Scott Wampler Dies: Co-Host Of ‘Kingcast’ Podcast On Stephen King
deadline.comScott Wampler, the co-host of the popular Kingcast podcast on the works of Stephen King, was found dead at his home in Austin, Texas, today.
No details were immediately available, including his age and cause of death. Co-host Eric Vespe posted online about the news. “Scott Wampler passed away today.
He was my friend, co-host, and partner in crime. I’m still in shock. I don’t know many details, but I know it was sudden and he was with friends.” Horror filmmaker Scott Derrickson called Wampler “one of the brightest lights on my film community,” “always engaging, highly intelligent and disarmingly funny.” The Kingcast podcast invites famous artists to discuss their choice of works by Stephen King.
Past guests included Elijah Wood, directors David Lowery and Guillermo del Toro, and even King himself after a few years and 108 episodes.
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