DragonKing Dark: Satanic backward masking

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

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DragonKing Dark: Victorian era death rituals

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,

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DragonKing Dark 44: The White Thang

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

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DragonKing Dark: Dr. Strange

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

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DragonKing Dark: Witchcraft

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

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DragonKing Dark: Karl opens the mailbag

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.

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DragonKing Dark: Stephen King

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

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DragonKing Dark: Creepy photography

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

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