at all, they get shot.

The Bobby Bones Show

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The Bobby Bones Show

The speaker recently watched a movie based on this Stephen King story, describing it as suspenseful and really good, though not focused on monsters.

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The long walk, which is what I watched recently, which isn't monsters, but that's suspenseful. It's a horror. It's really good though. It's really good.

— Episode: TUES PT 2: Amy’s Son Joins The Show + Yo...

Episode: TUES PT 2: Amy’s Son Joins The Show + You Should P...

The speaker recently watched a movie based on this Stephen King story, describing it as suspenseful and really good, though not focused on monsters.

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The long walk, which is what I watched recently, which isn't monsters, but that's suspenseful. It's a horror. It's really good though. It's really good.

Generation Why: True Crime

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Generation Why: True Crime

The podcast host is currently listening to "The Long Walk", one of Stephen King's first books written under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. The host calls it an "incredible story" about teens who are volunteered to go on a long walk.

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I'm currently listening to The Long Walk. It was one of Stephen King's first books that he wrote under Richard Bachman.

— Episode: The Murder of Helen Betty Osborne - 566

Episode: The Murder of Helen Betty Osborne - 566

The podcast host is currently listening to "The Long Walk", one of Stephen King's first books written under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. The host calls it an "incredible story" about teens who are volunteered to go on a long walk.

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I'm currently listening to The Long Walk. It was one of Stephen King's first books that he wrote under Richard Bachman.

It's an incredible story about teens who are volunteered to go on a long walk.

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