When It Was Cool Dark

Join The Desert Rat this episode to continue our paranormal diving discussing Aleister Crowley and Jack Parsons, magician and co-founder of Jet Propulsion Laboratory. An actual link to military intelligence that adds power to conspiracies about black magic in government.

Continuing our 100 darkest moments in pop culture history series. You know your life has taken a bad turn if the government has to name a law after you. Yeah, probably not a good sign. Nor was it for child actor Jackie Coogan, who, after gaining huge success in Charlie Chaplin films, went on to even greater notoriety as Uncle Fester from the Addams Family. So, what is so dark about Jackie Coogan? It is a cautionary tale for all child actors, Hollywood, and human nature.

Continuing our series 100 of the darkest moments in pop culture history, we take a look at the death of Metallica bass player Cliff Burton, and event that forever changed the band. And, in a twist, instead of recounting his life story, I call in an expert, NoFriender from the Thrash Metal Show Podcast to tell us what would have happened if Cliff Burton had never been in Metallica! And as you will see, his influence was very substantial. DragonKing Dark meets the Thrash Metal Show from the When It Was Cool Podcasting Network!

We continue our series of 100 darkest moments in pop culture history by taking a look at the supposed curse of The Little Rascals / My Gang group of actors. Did many of them meet an untimely demise? We will discuss. One thing is certain, however, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer's story does not end well. We take a look at the facts surrounding the supposed curse of The Little Rascals and sad end for Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer.

Part of our on-going 100 darkest moments in pop culture history series. Michael Hutchence of INXS was found dead in his hotel room in 1997 and you may think you know the reason why. But did you know that most of what you think you know about the death of Michael Hutchence is probably wrong and taken out of context? Today we'll discuss how one interview, taken out of context, provided the narrative of Michael Hutchence death, a death that the coroner's inquest revealed had no basis in fact or evidence.

We continue our series of 100 of the darkest moments in pop culture history by taking a look at the death of one of the greatest vocalist of the 1980s-2000s, George Michael. Starting his career with the duo Wham!, George Michael rose to even greater success as a solo pop star during the late 1980s into the 1990s with a string of mega-popular albums and MTV video hits. Sadly, he passed away at the age of 53. This is his story.

Continuing our look at 100 of the darkest moments in pop culture history by looking at the death of pop music legend Prince. Prince died just over six years ago of a fentanyl overdose. Since then, fentanyl has been a scourge in American society, responsible for numerous overdose deaths. Prince was one of the most talented musicians of all time and his death at the age of 57 was one of pop cultures darkest moments.

The series continues: 100 of the darkest moments in pop culture history, as we follow up on the story about Chester Bennington with the death of Soundgarden, Audioslave, and Temple of the Dog front man Chris Cornell. The stories have a lot of similarities. Both battled depression, both were of the same era and musical genre. What was going on that so tragically effected so many stars of this era? Today we look at the life and death of Soundgarden's Chris Cornell.

Continuing our 100 darkest moments in pop culture series we take a look at the tragic death of Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington. Chester Bennington was one of a series of high profile musicians who died very young after a life of battling mental illness and addiction. The tragic story of Chester Bennington touched many in the entertainment industry and severely impacted the music scene. Here is his story.