On this week’s DragonKing Dark, I have a rare mailbag and feedback show as my recent shows on society and fear have generated a lot of conversation among you. Despite these seemingly dire times, there is hope and we hear from a number
The Devil and Father Amorth is a 2017 documentary film directed by William Friedkin showing the ninth exorcism of an Italian woman in the village of Venafro referred to as “Cristina” with this attempt performed by Father Gabriele Amorth. Friedkin was, of course,
I can feel the temperature rising, can’t you? You can’t escape the images of anger and violence in today’s society, but what are we all so mad about? It turns out that there are plenty of reasons: both real and imagined. Periodically, humans
I’m sure you’ve noticed… we are having a hard time getting along with one another lately. Even the simplest of things seem to trigger people. One would think simply asking the public to wear a mask to slow the spread of a disease
DragonKing Dark gets darker again this week as I look at a 2011 documentary titled The Devil We Know. This documentary takes a look back at the historic origins of Satan. You might be saying, “Hey Karl, the origins of the Devil are
DragonKing Dark podcast continues to get even darker this week as we continue the theme of the faces of evil. On this episode, host Karl Stern from WhenItWasCool.com asks the question, who are the most evil people in history? Several immediately come to
I celebrate my birthday all week long with a look back at the year I was born: 1971. On this episode, we look back at the insane circus that was the Charles Manson Family trial. While the killings took place in 1969 and
This week, DragonKing Dark takes a turn toward true crime with a look at three wrestlers whose careers were tainted by murder accusations. Everyone is very familiar with Chris Benoit who killed his wife and child and then himself, but did you know
Professional wrestling has had its share of tragedy, accidents, and true crime over its lengthy American history but July, as it seems, has historically been the worst month of all. A major superstar comes to America and is the darling of the press,
DragonKing Dark takes another journey back in time to study ancient civilizations in our continuing effort to make sense out of the history of mankind, a timeline which seems to have a lot of pieces that don’t fit. One of the great Central
This week on DragonKing Dark, I return to the topic of ancient civilizations and triy to unpack the question: What is actually the most ancient organized civilization we know of? Most of us know of the Sumerians and ancient Egypt, but recent archeological investigation is
This week on the DragonKing Dark Podcast, we are going to look at how we remember the dead. In years past, the veneration of the deceased was a big deal. Historically, mankind has built elaborate tombs, pyramids, and even cities to honor the
The mysterious Mayan civilization built cities, roads, and elaborate complexes throughout Central America. An amazing advanced civilization that evaporated in a remarkably short period of time. Host Karl Stern watched an episode of Secrets of Archaeology and reviews it and relates his experiences visiting
On this episode of DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern takes a break from reviewing retro paranormal shows and discusses a topic that have many of the religious world unsettled right now — end-time events. Karl takes a look back at the Biblical plagues
On this episode of DragonKing Dark, I take a look at an amazing show written by Roald Dahl, Tales of the Unexpected. It’s a wonderful show that ran for nine seasons from 1979-1988 and can be found on Tubi (free) or with an Amazon
Another supernatural entity first appeared in the pages of Marvel Comics back in the 1970s alongside Ghost Rider — the Son of Satan! Daimon Hellstrom has occasionally appeared ever since in the pages of his own comic book series and as a member of
We continue our look at supernatural aspects as presented in comic book stories and this week, I investigate the theme of avenging angels, angelic beings sent by a high power to right wrongs and serve justice. Obviously, they are vastly powerful and are
This week, we begin a new series at DragonKing Dark as we will be looking at comic book characters with supernatural stories. For several weeks now, we have been exploring our fascination with the unknown, the paranormal, and the supernatural through the stories
This week on DragonKing Dark, host Karl is joined by Joker expert Tonya from WhenItWasCool.com to discuss the complex and widely interpreted Batman foe The Joker. The Joker debuted in Batman issue one way back in 1940 and has been interpreted many ways, both
We continue our look at complex movie villains with a dark or supernatural aspect to them and this week on DragonKingDark, we examine one of my favorites: Anton Chigurh from the movie No Country For Old Men. Upon first viewing in 2007, the
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