Episodes

  • Last Seen: A Mystery Podcast. Coming Soon.

    Last Seen: A Mystery Podcast. Coming Soon.
    Jan 3 2024

    A young woman goes missing. A stranger in black haunts the streets of the city. A mystery that starts a chain of unstoppable events, and forces a group of friends to face their darkest secrets.


    Last Seen. A mystery podcast.


    Coming soon, to The Dark Fantastic Network.


    Trailer Music by PMSFX (https://www.zapsplat.com/author/pmsfx/)



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    Less than 1 minute
  • Season 3 Coming Soon!

    Season 3 Coming Soon!
    Apr 14 2023
    Stay tuned! Check out our new podcast website here: https://shows.acast.com/6432cc80d96f65001191d4cd

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  • Episode 23: Xmas Special - Resurrecting Sherlock Holmes. Guest: Author David Stuart Davies

    Episode 23: Xmas Special - Resurrecting Sherlock Holmes. Guest: Author David Stuart Davies
    Dec 23 2022
    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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    All sounds from: Zapsplat.com

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    55 mins
  • Episode 22: The Shadow's Legacy. Guest: Writer Will Murray

    Episode 22: The Shadow's Legacy. Guest: Writer Will Murray
    Dec 18 2022
    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.

    © The Dark Fantastic Network. 2022.

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

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    Support The Dark Fantastic Network: https://tinyurl.com/Dark-Fantastic

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    Buy A. Kale's books, published by The Dark Fantastic Network and VHS Books: https://www.amazon.com/A-Kale/e/B0058PJ008/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_ebooks_1

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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Episode 21: Shadowlands and Floating Dragons: A Tribute to Peter Straub (Pocket Edition)

    Episode 21: Shadowlands and Floating Dragons: A Tribute to Peter Straub (Pocket Edition)
    Dec 4 2022
    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.

    © The Dark Fantastic Network. 2022.

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

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

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    All sounds from: Zapsplat.com

    Opening music on BAD Dreams by Dave Miles(https://www.zapsplat.com/author/dave-miles-music/)

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    23 mins
  • Episode 20: A Master Class With Filmmaker Mark Pellington

    Episode 20: A Master Class With Filmmaker Mark Pellington
    Sep 30 2022
    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.

    © The Dark Fantastic Network. 2022.

    Links:

    - 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

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

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    All sounds from: Zapsplat.com

    Opening music on COFFIN X trailer, courtesy of PMSFX via Zapsplat (https://www.zapsplat.com/author/pmsfx/).

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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Episode 19: Liner Notes and Musical Boundaries. Guest: Writer A. Scott Galloway

    Episode 19: Liner Notes and Musical Boundaries. Guest: Writer A. Scott Galloway
    Aug 26 2022
    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.

    © The Dark Fantastic Network. 2022.

    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

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

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    All sounds from: Zapsplat.com

    Opening music on BAD Dreams by Dave Miles(https://www.zapsplat.com/author/dave-miles-music/)

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Episode 18: Writing in Hollywood, and Real Movie Stars. Guest: Writer Chuck Pfarrer

    Episode 18: Writing in Hollywood, and Real Movie Stars. Guest: Writer Chuck Pfarrer
    Aug 18 2022
    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.


    © The Dark Fantastic Network. 2022.

    Links

    - 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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    All sounds from: Zapsplat.com

    Opening music on COFFIN X trailer, courtesy of PMSFX via Zapsplat (https://www.zapsplat.com/author/pmsfx/).

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    1 hr and 7 mins