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Author and renowned Sherlock Holmes expert David Stuart Davies, joins host Ahmed Khalifa to talk about his latest Sherlock novel, Revenge from The Grave, as well as the beauty and timelessness of Victorian and Edwardian mystery fiction.

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The great Will Murray, one of the most prolific authors working today, having written more than 50 novels and short story collections, including tales featuring, Sherlock Holmes, The Shadow, Doc Savage, and many more, joins host Ahmed Khalifa to talk about his work, and his latest book, Dark Avenger, The Strange Saga of The Shadow.

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In this special episode, Ahmed Khalifa pays tribute to Peter Straub, the acclaimed dark fantasy author of such novels as Ghost Story and Floating Dragon.

Khalifa also discusses the work and legacy of Stuart Woods, most famous for his Stone Barrington thrillers, who also passed away this year.

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- BAD DREAMS by A. Kale is available at Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Bad-Dreams-coming-horror-novel-ebook/dp/B07L2H2YMP

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In this special episode, host Ahmed Khalifa chats with Mark Pellington, one of his filmmaking heroes, about style, theme, putting one's own money into a movie, and about making his latest feature, THE SEVERING.

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- Mark Pellington's Official Website: https://www.markpellington.com/

- THE SEVERING (Official Website): https://www.kinolorber.com/film/view/id/5510

- THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES OST: https://open.spotify.com/album/6S9EpZsVwpfBd39IorgorG

- COFFIN X BY A. Kale: https://www.amazon.com/Coffin-X-Novel-Kale-ebook/dp/B005XOAU6M

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In this episode:

- Your host, A. K., talks to veteran writer and music journalist A. Scott Galloway. Mr. Galloway has written over 300 liner note essays for music CD reissues of classic albums and compilations, several of which he produced. His work was commissioned by the companies Rhino, Universal, Sony Legacy, Blue Note, among many other labels. He joins A.K. to talk about music history, the uselessness of musical boundaries, and the future of liner notes.

- A tribute to influential jazz singer, Connee Boswell.

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Links

- A. Scott Galloway's articles: https://eurweb.com/author/a-scott-galloway/

- "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans" by Connee Boswell and her Band: https://archive.org/details/78_way-down-yonder-in-new-orleans_connee-boswell-and-her-v-disc-music-men-yank-lawson_gbia0382471b/WAY+DOWN+YONDER+IN+NEW+ORLEANS+-+Connee+Boswell+and+her+V-Disc+Music+Men.flac

- BAD DREAMS by A. Kale is available at Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Bad-Dreams-coming-horror-novel-ebook/dp/B07L2H2YMP

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In this episode:

- Your host, A. K., talks with ex-Navy SEAL, writer, and occasional actor, Chuck Pfarrer. Pfarrer has worked on such cult classics as Sam Raimi’s Darkman, Hard Target, Arlington Road, and is the author of several books and graphic novels, including The Thing From Another Plant, a terrific sequel to John Carpenter’s The Thing.


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- Chuck Pfarrer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChuckPfarrer

- Chuck's books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B001HO7GSC

- COFFIN X by A. Kale is available at Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Coffin-X-Novel-Kale-ebook/dp/B005XOAU6M

For more reviews and content, please visit: https://dark-fantastic.blogspot.com/

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Introducing EXTRA DARK , a mini-episode with news, reviews, and updates about all things dark and fantastic.

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Links:

- THE BIG DARK SKY by Dean Koontz: https://www.scifinow.co.uk/books/dean-koontz-on-the-big-dark-sky-incredible-coincidences-and-buying-toys-for-his-dogs/

- DEVOTED by Dean Koontz Review: https://dark-fantastic.blogspot.com/2020/12/devoted-dean-koontz-review.html

- Tom Holland's Fright Night (Comics): https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/6453901/tom-hollands-fright-night-2

- The Kingcast with Glen Mazzara: https://www.fangoria.com/podcasts/the-kingcast/4-the-dark-tower-with-glen-mazzara/

- THE BLACK PHONE Review: https://dark-fantastic.blogspot.com/2022/07/movie-review-black-phone-2022.html

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In this episode:

- A.K. delves deep into the Hitchcock archive and talks about MURDER (1930), one of Hitchcock's most underrated and humane films.

- A brief review of the underwhelming THE BATMAN (2022).

- A.K's top ten favorite John Carpenter films. Number 10.

- A tribute to Vangelis.

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Links

- The Dark Fantastic Podcast Episode 13: Hitchcock in Black and White, and The Great David Williams (Pocket Edition): https://www.spreaker.com/user/15262422/the-df-podcast-ep13

- The Batman (2022): Full review: https://youtu.be/-lJSV2sCY4U

- Vangelis Improvisation (1982): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tgu_NqCxeKw

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