Given that Stephen King’s career spans 6 decades and hundreds of stories, chances are you have read one in your lifetime. You might even have a favorite. His horror stories usually have a supernatural element to them, but that does not make them exempt from scientific scrutiny. Author Meg Hafdahl is known as a fiction writer, but along with her co-author Kelly Florence, decided to look at King’s works from a scientific standpoint. Her book address several questions: What is it about clowns that makes Pennywise so terrifying? What are the effects of rabies on Cujo? Is there a multiverse associated with the Dark Tower series? Could a virus wipe out 99.9% of the population like in The Stand? This week Meg and I discuss these possibilities, as well as Astral Projection, MK ULTRA, and her husband, the Brewmaster.
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