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The Dark Crusade

Jordan Douglas Smith

A podcast dedicated to the works of horror/fantasy writer, editor, and publisher Karl Edward Wagner. The Dark Crusade is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://thedarkcrusade.wordpress.com/

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Kane is coming!

The Dark Crusade ·

2018/06/27

Kane is coming! I’m excited to announce Season 2 of The Dark Crusade will be starting next week- Thursday, July 5th, 2018. The entire season will be dedicated to Karl Edward Wagner’s dark fantasy character Kane. With the new season comes a new co-host. I’ll be joined by comic book writer and sword & sorcery … Continue reading "Kane is coming!"

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64:25

Episode 9 ‘Where the Summer Ends’-A Thousand Stealthy...

The Dark Crusade ·

2017/12/20

Where the Summer Ends Originally Published: Dark Forces, August 1980, edited by Kirby McCauley Drink Pairing: Monkey Shoulder Batch 27 and Stewart’s Root Beer I was honored having two amazing guests this week. Tim Mucci, who was in Episode 7 discussing River of Night’s Dreaming, and Michael Bukowski, artist of Yog-Blogsoth fame and Seventh Church Ministries, really … Continue reading "Episode 9 ‘Where the Summer Ends’-A Thousand Stealthy Assassins w/ guests Michael

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22:46

Bonus Episode #5: Author Interview with Victoria Dalpe

The Dark Crusade ·

2017/12/14

Victoria Dalpe stuck around after recording and we got a chance to talk about her recently published modern-gothic vampire novel Parasite Life published by ChiZine. Pick it up here. It’s a perfect stocking stuffer or present for that horror-loving friend. For those of you in the Providence, Rhode Island area check out her book launch … Continue reading "Bonus Episode #5: Author Interview with Victoria Dalpe"

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83:58

Episode 8 ‘Beyond Any Measure’-Dr. Ingmar Magnus I...

The Dark Crusade ·

2017/12/04

Beyond Any Measure Originally Published: Whispers #15-16, March 1982 edited by Stuart David Schiff Awards: Won 1983 World Fantasy Award for Best Novella Whiskey Pairing: High West Double Rye Special thanks for this episode to Lincoln Brown for helping with the afterward by Wagner in the Scream Press edition of In a Lonely Place, and to Phil … Continue reading "Episode 8 ‘Beyond Any Measure’-Dr. Ingmar Magnus I presume"

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9:46

Bonus Episode #4: Year’s Best Horror 8-Week 4

The Dark Crusade ·

2017/11/15

A Fly One By Steve Sneyd Needle Song by Charles L. Grant All the Birds Come Home to Roost by Harlan Ellison The Devil Behind You by Richard A. Moore We’ll be back in two weeks with Wagner’s story Beyond Any Measure.

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73:40

Episode 7 ‘The River of Night’s Dreaming’-Camilla, I...

The Dark Crusade ·

2017/11/02

WARNING: EPISODE CONTAINS CONTENT RELATED TO SEXUAL VIOLENCE The River of Night’s Dreaming Originally published: Whispers III edited by Stuart David Schiff (1983) Awards: Nominated for 1982 Balrog for Short Fiction, Nominated 1982 World Fantasy for Best Novella Whiskey Pairing: Kings County Distillery Straight Bourbon (Special note: Wagner fan Lincoln Brown, pointed out the Afterward of … Continue reading "Episode 7 ‘The River of Night’s Dreaming’-Camilla, I

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9:05

Bonus Episode #3: Year’s Best Horror 8-Week 3

The Dark Crusade ·

2017/10/27

Sheets by Alan Ryan Billy Wolfe’s Riding Spirit by Kevin A. Lyons Lex Talionis by Russell Kirk Entombed by Robert Keefe

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9:32

Bonus Episode #2: Year’s Best Horror-Week 2

The Dark Crusade ·

2017/10/25

The Baby-Sitter by Davis Grubb The Well at the Half Cat by John Tibbetts My Beautiful Darkling by Eddy C. Bertin A Serious Call by George Hay

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13:14

Bonus Episode #1: Year’s Best Horror 8-Week 1

The Dark Crusade ·

2017/10/22

If you missed my blog entries here they are as a bonus episode! Enjoy. Introduction: Access to Horror by Karl Edward Wagner The Dead Line by Dennis Etchison To Wake the Dead by Ramsey Campbell In the Fourth Year of the War by Harlan Ellison From the Lower Deep by Hugh B. Cave

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34:08

Episode 6 ‘The Fourth Seal’- And Behold A Pale Horse

The Dark Crusade ·

2017/10/18

Link to the blog entry where John Mayer talks about Wagner’s suspension from medical school. here Link to ‘The Last Interview’ in Dark Troubador Magazine here Though I called it the last interview in the episode it is only one of the last. The last interview was done by Bradley H. Sinor for Horror Magazine Issue … Continue reading "Episode 6 ‘The Fourth Seal’- And Behold A Pale Horse"

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49:19

Episode 5 ‘.220 Swift’ Part 2 – Machen to Howard to...

The Dark Crusade ·

2017/10/05

For an in depth reading of Howard’s Men of the Shadows and the pictish connection to Machen’s work I suggest Nameless Tribes: Robert E. Howard’s Anthropological World-Building in “Men of the Shadows” by Jeffrey Shanks in Skelos 1 : The Journal of Weird Fiction and Dark Fantasy. As a further connection to Brandon and Bran Mak Morn … Continue reading "Episode 5 ‘.220 Swift’ Part 2 – Machen to Howard to Wagner"

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44:50

Episode 4 ‘.220 Swift’ Part 1- The Mines of the Ancients

The Dark Crusade ·

2017/09/20

This story truly has it all, action, humor, romance, mystery, horror, and myth. I think the first time I read this story all the moving parts went over my head and on re-examination I decided this is one bad-ass yarn. The heart of this tale to me is greed. It’s the pursuit of gold and … Continue reading "Episode 4 ‘.220 Swift’ Part 1- The Mines of the Ancients"

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41:41

Episode 3 ‘In the Pines’ Part 2-And I Shiver When the...

The Dark Crusade ·

2017/09/06

Welcome to the third episode of The Dark Crusade where we finish up our coverage of ‘In the Pines’. I’m so glad to have discovered the writing of Oliver Onions through this story. The parallels between ‘The Beckoning Fair One’ and ‘In the Pines’ are strong but Wagner has really inserted his own life and … Continue reading "Episode 3 ‘In the Pines’ Part 2-And I Shiver When the Wind Blows Cold"

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41:23

Episode 2 ‘In the Pines’ Part 1-Where the Sun Never...

The Dark Crusade ·

2017/08/23

Welcome to the second episode of The Dark Crusade. This week we’re featuring ‘In the Pines’ which we split into two episodes. I have to say this is probably one of my favorite Wagner tales. To the left is the the cover for the first appearance of this story in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science … Continue reading "Episode 2 ‘In the Pines’ Part 1-Where the Sun Never Shines"

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68:07

Episode 1 ‘Sticks’-A Weird and Wild Country

The Dark Crusade ·

2017/08/02

Here it is our first episode! We lay out what we hope to accomplish, our plans for the first season, as well as a discussion of Wagner’s BFA winning short story ‘Sticks’. A special thank you to our reader Malcolm Mills and to the artist Andrea Sparacio for the beautiful portrait of Wagner. Check here … Continue reading "Episode 1 ‘Sticks’-A Weird and Wild Country"

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