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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

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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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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

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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,

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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