Art of Darkness Podcast

After Dark: More Pulp with Dexter De La Paz

Dexter joins us for After Dark as we discuss Clark Ashton Smith, pulp fiction, its legacy, and more.

Bookends: McCarthy

Save the date: July 13, 2024 at 2pm EST. Zoom link will be posted on Patreon and Substack. Join us, or listen bnack.

After Dark: Plath

Brad wraps up his Plath core episode with a very dark After Dark, for patrons.

Early Access: Sylvia Plath at the Edge

For patrons, a week of early access to our latest core episode on American poet and novelist Sylvia Plath.

After Dark: Matthew Pegas Talks DFW

We talk more David Foster Wallace, the political scene, technocracy and more.

TOE GHOST Apparel

We’ve gone into fashion, and you’re not gonna want to miss this slick Toe Ghost merch.

As ever, thank you for your kind patronage and support. Help us raise Toe Ghost awareness and support the pod.

After Dark: Aaron Burch Talks Writing & Denis Johnson

Aaron Burch and Brad talk further about the craft of writing, writing advice, and take a look at a few pieces of writing guidance that Denis Johnson held dear.

Bookends: HAMLET

Pulp and Slick host another meeting of the Bookends book club, where we discuss HAMLET and Branagh's film adaptation of the same, ahead of our Shakespeare two parter coming soon.

After Dark: Bernard T. Joy Talks Burroughs

Following on our Southern Lit discussion, Bernard T. Joy comes on the After Dark to talk Burroughs, media manipulation and more.

April 27th Bookends: HAMLET

We talk Branagh's HAMLET, the script, and more in our Bookends book club. The meeting for AoD patrons will take place at 1pm US Central Time on April 27th, 2024 and go for sixty minutes to an hour. It will be recorded for patrons.

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88079786760

See you there.

After Dark: F. Scott Fitzgerald

The fellas talk more Fitz, his foot Fetish, friendship with Hemingway, chronic alcoholism, Zelda's tragic demise in a mental hospital and more.

Core Episode: the Marquis de Sade's Libertine Derangement

Brad and Kevin get down to Sademaxxing in this special, patron-only Core Episode. Brad traipses through the revolting work and life of the French extremist author of 120 Days of Sodom.

April, 2024 Quarterly Post-Mortem

The fellas talk about what's gone down since the year began, in a special Post-Mortem episode for patrons.

A Special Message from the Toe Ghost 👻

The Toe Ghost would like to announce that Art of Darkness supporters can now expect to get access to complete Core Episodes a whole week before the hoi polloi. Look out for this new benefit in your feed in the coming months, and as ever: Pulp, Slick, and Mr. Toe Ghost thank you for your kind and generous support.

P.S. Save the date for a very special AoD Live Halloween event: The Death of Harry Houdini - October 26th 2024, Hamtramck Michigan. Details TBA.

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After Dark: Kate Hext Talks Wilde

We talk more Wilde, his trials, De Profundis and more.

After Dark: Flannery O'Connor at Lourdes

We talk more Flannery, and her religious pilgrimage. 

After Dark: Metivier Talks Hicks

Anthony Metivier joins us for a Bill Hicks After Dark, schools us in memory method, and we talk Hicks, Tool, and the 90s. Now with extra didgeridoo. 

Watch Party: Lynch's DUNE

Friend of the pod Ben Thomas joins us to watch Lynch's iconic, weird vision of Herbert's classic.

After Dark: Poe w/ Forest of Symbols

Aldous joins us on an After Dark to talk Poe, Masonic symbolism and more.

Bookends: Wise Blood Recording

A recording of the book club meeting, discussing the novel by Flannery O'Connor.

Meeting Link for WISE BLOOD Bookends

Book club meets Saturday the 24th of February, 2024 at 1pm US Central Time. Here is the Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/9646534999?omn=83678484213. We'll go for about ninety minutes, and the meeting will be recorded and shared on Patreon and Substack. See you there.

After Dark: Robert E. Howard

We talk Robert E. Howard, Blavatsky's root races, and more.

After Dark: Laudati Talks Castañeda

Brad takes us down a dark rabbit hole on Castañeda's father's side, we talk polyamory, modernity (or the lack of it) and American amnesia. 

After Dark: John Lennon

We talk more John Lennon, his FBI file, rumors and more. For Patreon subscribers.

After Dark: Lehrer, Shelley, Botched Chadification

The always provocative Adam Lehrer joins us on After Dark to discuss Shelley and his musical project: Botched Chadification.

After Dark: Burroughs Redux

We spread the virus further. More Burroughs.

After Dark: Seth Augenstein Talks Mishima

Seth comes to After Dark to talk more Mishima.

After Dark: The Candy, It Is Rare

Apparently it's a Pokemon thing.

Season III Recap

We talk about the year that wasn't, 2023.

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Bookends 2024 Schedule

Hello, friends. Here is the schedule for this year's book club. We may do an ad hoc meeting or two to support living authors and/or talk more McCarthy, but you can save these five dates for now, with a sixth TBD in December. For those who don't want to attend, or are unable, these meetings are recorded and posted to Patreon. Thanks again for a great 2023, and we're jazzed for another round in 2024. See you at the meetings.