Tag: DragonKing Dark
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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 involved in doing it were it legit, the accusations hit many popular…
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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, elaborate funeral rituals, superstitions, and more. On this week’s DragonKing Dark, host…
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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 lion? Albino Bigfoot? Who knows? Framed around a tale of post-Civil War…
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DragonKing Dark: Karl Stern discusses a variety of topics
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 tale of tragedy. Topics discussed include: Synchronicity Are we living in a…
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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 a fantastic character with an interesting history. Born from the mind of…
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DragonKing Dark: Talking comics with Tony from Comic Conversations
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 and much has happened since then so we have an expert on to…
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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 they have to do with ancient witchcraft and spellcasting? Join host Karl…
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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. Karl also talks about his Halloween festivities including a trip to one…
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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 main discussion for this week involves uber-popular author Stephen King. Karl isn’t…
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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 Victorian era post-mortem photography and more. Karl talks about recent Halloween haunted…
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DragonKing Dark: Dracula
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 borders. Host Karl Stern answers a few questions from the mailbag concerning…
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DragonKing Dark: Antikythera mechanism & creepy clown follow up
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 uninformed people are screwing up the internet and the world in general.…
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DragonKing Dark: Creepy clown hysteria
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, social media and mainstream newspapers, with the power of the internet behind…
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DragonKing Dark: Encountering the unknown
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 ago about encountering the unknown and a few brushes with the unexplained.…
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DragonKing Dark episode 31: Phantom memories
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 has from childhood that he investigated in his adult life and found…
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DragonKing Dark: Haunted houses & horror movies
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 are lacking including a DragonKing Dark call to action to find a…
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DragonKing Dark Episode 29: Ancient civilizations and mailbag
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 the ice cap as authors such as Graham Hancock have suggested? Also, has…
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DragonKing Dark Episode 28: Pokemon and Godzilla
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 into a strange but familiar world of Japanese monsters fighting! Mutated bugs and…
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DragonKing Dark Episode 27: The Bloody Benders
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 Kansas in the 1800’s. Once he read it had ties to LITTLE HOUSE ON…
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DragonKing Dark Episode 26: The Pale Blue Dot
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 camera homeward and captured a tiny pale blue dot of light, our…