In the 1980s there was yet another wave of satanic hysteria that swept the nation, and this time politicians got involved. It seemed many of our favorite bands and singers were putting backward satanic messages in their music. Never mind the ridiculous logistics
Some of the creepiest stories come from the Victorian era. The ghost stories that formed the foundation of modern horror, vampires in popular culture, the reanimated dead — most have roots in this era. So what was going on? Victorian era death photos,
On the 44th DKD, your host Karl Stern tells another tale from the isolated forest of north Alabama. This time, it’s the “White Thang” from the 1930s. But, what was the White Thang? No one knows for sure but the descriptions are bizarre. Part
Assorted topics are covered on this episode of DragonKing Dark. Then, host Karl Stern is joined for a bit by Tonya from When It Was Cool to talk about seeing a ghost. She later manages to bring the show to a screeching halt with her family
On this weeks episode of DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern talks about the new Marvel Studios movie Dr. Strange. The movie deals with both magic and comic books which have been the theme of the last two DragonKing Dark shows. Dr. Strange is
No, host Karl Stern didn’t steal the name of another podcast. He is joined by the first ever guest on DragonKing Dark — Tony Galvan from the Comic Conversations podcast to talk about comic books! We haven’t talked about comics in many weeks on DragonKing Dark
The dark arts, the occult, the arcane! What is the story of witchcraft? With the popularity of the new Dr. Strange movie, host Karl Stern questions what the roots of spellcasting are. We hear of Wicca and paganism but what, if anything, do
On this edition of DragonKing Dark host Karl Stern answers listener emails and questions, many of which are about horror movies and Stephen King. It seems our last episode on King really struck a nerve with listeners sharply divided on the famous author.
On this week’s episode of DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern reads some listener emails and talks about a few Halloween related notes. Karl talks about his upcoming trip to the largest Halloween haunted attraction in the United States — Netherworld in Atlanta, GA. Then the
Since photography became popular in the early 1800s people have used it to document their loved ones, historic events, and places. Sometimes, photography has been used in some pretty creepy and unsettling ways. On this week’s DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern talks about
Host Karl Stern continues his Halloween season series by taking a look at the 1931 Universal Horror classic Dracula starring Bela Lugosi. Karl also discusses the first Halloween haunted attraction of the season, Arx Mortis, located in north Alabama near the Tennessee and Mississippi
On this week’s show host Karl Stern takes a look at recent events in the news including a new discovery at the shipwreck which brought us the Antikythera mechanism. Also, a follow up on the creepy clown saga and a rant about why
On this week’s DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern takes a look at this generation’s mass hysteria that probably isn’t really happening. In the 1980s, Geraldo Rivera convinced a nation that Satanists were kidnapping our children and offering them up in ritual sacrifice. In 2016,
Host Karl Stern is battling a flu of epic proportions this week, so he answers a few emails from the mailbag. Karl answers a very interesting inquiry about the definition of life, then digs into his audio archives for a show he did several years
Karl Stern introduces this episode by answering a couple of listener emails on the topic of haunted attractions in anticipation of the upcoming Halloween season. Then the show builds into phantom or false memories, including Karl’s personal story of a phantom memory he
On this episode of DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern talks about the upcoming season of haunted attractions! Karl talks about his experiences with haunted attractions so far and what is going to be covered this year. Then, the conversation turns to horror movies and what most of them
On this week’s episode of DragonKing Dark host Karl Stern goes to the mailbag and looks at alien skulls found in Antarctica (or maybe not) and discusses the possibility of ancient advanced civilizations. Are there any still undiscovered ancient advanced civilization? Could it be under
On today’s DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern turns away from the serious deep stuff of recent shows to something fun and lighthearted — the current Pokemon Go craze. Karl’s wife began playing Pokemon Go (like almost everyone else on earth apparently) and brought Karl
Recently, a listener to DragonKing Dark suggested the Bender family murders as a topic. Host Karl Stern, knowing nothing about the topic, began researching the story or the mysterious Kansas family. Then Karl received multiple emails with information about the serial killer family from
Exactly what is our place in the universe? That topic has been debated since the dawn of man, but unfortunately it has also gotten very muddled with politcs, religion, greed, and nationalism. Over 20 years ago the man-made object deepest in space turned its
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