Category: After Dark

We continue our march toward episode 200 as Karl and DragonKing Dark stop in Maryland to check out the strange, weird, odd, and unusual. I had the privilege of going to Maryland a couple of years ago and really enjoyed it. On episode 197 of DragonKing Dark, we take a look at odd graves, strange museums, and…

This show went off the rails, I can not lie. When you think of strange, odd, and weird places, Louisiana probably comes to mind because of New Orleans and its association with Voodoo and Vampires. Well…most of your travel destination websites seem to grasp that and little else. They also apparently believe that Louisiana is…

This week on DragonKing Dark, we continue our journey across the United States to find strange and bizarre oddities, places, and roadside attractions. We stop in Kentucky this week. This nice mid-south state is well known for horse racing but also offers up many strange and unusual attractions, including one of the most well known and controversial tourist…

The latest edition of DragonKing Dark with Karl Stern continues our tour across the U.S. looking at strange, weird, and odd places. On this episode, we make a stop in Iowa — and what could Iowa possibly have to offer? You’ll be surprised! Iowa, as it turns out, is packed with lots oddities including the…

This week, Karl Stern and DragonKing Dark continue our series on weird, odd, and strange places in each state with a stop in Indiana. What bizarre stops and attractions would Indiana possibly have to offer? Come with us as we check out ruins, lots of giant stuff, murders, and mysteries with oddities of Indiana!

Recently we’ve been digging through Newspapers.com doing some history research. Searching for old family members, the history of our town, and more. Reading newspapers from the 1800s through the 1940s over and over again makes you realize that we aren’t so special here in 2019. In fact, the more that things change, the more they…

This week on DragonKing Dark from the WhenItWasCool.com Podcast Network, host Karl Stern goes to Newspapers.com to search for murders that happened on Halloween. It’s true crime meets Halloween with stories from the early 1900s when, apparently, Halloween could get pretty rough. From the streets of Chicago to rural America, Halloween has seen its share…

Have you caught the news lately? You know that I usually advise against that, but in this instance, I’m making an exception. There has been a lot of talk about UFOs and aliens recently with snake-like UFOs, hints by NASA that something is up, and more. Are we being prepped for an announcement of alien…

On this edition of DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern helps get you prepared for Halloween season with a dark music playlist. These songs are especially chosen for those fans of paranormal and horror type shows and include music recommendations by artists like Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Dio, and more! It’s music to give you chills on…

We return to an early classic DragonKing Dark podcast theme: old-timey obituaries, a topic so popular that it spawned multiple follow-ups. On this show, I take a look at some colorful and bizarre obituaries from the Victorian age of newspapers into the early 1900s. Back then, the papers didn’t mind at all giving you all…

Idaho is more than just potatoes! Yes, they even tout their famous potatoes on their car tags — but I was pleasantly surprised they have quite a few interesting oddities, roadside attractions, and weird places too. Come on a road trip with Karl Stern to visit Idaho and the strange stops in this rural state!

This week’s episode of the DragonKing Dark podcast is another in our look at society and fear and might be our most frightening one yet. We are at war. You might not think so but we are. American society is being manipulated and shots both literal and figurative have already been fired. Don’t be duped…

On this episode of DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern takes a look at one of the favorite vacation destinations in the world — Hawaii! Karl looks at some of the more strange, odd, and weird places in this tropical paradise that is rich with history and the ancient wisdom and traditions of the people who…

On this edition of DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern takes a look at the scariest books ever written. We look at the opinions of many experts and try to find out what books dealing with horror, the macabre, and strange are really worth the price. We examine both modern and historical books. What is your favorite scary…

On episode 180 of the DragonKing Dark podcast, I visit the neighboring state of Georgia to seek out its oddities and bizarre places including another doll’s head trail near Atlanta. I then get into the story of my visit to the Georgia Guidestones with our Bryan Alvarez and explain the guidestones in detail.

On this week’s show, host Karl Stern plays a fun and interesting game combining fantasy and ethics. Here is Your Super Power asks the question, if you were given a comic book super power — what would you actually do with it? We examine several comic book characters who either use their powers for good…