Ever have that period where you just become tired of a band? Dirk had that happen this year after endlessly praising Ghost for years. But sometimes, a fan can lose interest. Why though?

Think back to the late 90s and the early 2000s and you have found a story through Snopes or any other website that predates Reddit. An age that allowed for more mystery and unanswered questions from celebrities to stories that have no conclusion. A time before people wrote what they called creepypasta.Now that we have what feels like unlimited information available to our fingertips, it's important to take the time to appreciate what it was like to explore urban legends back in the day.

I absolutely love my haunts that I can go to and as soon as I went to Ravenhurst Manor in Evansdale Iowa, my immediate thoughts were that I need to get someone on my show about this.It took some time but, we managed to make that happen and I'm happy to present the newest interview and that is with Joe, the owner of this amazing haunted attraction. As I brought him into the recording studio to have a sit down, I was able to pick his brain from his use of animatronics that is built by them to the masks he makes and what makes his attraction so damn good.Go to ravenhurstmanor.com and check for their updates coming up!

Here in Dirk's Boots, Hoots and Macabre Cafe, we take these subjects of murder very seriously and thanks to one of Dirk's Facebook chums, a killer that leaves you hungry for more details is now under his radar. We bring to you the cannibal who kept his record climbing for seven years.But wait. What's this about Snopes? Better listen in to find out.

It's no revealing thing to hear me talking about ways of supporting the lesser-known bands and join me is a band I have enjoyed supporting since catching them open for Psychostick: Frontal Assault.With the lockdowns and quarantines, what has it been like for the bands that aren't able to get out there and play shows? Check out the answers from the band and listen to the new single they just dropped that will be played later in the episode.Check out where you can stream Frontal Assault's new single here.Want to see more guests on the show? Share it!

It's finally time to talk about the marriage between hip hop and horror and what better way to talk about this than from the history with Psychopathic records and the gimmick scene that was in Detroit.For this episode, I wanted to share a method of storytelling that became known as horrorcore or known as the wicked shit to their fans and did not just stay in one spot but spread all over into the hip hop scene even going as far as inspiring Eminem.

With it being the tenth anniversary of Peter Steele's death as of the recording, it felt suitable to finally do an episode going over the discography of Type O Negative.Ready your wine, my friends. This is going to be a nostalgic ride.

Hey you, boring human. Have you ever wanted to join the supernatural? Do you like popping out of your casket and replacing your V8 with a nice glass of human blood? Have I got the solution for you and that is to join the Temple of the Vampire!Do you like watching Underworld? Is your favorite band Type O Negative? Do you like posting image macros about how you don't like stupid people on Facebook? Come explore the wonders of this incredible secret society of secrets with their very own Bible.

All right, mates. It's time for some change to come with this show and the subjects I'll be talking about in order to bring some definition as to what will make Java Fog what it is. Give this quick episode a listen and bring in your thoughts on where it can go.

Are you unhappy? Papa Dirk has a tip for you. Listen in and tell if you use the tip given.