Art of Darkness

Brad gives a farewell message and rides into the sunset – bulk of the series, Dude! We announce a new (familiar) co-host and what we have planned for Season V, 2025. Get access to the book club, After Dark episodes, and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. Please support the pod. Thank you. twitter.com/abbielucas twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly [...] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Filmmaker Abbie Lucas joins the fellas to cover the life and work of the cinematic genius of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/abbielucas twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Poet, writer, and podcaster Andrew Wittstadt joins the pod to discuss the troubled life of the brilliant American poet John Berryman. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. x.com/AndrewWittstadt x.com/artofdarkpod x.com/bradkelly x.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Essayist, fiction writer, and cultural critic Brian Patrick Eha joins the pod to talk Kafka, the Castle, and more. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. x.com/brianeha Kafka Essay x.com/artofdarkpod x.com/bradkelly x.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Author Adam Lehrer returns to the pod to talk Sarah Kane and more. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/safetypropagan1 twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Brad and Kevin cover the life and work of the uniquely innovative American master of fantasy and science fiction: Ursula K. Le Guin. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Brad and Kevin cover the life and work of the iconic, anarchic Nigerian bandleader Fela Kuti. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The fellas walk through the life of the Starman himself, rock and roll genius (and Goblin King) David Bowie. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Playwright and actor Mari Sitner makes her AoD debut to talk playwriting, theatre in New York, and the influence and legacy of the great Sarah Kane. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/marihmmm twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Professor and author James Martell joins the pod to talk Marquis de Sade and the dark forces in our own Zeitgeist. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/James_Martell_ twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Novelist and friend of the pod Aaron Gwyn joins us to cover the life and work of the singular genius of BLOOD MERIDIAN and NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN: Cormac McCarthy. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/americangwyn twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Author David Leo Rice rejoins the pod to talk Mishima, Tarkovsky and his novel THE BERLIN WALL. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/raviddice twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Author and podcast host Jody J Sperling joins the pod to talk David Foster Wallace. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/jodyjsperling twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Author and Weird Studies co-host JF Martel comes on the pod to talk Kubrick. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. x.com/jf_martel twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In part two of our Shakespeare special, we make the case for Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, as the author of the works typically attributed to the Shakespeare from Stratford. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In part one of our two-part Shakespeare double banger special, we give the court history of the Shakespeare from Stratford. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Podcaster and friend of the pod Dexter De Lay Paz comes back to the show to talk Howard, Lovecraft, and pulp fiction. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/TLEPaz twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We cover the troubled, short life of the brilliant American poet and novelist Sylvia Plath. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Author and podcaster Matthew Pegas joins the podcast to talk David Foster Wallace. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Master of his craft, the writer Aaron Burch comes on to talk about writing and Denis Johnson’s phenomenal short story “The Largesse of the Sea Maiden.” Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/artofdarkpod Check out Aaron’s Books, including YEAR OF THE BUFFALO and HOW TO WRITE A NOVEL twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania [...] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Bernard T. Joy returns to the pod to talk Faulkner, O’Connor, Williams, American Southern lit writ large and more. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/bernardtjoy twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Following on our live episode covering the first part of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s tumultuous life, we complete the tragic story. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A preview of our Marquis de Sade core episode, for Patreon and Substack patrons. Get the episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Stephanie Lahey, a PhD in medieval manuscripts, joins us again to talk about the incredible challenge of transcribing THE DIVINE COMEDY. This conversation is a fascinating exploration of just what it takes to keep a very old book alive. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/SJLahey twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania [...] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ahead of Fitzgerald Part II, here's a reissue of Part I, recorded June 7th 2023. In our first live episode, Brad and Kevin cover the life of Minnesota's greatest drunk and "foot guy" F. Scott Fitzgerald through his short story WINTER DREAMS, which Bad Mouth Theatre Company then reads. On this recording of WINTER DREAMS, [...] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Professor Kate Hext joins the pod to talk about her new book – Wilde in the Dream Factory: Decadence and the American Movies. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/Kate_Hext twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Brad ushers us through the eccentric life of a great American author of the gothic south, Flannery O’Connor. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Author and publisher Anthony Metivier joins the podcast to talk about the great Bill Hicks. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/AnthonyMetivier twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Aldous of the Forest of Symbols podcast returns to the show talk Poe. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Brad walks us through the life of pulp author Robert E. Howard, creator of Conan the Barbarian. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Author Scott Laudati returns to the pod to talk about the life and mystic work of Carlos Castañeda. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The fellas come together to imagine the life of John Lennon. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Author, Botched Chadification impresario, and multimedia artist Adam Lehrer returns to the pod to talk Mary Shelley and her dystopian plague novel the Last Man. safetypropaganda.substack.com Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Brad and Kevin return to the scene of the podcast crime and cover the complete life of the singular American iconoclast, wife killer, pederast, and author of high strangeness: William S. Burroughs. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Author Seth Augenstein talks Mishima, his novel Lama with a Gun, and more. sethaugenstein.com Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Glen Rockney of the Rare Candy Podcast talks Poe, and much more. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Brad and Kevin cover the live of Nobel Prize-winning Swiss-German author of Demian, Steppenwolf, Siddhartha and more: Hermann Hesse. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Brad and Kevin walk through the life of the prodigious American singer-songwriter and pianist, Nina Simone. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

New Write podcaster and man of letters Matt Pegas talks the Beast 666, Aleister Crowley, Rosicrucianism, the Tarot and more. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/Mpegz696 twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The fellas talk about the tragic life and revolutionary work of Frankenstein novelist Mary Shelley. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Poet Jason Gallagher joins the pod to talk about the life and work of the English poet of Paradise Lost, John Milton. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A preview of the Patreon-only core episode about the life and work of the acclaimed American author of Jesus’ Son, Tree of Smoke, and more: Denis Johnson. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Brad and Kevin discuss the life and work of American folk sculptor James Hampton and his singular throne. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The fellas traipse through the telltale life of the great American author of the macabre: Edgar Allan Poe. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

After interminable waiting, the lads skip and trudge through the life and work of the Nobel Prize-winning Irish novelist and playwright of elevated doom, Samuel Beckett. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Author Dylan O’Sullivan of the Essayful Substack joins the pod to talk about Hemingway and the craft of writing. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod Dylan on Twitter twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The fellas talk about the life and work of the great Japanese author and playwright Yukio Mishima. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Casey of the Godward Podcast joins the show to talk Emily Dickinson, American religious history and more. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod The Godward Podcast twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matthew Kelly of Dark Pony Radio and Shadow Horse Theatre joins the pod to talk Lovecraft, horror, spooky season and more. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod shadowhorsetheatre.com twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The fellas talk about the life of the incomparable poet of the vernacular, Florentine exile, and author of the truly Divine Comedy, Dante Alighieri. And listen to the After Dark episode for Patreon subscribers at: patreon.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.