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We have news to report in this episode of DragonKing Dark- UFO's are in the news! Newly released footage of a Navy encounter with an Unidentified Flying Object. Plus, the Pentagon finally admits there was a program in recently history to study UFO's. Is NASA preparing for something? Are we being conditioned for a bigger announcement or revelation? On this episode of DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern discusses UFOs!

This week's DragonKing Dark podcast had a technical problem that rendered the file distorted so I have removed it and will, instead, re-record the show next week.  In the meantime, enjoy another one of the shows from the When It Was Cool Podcast Network.  NoFriender Thrash Metal Show Podcast talking about the iconic heavy metal album Reign in Blood by Slayer.  If you enjoy this show it is presented for free every Monday exclusively at WhenItWasCool.com

The strange case of the Silent Twins.  Two twin sisters who lived in the UK isolated themselves from others to the point that they developed a secret language only the two of them could understand and made a pact to never speak to anyone else except each other. This dark pact resulted in an incredible bond and an exceptional hatred toward each other that ultimately resulted in one twin deciding to die in order to give the other their freedom... and that is exactly what happened.

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On this week's DragonKing Dark Podcast, host Karl Stern takes a look back at the most infamous serial killer of all time- Jack the Ripper. How many people did Jack the Ripper actually kill? Who was he really? There are many unanswered questions about the Victorian era killer and on this edition of DragonKing Dark, Karl digs into many of the theories and suspects in the vastly interesting and still unsolved case of Jack the Ripper.

On this week's edition of DragonKing Dark, we continue our serial killer series with a man who "may" have claimed to be Jack the Ripper- Dr. Thomas Neill Cream. His claim to have been Jack the Ripper (if he even actually made that claim) seems suspect at best but even if he wasn't he had a string of killings attached to him in both the United States and England during the Victorian Era. On this episode of DragonKing Dark we take a look at the claims and killings of Dr. Neill Cream.

Ed Gein- The Butcher of Plainfield is the inspiration for many horror movie archetypes such Leatherface and Psycho. Ed Gein shocks us not just because he killed but because he also robbed graves and had a sick fascination with wearing the skins of the dead. Listener discretion is advised.

He is often called "America's First Serial Killer" and his gruesome Chicago Murder Castle sounds like something straight out of a horror movie but does reality actually compare to the narrative in the case of H.H. Holmes- serial killer? As we will see, the H.H. Holmes story didn't really need embellishment to be horrific enough. This begins a series on serial killers and murders. DragonKing Dark is part of the When It Was Cool Podcast Network at WhenItWasCool.com

This is the Halloween 2017 celebration and the DragonKing Dark Podcast takes a look back at the origins of Halloween and the traditions associated with it. Surprisingly, what we now know as Halloween has it's origins in numerous and varied traditions. DragonKing Dark is part of the When It Was Cool Podcast Network.

On this episode of the DragonKing Dark Podcast - host Karl Stern talks about Halloween related topics, gives an update on the murder of Joe Clack, reads an email from a listener who has an otherworldly experience at one of the most evil places on Earth, then discusses his trip last night to the largest and greatest Halloween Haunted House in the United States- Netherworld just outside of Atlanta, GA and how this haunted attraction actually gets it right.

On this edition of the DragonKing Dark Podcast, host Karl Stern continues Monster Month by looking back at the famous Universal Studios monsters and their movies.  The Universal Monsters included the Phantom of the Opera, Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy, The Invisible Man, The Wolfman, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, and their respective spin-offs and cross-overs. 

This coming Friday is Friday the 13th and falling in the same month as Halloween is a perfect topic for #MonsterMonth and DragonKing Dark.  In this episode, host Karl Stern explores the origins of Friday the 13th and how it may, or may not, have came to be known as an unlucky day including the very Game of Thrones story of the mass arrest of the Knights Templar on Friday the 13th.  Obviously, we also talk about the movie series franchise.

Joe Clack is buried somewhere down by the creek. The mill owner was given $5 to bury his body. His horse is dead in the middle of the creek. Riding back west with a suit of baby clothes retrieved from Clack are a family of southern Union sympathizers. On today's new edition of DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern tells us a tale of deep south history you might not be familiar with. Not every southerner was on-board with the Confederacy and sometimes those values ended up in murder.

DragonKing Dark host Karl Stern revisits an earlier episode on the end times.  Yesterday, September 23rd, 2017 the world was supposed to end according to some but, obviously, it didn't.  But the month leading up to this weekend was full of tragedy, rumors of wars, earthquakes, hurricanes, and more.  It was enough to, well, make you wonder.  On this week's episode of DragonKing Dark host Karl Stern revisits his previous show on end time prophecy as well as talks about recent events.

On this week's edition of the DragonKing Dark Podcast, host Karl Stern begins the hype for Halloween season! Last year the When It Was Cool family visited several haunted attractions including one of the largest in America- Netherworld just outside of Atlanta, Georgia.  This year we are going back and Karl discusses the plans, traditions, and fun of Halloween.  This is the DragonKing Dark time of year and we hope you'll join us on that adventure!  DragonKing Dark can also be heard at F4WOnline.com, WhenItWasCool.com, and on the Dark Matter Radio Network.

This week's DragonKing Dark is a spoiler free discussion of the 2017 movie based on Stephen King's novel IT.  I also watched the terrible 1990 mini-series and talk about what the 2017 movie did that was so much better.  While this is a spoiler free discussion of the movie it does contain general plot point discussion.  This show primarily focuses on the fear elements used in the movie and how and why people fear the things they do.  

On this week's edition of DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern discusses the ancient belief that it is possible to communicate with those who have died.  From the Biblical Witch of Endor to the more modern Ouija Board our ancestors have long felt that it was possible to talk to those who have passed on.  Where do we go when we die? Why do many believe there is life after death?  This episode continues our recent series of shows discussing how little we still know about death.

On this edition of DragonKing Dark host Karl Stern is joined by Tonya from When It Was Cool to discuss the new horror thriller Annabelle: Creation and haunted dolls and haunted houses and objects. Can spirits or demons inhabit everyday objects? What is it about dolls that creep some people out? On this episode of DragonKing Dark we discuss haunted dolls and objects.  Check us out at WhenItWasCool.com

DragonKing Dark takes a bend toward science and history on this episode in celebration of the rare total solar eclipse in America.  Just how rare is a total solar eclipse really?  Historically what are some myths and legends surrounding the eclipse?  On this week's episode of DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern gives you everything you need to know about the great American total eclipse 2017.  Also heard on the Dark Matter Radio Network, Figure Four Online, and When It Was Cool.

Following last week's episode about the line between life and death, host Karl Stern journeys even deeper into death with the mad scientist tales from Russia where scientists froze dogs then drained them of blood and somehow, hours later, brought them back to life... kind of.  Also, Russian scientists once decapitated a dog and built a robot body for him and brought that to life too.  The bizarre line between life and death blurs even more on DragonKing Dark Episode 076 - Zombie Dogs.  Also heard on the Dark Matter Radio Network, Figure Four Online, and When It Was Cool.