Podcast appearances and mentions of Mark Dawidziak

Next year marks the 60th anniversary of Dark Shadows. The gothic soap opera wasn't originally intended to include a vampire, but when creator Dan Curtis introduced the character of Barnabas Collins in a last-ditch effort to avoid cancellation, he inadvertently launched a cultural phenomenon. As portrayed by actor Jonathan Frid, the character of Barnabas sparked a never-ending debate among horror fans as to whether vampires should be depicted as pure predators or tragic, misunderstood outcasts. I talk with Danielle Gelehrter (host of the podcast Terror at Collinwood) and authors Mark Dawidziak and Jeff Thompson about why the show had a meteoric rise and fall, what the series reflected about the 1960s, and whether Dark Shadows can have eternal life as a form of IP. This week's episode is sponsored by Hims and Remi Get your free online visit at hims.com/IMAGINARY. Go to shopremi.com/IMAGINARY and use the code IMAGINARY to save up to 50%. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This nostalgic conversation celebrates Rod Serling's 100th birthday and reflects on his timeless legacy. Anne Serling and Mark Dawidziak join host Jeff Dwoskin to delve into the cultural and personal impact of The Twilight Zone. Together, they explore Rod Serling's storytelling genius, his ability to craft enduring parables, and how his wartime experiences shaped his art. Highlights include a discussion of iconic episodes like "Walking Distance," "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street," and "Time Enough at Last," and their modern relevance. Anne shares heartfelt stories about her father's humor and humanity, while Mark connects Rod's work to broader literary traditions. They also discuss how The Twilight Zone continues to resonate, inspiring generations of creators and remaining a touchstone of cultural commentary. Guests: Anne Serling: Daughter of Rod Serling and author of As I Knew Him: My Dad, Rod Serling. Mark Dawidziak: Author of Everything I Need to Know I Learned in the Twilight Zone. Episode Highlights: Rod Serling's vision and the parables of The Twilight Zone. Insights into the man behind the legend: Rod Serling's humor, warmth, and resilience. Timeless lessons from episodes that still mirror today's social and political climate. The continued cultural relevance of The Twilight Zone, from fan homages to educational programs. The personal impact of Rod Serling's work on fans and his enduring legacy as an American writer.   You're going to love my conversation with Anne Serling and Mark Dawidziak As I Knew Him: My Dad, Rod Serling Everything I Need to Know I Learned in the Twilight Zone: A Fifth-Dimension Guide Follow Jeff Dwoskin (host): Jeff Dwoskin on Twitter The Jeff Dwoskin Show podcast on Twitter Podcast website Podcast on Instagram Join my mailing list Subscribe to my Youtube channel (watch Crossing the Streams!) Yes, the show used to be called Live from Detroit: The Jeff Dwoskin Show Ways to support the show: Buy me a coffee (support the show) TeePublic Store: Classic Conversations merch and more! Love the books I talk about on the show? Here is my Amazon store to shop.

Em destaque no Autores e Livros desta semana, uma entrevista com o escritor brasiliense Waldson Souza sobre o thriller 23 Minutos. A obra incorpora elementos do afrofuturismo para retratar a brutalidade vivida pela juventude negra no Brasil. O livro, que integrou o projeto TAG Inéditos em junho deste ano, chega agora às livrarias pela editora HarperCollins. No livro, Waldson Souza faz uma crítica contundente da sociedade brasileira a partir de um suspense construído com maestria. 23 minutos faz ainda referências ao folclore e à cultura brasileira, além de explorar outros temas comuns aos jovens como o início da vida adulta, o despertar sexual enquanto um jovem gay e a aceitação de sua família e amigos. O programa destaca também o comentário de Mayra Cunha para o lançamento de O dia escuro: contos inquietantes de autoras brasileiras, organizado por Fabiane Secches e Socorro Acioli e publicado pela Cia das Letras. No Encantos de Versos, Marluci Ribeiro traz um pouco da obra do poeta catarinense Marcos Konder Reis, representante da “Geração de 45” do Modernismo brasileiro. Autores no programa: Waldson Souza, Fernanda Nia, Mark Dawidziak, Marcelo José Santos e Marcos Konder Reis.

No podcast ‘Notícia No Seu Tempo', confira em áudio as principais notícias da edição impressa do jornal ‘O Estado de S.Paulo' desta quinta-feira (31/10/2024): O roteiro se repete no governo Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva: o dólar dispara, o sinal de alerta sobre os efeitos desse aumento na inflação e nos juros preocupam, e a equipe econômica ganha força para seguir com o pacote de cortes de gastos. Em junho, o Estadão revelou que um “cardápio” de medidas estava em preparação para ser apresentado ao presidente, logo após um forte movimento de alta da moeda americana. Há um esforço por parte do ministro Fernando Haddad para “blindar” as medidas, como mostrou o Estadão/Broadcast, e evitar que o projeto seja alvo de ataques.  E mais: Política: Gilmar anula condenações impostas por Moro a Dirceu na Lava Jato Economia: Câmara rejeita tributar as grandes fortunas Metrópole: Incêndio de grandes proporções destrói o Shopping 25, no Brás Internacional: Maduro reclama do Brasil e convoca embaixador Caderno 2: Biografia traz à luz o sombrio final do grande mestre do terrorSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Cineversary podcast episode #74, host Erik Martin commemorates the 30th anniversary of the most crowd-pleasing picture of the past three decades and the greatest prison movie ever: The Shawshank Redemption. Partnering with him on this installment is Mark Dawidziak, author of The Shawshank Redemption Revealed: How One Story Keeps Hope Alive. Together, they chisel away at this impressive cinematic edifice and examine why this film remains so beloved, how it has stood the test of time, resonant themes viewers appreciate, and more. Learn more about the Cineversary podcast at www.cineversary.com and email show comments or suggestions to cineversarypodcast@gmail.com. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cineversary/support

Jason interviews Mark Dawidziak (author of "Everything I Need To Know I Learned In The Twilight Zone") to discuss the history of the show and how it influenced Tales From The Crypt. Follow Dads From the Crypt! Threads: @dadsfromthecrypt Twitter: @cryptdads Instagram: @dadsfromthecrypt Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DadsFromTheCrypt

Many saw the dark side of the American dream, but none wrote about it like Jim Tully. Having spent six years of his childhood in a Cincinnati orphanage, Tully returned to his hometown of St. Marys, Ohio before climbing aboard a freight train in 1901. Drifting across the country as a "road kid," he spent his teens, sleeping in hobo jungles, avoiding railroad cops, and haunting public libraries. After six years on the road, he settled in Kent, Ohio where he boxed professionally and began to write. Following a move to Hollywood where he worked for Charlie Chaplin, Tully issued a stream of critically acclaimed books that serve as a dark and astonishing chronicle of the American underclass. Having established himself as a major American author, he turned his attention to Hollywood writing dozens of articles about the movies, often shocking the Hollywood establishment. Along the way, he picked up such close friends as W. C. Fields, Jack Dempsey, H. L. Mencken, and Frank Capra. He also memorably crossed paths with Jack London, George Bernard Shaw, James Joyce, and Langston Hughes. My guests are Mark Dawidziak and Paul Bauer, authors of "Jim Tully: American Writer, Irish Rover, Hollywood Brawler". They not only share details from Tully's wild life, but talk about two infamous Hollywood murders that he was connected to. Paul Bauer's Archer's Used and Rare Books: https://www.biblio.com/bookstore/archersbookscom-kent Mark Dawidziak's website: https://www.markdawidziak.com/ Jim Tully Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100050314553406 The Most Notorious Podcast website: https://www.mostnotorious.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 386, in which I talk to Mark Dawidziak about his latest book A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe, and another iconic author Mark has written about, Mark Twain. more about A Mystery of Mysteries  watch a video of this interiew written review of The Pale Blue Eye more about It's Real Life: An Alternate History of The Beatles

The Outer Realm welcomes back welcomes back Mark Dawidziak ( Mark has difficulty joining the show, comes in 5 minutes after start time) Episode Hosts: Michelle Desrochers , Amelia Pisano Date: May 8th, 2024 Episode: 438 Discussion: Mark will be talking about his book " Everything I Need to Know I Learned in the The Twilight Zone," which is his lighthearted 2017 tribute to Rod Serling's classic anthology series. - The Twilight Zone has its share of mysteries, to which we will be asking Mark about during the his segment -Who was Rod Serling? Why did he create The Twilight Zone? Gene Roddenberry's Eulogy for Rod Serling, and so much more! Please Support Us : Like, Subscribe, Share and Comment! Thank YOU!!!! About Our Guest: Mark Dawidziak is the author or editor of 25 books, including three studies of landmark television series: The Columbo Phile: A Casebook, The Night Stalker Companionand Everything I Need to Know I Learned in the The Twilight Zone, his lighthearted 2017 tribute to Rod Serling's classic anthology series. He also is an internationally recognized Mark Twain scholar, and five of his books are about the iconic American writer. He has been portraying Twain on stage for more than 40 years. No less an authority than Ken Burns has said, “Nobody gets Mark Twain the way Mark Dawidziak does.” His most recent book is the biography A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe. ​ Born in New York, Dawidziak spent 43 years as a television, film and theater critic at such newspapers as the Akron Beacon Journal and the Cleveland Plain Dealer. In 2015, he was inducted into the Press Club of Cleveland Journalism Hall of Fame. ​He also is the author of the 1994 horror novel Grave Secrets, as well as such non-fiction books as The Barter Theatre Story: Love Made Visible, The Bedside, Bathtub and Armchair Companion to Dracula and The Shawshank Redemption Revealed: How One Story Keeps Hope Alive, a 2019 deep-dive look at the beloved film based on a novella by Stephen King. He also is the editor of three volumes of works by celebrated Twilight Zone contributor Richard Matheson, who mentioned Dawidziak in the dedications to two of his books. His work on the spooky side of the street also includes short stories, novellas, and comic book scripts. ​In 2002, Dawidziak and his wife, actress Sara Showman, founded the Largely Literary Theater Company, dedicated to promoting literature, literacy and live theater. Their repertoire includes works by Mark Twain and Edgar Allan WEBSITE: https://www.markdawidziak.com/ If you enjoy the content on the channel, please support us by “Liking, Subscribing, Sharing and Commenting: Thank you All A formal disclaimer: The opinions and information presented or expressed by guests on The Outer Realm Radio are not necessarily those of the TOR Hosts, Sponsors, or the United Public Radio Network and its producers. We will however always be respectful and courteous to all involved. Thank you, we appreciate you all!

The Outer Realm welcomes back welcomes back Mark Dawidziak ( Mark has difficulty joining the show, comes in 5 minutes after start time) Episode Hosts: Michelle Desrochers , Amelia Pisano Date: May 8th, 2024 Episode: 438 Discussion: Mark will be talking about his book " Everything I Need to Know I Learned in the The Twilight Zone," which is his lighthearted 2017 tribute to Rod Serling's classic anthology series. - The Twilight Zone has its share of mysteries, to which we will be asking Mark about during the his segment -Who was Rod Serling? Why did he create The Twilight Zone? Gene Roddenberry's Eulogy for Rod Serling, and so much more! Please Support Us : Like, Subscribe, Share and Comment! Thank YOU!!!! About Our Guest: Mark Dawidziak is the author or editor of 25 books, including three studies of landmark television series: The Columbo Phile: A Casebook, The Night Stalker Companionand Everything I Need to Know I Learned in the The Twilight Zone, his lighthearted 2017 tribute to Rod Serling's classic anthology series. He also is an internationally recognized Mark Twain scholar, and five of his books are about the iconic American writer. He has been portraying Twain on stage for more than 40 years. No less an authority than Ken Burns has said, “Nobody gets Mark Twain the way Mark Dawidziak does.” His most recent book is the biography A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe. ​ Born in New York, Dawidziak spent 43 years as a television, film and theater critic at such newspapers as the Akron Beacon Journal and the Cleveland Plain Dealer. In 2015, he was inducted into the Press Club of Cleveland Journalism Hall of Fame. ​He also is the author of the 1994 horror novel Grave Secrets, as well as such non-fiction books as The Barter Theatre Story: Love Made Visible, The Bedside, Bathtub and Armchair Companion to Dracula and The Shawshank Redemption Revealed: How One Story Keeps Hope Alive, a 2019 deep-dive look at the beloved film based on a novella by Stephen King. He also is the editor of three volumes of works by celebrated Twilight Zone contributor Richard Matheson, who mentioned Dawidziak in the dedications to two of his books. His work on the spooky side of the street also includes short stories, novellas, and comic book scripts. ​In 2002, Dawidziak and his wife, actress Sara Showman, founded the Largely Literary Theater Company, dedicated to promoting literature, literacy and live theater. Their repertoire includes works by Mark Twain and Edgar Allan WEBSITE: https://www.markdawidziak.com/ If you enjoy the content on the channel, please support us by “Liking, Subscribing, Sharing and Commenting: Thank you All A formal disclaimer: The opinions and information presented or expressed by guests on The Outer Realm Radio are not necessarily those of the TOR Hosts, Sponsors, or the United Public Radio Network and its producers. We will however always be respectful and courteous to all involved. Thank you, we appreciate you all!

The Outer Realm Welcomes the return of Mark Dawidziak Date: January 24t, 2024 Episode: 408 Discussion: Bram Stoker, Dracula, Dark Shadows, Nosferatu, Vampires and Mark's Book " The Bedside, Bathtub and Armchair Companion to Dracula “ Please Support Us : Like, Subscribe, Share and Comment! Thank YOU! About the Guest: Mark is the author or editor of 25 books, including three studies of landmark television series: The Columbo Phile: A Casebook, The Night Stalker Companionand Everything I Need to Know I Learned in the The Twilight Zone, his lighthearted 2017 tribute to Rod Serling's classic anthology series. He also is an internationally recognized Mark Twain scholar, and five of his books are about the iconic American writer. He has been portraying Twain on stage for more than 40 years. No less an authority than Ken Burns has said, “Nobody gets Mark Twain the way Mark Dawidziak does.” His most recent book is the biography A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe. ​ Born in New York, Dawidziak spent 43 years as a television, film and theater critic at such newspapers as the Akron Beacon Journal and the Cleveland Plain Dealer. In 2015, he was inducted into the Press Club of Cleveland Journalism Hall of Fame. ​He also is the author of the 1994 horror novel Grave Secrets, as well as such non-fiction books as The Barter Theatre Story: Love Made Visible, The Bedside, Bathtub and Armchair Companion to Dracula and The Shawshank Redemption Revealed: How One Story Keeps Hope Alive, a 2019 deep-dive look at the beloved film based on a novella by Stephen King. He also is the editor of three volumes of works by celebrated Twilight Zone contributor Richard Matheson, who mentioned Dawidziak in the dedications to two of his books. His work on the spooky side of the street also includes short stories, novellas, and comic book scripts. ​In 2002, Dawidziak and his wife, actress Sara Showman, founded the Largely Literary Theater Company, dedicated to promoting literature, literacy and live theater. Their repertoire includes works by Mark Twain and Edgar Allan If you enjoy the content on the channel, please support us by “Liking, Subscribing, Sharing and Commenting: Thank you All A formal disclaimer: The opinions and information presented or expressed by guests on The Outer Realm Radio are not necessarily those of the TOR Hosts, Sponsors, or the United Public Radio Network and its producers. We will however always be respectful and courteous to all involved. Thank you, we appreciate you all!

The Outer Realm Welcomes the return of Mark Dawidziak Date: January 24t, 2024 Episode: 408 Discussion: Bram Stoker, Dracula, Dark Shadows, Nosferatu, Vampires and Mark's Book " The Bedside, Bathtub and Armchair Companion to Dracula “ Please Support Us : Like, Subscribe, Share and Comment! Thank YOU! About the Guest: Mark is the author or editor of 25 books, including three studies of landmark television series: The Columbo Phile: A Casebook, The Night Stalker Companionand Everything I Need to Know I Learned in the The Twilight Zone, his lighthearted 2017 tribute to Rod Serling's classic anthology series. He also is an internationally recognized Mark Twain scholar, and five of his books are about the iconic American writer. He has been portraying Twain on stage for more than 40 years. No less an authority than Ken Burns has said, “Nobody gets Mark Twain the way Mark Dawidziak does.” His most recent book is the biography A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe. ​ Born in New York, Dawidziak spent 43 years as a television, film and theater critic at such newspapers as the Akron Beacon Journal and the Cleveland Plain Dealer. In 2015, he was inducted into the Press Club of Cleveland Journalism Hall of Fame. ​He also is the author of the 1994 horror novel Grave Secrets, as well as such non-fiction books as The Barter Theatre Story: Love Made Visible, The Bedside, Bathtub and Armchair Companion to Dracula and The Shawshank Redemption Revealed: How One Story Keeps Hope Alive, a 2019 deep-dive look at the beloved film based on a novella by Stephen King. He also is the editor of three volumes of works by celebrated Twilight Zone contributor Richard Matheson, who mentioned Dawidziak in the dedications to two of his books. His work on the spooky side of the street also includes short stories, novellas, and comic book scripts. ​In 2002, Dawidziak and his wife, actress Sara Showman, founded the Largely Literary Theater Company, dedicated to promoting literature, literacy and live theater. Their repertoire includes works by Mark Twain and Edgar Allan If you enjoy the content on the channel, please support us by “Liking, Subscribing, Sharing and Commenting: Thank you All A formal disclaimer: The opinions and information presented or expressed by guests on The Outer Realm Radio are not necessarily those of the TOR Hosts, Sponsors, or the United Public Radio Network and its producers. We will however always be respectful and courteous to all involved. Thank you, we appreciate you all!

The popular image of Edgar Allan Poe is that of a sickly, gloomy, dour fellow obsessed with all things eerie and terrifying. Tragically, both for his personal life and because it reinforced this literary myth, Poe died on October 7, 1849, at just forty, in a painful, utterly bizarre manner that would not have been out of place in one of his own tales of terror. The literary effect of his untimely death was also compounded by the mystery of what happened to him, during the three days he went missing, before he was found delirious on the streets of Baltimore, wearing ill-fitting clothes that were not his own. There has been a staggering amount of speculation about the cause of his death, from rabies and syphilis to suicide, alcoholism, and even murder. But many of these theories are based on the caricature we have come to associate with Poe: the gloomy-eyed grandfather of Goth, hunched over a writing desk with a raven perched on one shoulder, drunkenly scribbling his masterpieces. By debunking the myths of how he lived, we intend to come closer to understanding the real Poe. Poe scholar Amy Branam Armiento will discuss select works by the master of the macabre. She will explain the temptations and dangers of linking Poe to his insane narrators and grief-stricken speakers as well as cover some examples of how he incorporated contemporary events into his poems and tales. Drawing upon her scholarship on Poe and women, Armiento will also elucidate the roles women have played in inspiring his writing, restoring his reputation, and sustaining his literary legacy for more than 200 years. Mark Dawidziak will discuss how the grotesque stereotypes about Poe have little basis in fact, and will undercut the many myths and misconceptions that have obscured the versatile, prolific and dedicated artist responsible for such classic works as "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Cask of Amontillado," "The Purloined Letter," "The Raven" and "Annabel Lee." Dawidziak also will examine how Poe's death, under haunting circumstances that reflect the mystery and horror genres that he took to new heights, has been one of the key factors keeping him alive in the 21st century as one of the best-read and most-recognized American writers. MLF ORGANIZER Jolene Huey. NOTES A Humanities Member-led Forum program. Forums at the Club are organized and run by volunteer programmers who are members of The Commonwealth Club, and they cover a diverse range of topics. Learn more about our Forums. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Church Of Mabus Edgar Allan Poe Samhain Tribute W Mark Dawidziak

Church of Mabus: Edgar Allan Poe Samhain Tribute w/ Mark Dawidziak

Thursday night live The Outer Realm welcome for the first time, special guest Mark Dawidziak. Discussion: Mark's Book " A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe." About Our Guest: Mark Dawidziak is the author or editor of 25 books, including three studies of landmark television series: The Columbo Phile: A Casebook, The Night Stalker Companion and Everything I Need to Know I Learned in the The Twilight Zone, his lighthearted 2017 tribute to Rod Serling's classic anthology series. He also is an internationally recognized Mark Twain scholar, and five of his books are about the iconic American writer. He has been portraying Twain on stage for more than 40 years. No less an authority than Ken Burns has said, “Nobody gets Mark Twain the way Mark Dawidziak does.” His most recent book is the biography A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe. ​ Born in New York, Dawidziak spent 43 years as a television, film and theater critic at such newspapers as the Akron Beacon Journal and the Cleveland Plain Dealer. In 2015, he was inducted into the Press Club of Cleveland Journalism Hall of Fame. ​He also is the author of the 1994 horror novel Grave Secrets, as well as such non-fiction books as The Barter Theatre Story: Love Made Visible, The Bedside, Bathtub and Armchair Companion to Dracula and The Shawshank Redemption Revealed: How One Story Keeps Hope Alive, a 2019 deep-dive look at the beloved film based on a novella by Stephen King. He also is the editor of three volumes of works by celebrated Twilight Zone contributor Richard Matheson, who mentioned Dawidziak in the dedications to two of his books. His work on the spooky side of the street also includes short stories, novellas, and comic book scripts. ​In 2002, Dawidziak and his wife, actress Sara Showman, founded the Largely Literary Theater Company, dedicated to promoting literature, literacy and live theater. Their repertoire includes works by Mark Twain and Edgar Allan WEBSITE: https://www.markdawidziak.com/ If you enjoy the content on the channel, please support us by subscribing: Thank you All A formal disclaimer: The opinions and information presented or expressed by guests on The Outer Realm Radio are not necessarily those of the TOR Hosts, Sponsors, or the United Public Radio Network and its producers. We will however always be respectful and courteous to all involved. Thank you, we appreciate you all!

Thursday night live The Outer Realm welcome for the first time, special guest Mark Dawidziak. Discussion: Mark's Book " A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe." About Our Guest: Mark Dawidziak is the author or editor of 25 books, including three studies of landmark television series: The Columbo Phile: A Casebook, The Night Stalker Companion and Everything I Need to Know I Learned in the The Twilight Zone, his lighthearted 2017 tribute to Rod Serling's classic anthology series. He also is an internationally recognized Mark Twain scholar, and five of his books are about the iconic American writer. He has been portraying Twain on stage for more than 40 years. No less an authority than Ken Burns has said, “Nobody gets Mark Twain the way Mark Dawidziak does.” His most recent book is the biography A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe. ​ Born in New York, Dawidziak spent 43 years as a television, film and theater critic at such newspapers as the Akron Beacon Journal and the Cleveland Plain Dealer. In 2015, he was inducted into the Press Club of Cleveland Journalism Hall of Fame. ​He also is the author of the 1994 horror novel Grave Secrets, as well as such non-fiction books as

The Earth Station One Countdown to Halloween continues with a spotlight on the man who stalks the stalkers, stranglers, and other supernatural creatures of the night. Mike, Mike, Mark Maddox, and Mark Dawidziak look out to see Kolchak's coming back in style. All this, along with Angela's A Geek Girl's Take, Ashley's Box Office Buzz, Michelle's Iconic Rock Moment, and Shout Outs. We want to hear from you! Feedback is always welcome. Please write to us at feedback@earthstationone.com and subscribe and rate the show on Apple Podcast, Google Play, Spotify, Pandora, Amazon Music, wherever fine podcasts are found, and now we can be found on our own YouTube Channel. Links The Earth Station One Website Earth Station One on Apple Podcasts The Earth Station One YouTube Channel Earth Station One on Spotify Past Episodes of The Earth Station One Podcast Angela's A Geek Girl's Take Ashley's Box Office Buzz Michelle's Iconic Rock Talk Show Monsterama Mark Maddox Mark Dawidziak Moonstone's 50th Anniversary of Kolchak: The Night Stalker Misbehavin' Maidens Final Performance Live Audio & Video Promos Tifosi Optics Cosmic Pizza The Watch-A-Thon of Rassilon The ESO Network Patreon Unique Crafts by Jenn ESO Network Tee-Public If you would like to leave feedback or a comment on the show please feel free to email us at feedback@earthstationone.com Special Guests: Mark Dawidziak and Mark Maddox.

The Earth Station One Countdown to Halloween continues with a spotlight on the man who stalks the stalkers, stranglers, and other supernatural creatures of the night. Mike, Mike, Mark Maddox, and Mark Dawidziak look out to see Kolchak's coming back in style. All this, along with Angela’s A Geek Girl’s Take, Ashley's Box Office Buzz, … Kolchak: The Night Stalker Read More » The post Kolchak: The Night Stalker appeared first on The ESO Network.

Let's get dark!Mark Dawidziak joins the podcast to talk his book A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe. We also discuss Columbo, Mark Twain, and the Twilight Zone because why not? Come listen!Buy A Mystery of MysteriesCheck out Mark's website

A closer look at the real-life Tatooine Dr. Matthew Standing, Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Open University's School of Physical Sciences What can we expect from Trump's arraignment? Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News Can virtual simulations improve wildfire management? Dr. Gabriel Wainer, Professor in the Department of Systems and Computer Engineering at Carleton University What's it like to fight a wildfire? Luke MacLeod, Former Type-1 Wildland Fire Ranger Did voter fraud kill Edgar Allan Poe? Mark Dawidziak, Author of “A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe,” on whether a voter fraud scheme killed Edgar Allan Poe   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did voter fraud kill Edgar Allan Poe? Mark Dawidziak, Author of “A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe,” on whether a voter fraud scheme killed Edgar Allan Poe   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Dawidziak's journalism career spans 45-years. A journalism graduate of George Washington University, Dawidziak worked as a theater, film and television critic for such newspapers as the Akron Beacon Journal and Cleveland's The Plain Dealer. In 1983, after stints as the arts and entertainment editor at the Bristol Herald-Courier in Bristol, Virginia, and the Kingsport Times-Times in Kingsport, Tennessee, he moved to the Akron Beacon Journal in Akron, Ohio, as that newspaper's TV critic (later becoming its film critic and critic-at-large). He joined the The Plain Dealer in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1999, beginning a 21-year run as that newspaper's television critic. A member of the Television Critics Association's board of directors for five years, he won five Cleveland Press Club awards for entertainment writing, as well as a Society of Professional Journalists award for coverage of minority issues. In 2015, he was inducted into the Press Club of Cleveland Journalism Hall of Fame.Dawidziak has written two non-fiction books about beloved TV characters: The Columbo Phile: A Casebook (The Mysterious Press, 1989; reprinted by Commonwealth Books in 2019), a history of Peter Falk's Lt. Columbo, and The Night Stalker Companion: A 25th Anniversary Tribute (Pomegranate Press, 1997), a history of the Carl Kolchak character played by Darren McGavin in two TV movies and the 1974-75 ABC series. His 2003 book, Horton Foote's The Shape of the River: The Lost Teleplay About Mark Twain (Applause Books), details the 1960 Playhouse 90 production on CBS. Everything I Need to Know I Learned in The Twilight Zone, his lighthearted tribute to Rod Serling's classic anthology series, was published by St. Martin's Press in 2017. He is a member of the board of directors for the Rod Serling Memorial Foundation.As an actor and director, he has played Mark Twain and Charles Dickens in productions staged by the Largely Literary Theater Company,Website markdawidziak.comBooks Everything I Need to Know I Learned in the Twilight Zone A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe The Night Stalker CompanionCome join the California Haunts radio Patreon group. Subscribers get exclusive access to prerecorded shows before they air on the main Youtube Channel, they get to participate in after show talks with guests and special events with Medium Nancy Matz. Visit patreon.com/CaliforniaHauntsRadio

Welcome to Episode 178! We are currently reading a variety of genres: Fiction (CHASE OF THE WILD GOOSE by Mary Gordon and VOYAGER by Diana Gabaldon), memoir (LIFE B: OVERCOMING DOUBLE DEPRESSION by Bethanne Patrick), self-help (WHY AM I SO ANXIOUS by Tracey Marks), and a cookbook (COOK AS YOU ARE by Ruby Tandoh). Emily discusses three gripping novels that she recently read: THE MEMORY OF ANIMALS by Claire Fuller, OUR BEST INTENTIONS by Vibhuti Jain, and I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU by Rebecca Makkai. Chris enjoyed a new biography that investigates Edgar Allan Poe's death, A MYSTERY OF MYSTERIES by Mark Dawidziak. She also finished two novels: DRAGONFLY IN AMBER by Diana Gabaldon and THE WARDEN by Anthony Trollope. We are excited to giveaway a copy of our second quarter readalong pick, THE READING LIST by Sara Nisha Adams. To be entered to win, you simply need to be a newsletter subscriber. If you are not already, act quickly because we are picking the winner on March 29th! Easy sign up here: https://www.bookcougars.com/subscriber Don't miss our Author Spotlight with Jennifer Savran Kelly. We both love her new novel, ENDPAPERS, a character-driven story about a genderqueer book conservator and book artist who finds a message under the endpapers of an old book that sets her off on an external investigation into the past that helps her solve some of her current internal mysteries.

A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe by Mark Dawidziak | Booklicious Podcast | Episode 38 | Powered by gobookmart.com In this podcast episode, we will be discussing Mark Dawidziak's book "A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe". Poe was a renowned writer famous for his tales of horror and mystery, who died at the young age of 40. The book explores the life of Poe and the mysteries surrounding his death. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/booklicious/message

Mark Dawidziak is a noted television, film, and theatre critic, author, actor, and Journalism Hall of Fame inductee. He visits the podcast for an in-depth discussion about the pivotal influence of Barnabas Collins on vampire fiction, the importance of Dark Shadows to the horror genre, and the fact that DS often doesn't get enough credit for the significant impact it continues to have on popular culture. Other topics include: Mark's conversations with Dan Curtis, Mark's childhood introduction to horror and DS, writing about Carl Kolchak,Dark Shadows and the cultural influence of the 60's, Edgar Allan Poe, and much more!

How did Edgar Allan Poe die? We cannot be sure, but there are some theories...

In the summer of 1849, 40 year old Edgar Allan Poe embarked on a lecture tour, he planned to raise money to start his own literary magazine. By the autumn of that year Poe was nearing the end of his journey and on September 27, 1849, Poe left Richmond, Virginia on his way home back to New York City. No reliable evidence exists concerning his whereabouts until a week later on October 3rd, when he was found delirious in Baltimore at Ryan's Tavern (sometimes referred to as Gunner's Hall). A printer named Joseph Walker sent a letter requesting help to Dr. Joseph E. Snodgrass, an acquaintance of Poe. Snodgrass's first-hand account describes Poe's appearance as "repulsive", with unkempt hair, a haggard, unwashed face and "lusterless and vacant" eyes. His clothing, Snodgrass said, which included a dirty shirt but no vest and unpolished shoes, was worn and did not fit well. Dr. John Joseph Moran, who was Poe's attending physician, gave his own detailed account of Poe's appearance that day and would later give another account of Poe's condition during the brief time in his care, but both the accounts of Snodgrass and Moran should, to some degree, be considered somewhat dubious, no official record explaining his death has ever been found. Poe was methodical and decisive as a writer and critic, at times arrogantly confident in his own abilities, and perhaps rightly so, but life's many troubles had left him with a grief stricken mind and in turn he would often resort to infrequent binges with alcohol and drugs to numb himself from the struggles he regularly faced. Most Poe scholars would argue, however, this doesn't mean his mysterious disappearance and unusual reemergence was a botched suicide attempt. Theories abound as to what may have been the ultimate cause of Poe's demise, from hypoglycemia, tuberculosis, to rabies, a brain tumor, diabetes, syphilis, delirium tremens, epilepsy and meningeal inflammation. Other theories include the possibility of lead, mercury, and or similar toxic heavy-metal poisoning that people were routinely exposed to in the 1800's. One of the more unusual, however probable theories involved a form of election fraud, quite popular during that time, known as “cooping.” Join us as we attempt to unravel the mysterious death of Edgar Allan Poe! If you like the podcast, please rate, review, and subscribe on iTunes, tell a friend, and let us know! To get in touch, you can send us an email at terriblyvexedpodcast@gmail.com, hit us up on Instagram @terriblyvexedpodcast, subscribe and comment on our YouTube page, or visit us at terriblyvexed.com to send us a message! LINKS: ‘A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe' by Mark Dawidziak (2023) ‘The Enigma of Poe' by Warren Ober and Paul Burtness (1960) ‘The Importance of Edgar Allan Poe' by Rafael Tilton (2001) ‘Edgar Allan Poe' by Aaron Frisch (1975) ‘Bloom's Classic Critical Views on Edgar Allan Poe' by Harold Bloom (2008)

Long time TV critic and college professor MARK DAWIDZIAK returns to discuss his latest publication "A Mystery of Mysteries:  The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe."  This fascinating book seems like Poe would have written it himself.   Mark recreates all of the background stories and cast of characters who had some type of connection with Poe's mysterious death.  Was his death a crime scene or a natural death, even for a 40 year old?  He interviews many Poe scholars on their views.  He even delves into profiling and the use of modern medical testing.  Mark masterfully unravels the legends, unreliable eyewitnesses and what the science says, but does it remain a cold case nearly 180 years later?  This topic is suitable for "The Twilight Zone" and for "Kolchak" to investigate, and we'll get into those topics as well. Home - Mark Dawidziak https://www.markdawidziak.com

Long time TV critic and college professor MARK DAWIDZIAK returns to discuss his latest publication "A Mystery of Mysteries:  The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe."  This fascinating book seems like Poe would have written it himself.   Mark recreates all of the background stories and cast of characters who had some type of connection with Poe's mysterious death.  Was his death a crime scene or a natural death, even for a 40 year old?  He interviews many Poe scholars on their views.  He even delves into profiling and the use of modern medical testing.  Mark masterfully unravels the legends, unreliable eyewitnesses and what the science says, but does it remain a cold case nearly 180 years later?  This topic is suitable for "The Twilight Zone" and for "Kolchak" to investigate, and we'll get into those topics as well. Home - Mark Dawidziak https://www.markdawidziak.com

Long time TV critic and college professor MARK DAWIDZIAK returns to discuss his latest publication "A Mystery of Mysteries:  The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe."  This fascinating book seems like Poe would have written it himself.   Mark recreates all of the background stories and cast of characters who had some type of connection with Poe's mysterious death.  Was his death a crime scene or a natural death, even for a 40 year old?  He interviews many Poe scholars on their views.  He even delves into profiling and the use of modern medical testing.  Mark masterfully unravels the legends, unreliable eyewitnesses and what the science says, but does it remain a cold case nearly 180 years later?  This topic is suitable for "The Twilight Zone" and for "Kolchak" to investigate, and we'll get into those topics as well.Home - Mark Dawidziakhttps://www.markdawidziak.com

Mark Dawidziak  wrote a biography of Edgar Allan Poe that examines his life through the lens of his mysterious death. Mark joined Ray to talk about the book, 'A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe', how it came to be, and the mysteries within. 

Mark Dawidziak  wrote a biography of Edgar Allan Poe that examines his life through the lens of his mysterious death. Mark joined Ray to talk about the book, 'A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe', how it came to be, and the mysteries within. 

Jan 24, 2021 In the first episode of Season Two of “The Claw's Corner” Rich Cyr continues his conversation with Mark Dawidziak as they talk all things “Twilight Zone” and even dive deep into “Columbo” and dip their toes into “Kolchak: The Night Stalker”, discuss some Hollywood history, Mark Twain, and cover Mark's amazing career! For more on Mark please visit his website http://www.markdawidziak.com/ And follow him on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/mark.dawidziak And his theater company as well - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100049134711698&ref=page_internal For the first part of this interview, which also includes Anne Serling please use this link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=op93QmPYpno&t=479s About Mark Dauidziak from his website: Dawidziak was born in Huntington, New York, on September 7, 1956. He is a graduate of Harborfields High School, class of 1974. A journalism graduate of George Washington University, Dawidziak has worked as a theater, film and television critic since 1979. He has been the television critic for The Plain Dealer in Cleveland, Ohio, since 1999. A member of the Television Critics Association's board of directors for five years, he has won five Cleveland Press Club awards for entertainment writing, as well as a Society of Professional Journalists award for coverage of minority issues. In addition to Horton Foote's The Shape of the River: The Lost Teleplay About Mark Twain, he assembled Mark Twain's thoughts on writing and the writing process for Mark My Words: Mark Twain on Writing. He also teamed with noted Twain scholar R. Kent Rasmussen for the chapter Mark Twain on the Screen published in A Companion to Mark Twain. He has twice been the visiting Twain scholar giving the Trouble Begins at Eight lecture at Elmira College's Center for Mark Twain Studies. He has presented academic papers at four consecutive State of Mark Twain Studies conferences: on The Shape of the River in 2001; on the many similarities between Twain and Charles Dickens in 2005; on the importance of Hal Holbrook's one-man show, Mark Twain Tonight!, in 2009; and on director-producer Will Vinton's Claymation film The Adventures of Mark Twain in 2013. He also has been the featured speaker at the Mark Twain Museum in Buffalo and the keynote speaker at the National Endowment for the Arts Big Read initiatives devoted to Mark Twain. Two Twain-centric books appeared in 2015: Mark Twain in Ohio from Rod Serling Books and Mark Twain's Guide to Diet, Exercise, Beauty, Fashion, Investment, Romance, Health and Happiness from Prospect Park Books. Dawidziak currently is teaching part-time as an adjunct professor at Kent State University, in addition to writing for The Plain Dealer. Each semester since the spring of 2009, he has taught the Reviewing Film and Television and Vampires in Film and Television courses. He lives in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, with his wife, Sara Showman, and their daughter, Becky. Mark's Wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Dawidziak?fbclid=IwAR2o9IzBUQ4JYyGkmmpp0TAVogM6ttAJthXmramtDy3NeLX_FiaCg-K6nOk Mark's IMDB https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7189904/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Do not miss Rich's book, "Confessions of a Frenetic Mind" available now - https://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Frenetic-Mind-Blood-Curdling-Terror/dp/1946577103/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Rich+Cyr&qid=1667737186&sr=8-1 Copyright 2023 The Claw's Corner - Produced by Rich Cyr https://www.facebook.com/richtheclawcyr/ Edited by Elmwood Productions - http://elmwoodproductions.com/index.html and subscribe to Elmwood Productions on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ElmwoodProductions/featured Show some love for Elmwood! It's your support that keeps content like this coming! Visit our Ko-Fi Page and help keep us caffeinated! - https://ko-fi.com/elmwoodproductions Enhanced and uploaded by Rob Bull. For Music, Podcast, Graphic Design, and Video info Email Rob At: robbull61792@gmail.com Also Follow and Message Him through FaceBook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085244920212 Rob Bulls Music on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/@crackhouse2012 Rob Bulls Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/robertbull Search Rob Bull on Spotify.

Edgar Allan Poe is, of course, one of America's most iconic writers. Many credit him with inventing or popularizing multiple literary genres, including mystery, horror and detective fiction. But the real Poe has become distorted over the years - transformed by fans into a dark and tortured soul obsessed with alcohol and death.My guest is author Mark Dawidziak, and his new book is called "A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe". He not only shares with us what Poe was really like, but also walks us through some of the many theories surrounding Poe's agonizing death in a Baltimore hospital in October of 1849. He also talks about possible explanations for Poe's mysterious three missing days - just before he was discovered, delirious and in another man's clothes, at a Baltimore polling-place.More about the author's prolific work at his website, here: https://www.markdawidziak.com/Connect with the author through Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.dawidziak

On this episode of Pop Life Kendall Phillips chats with author Mark Dawidziak about Edgar Allen Poe. A journalism graduate of George Washington University, Dawidziak has worked as a theater, film and television critic since 1979. His latest book examines the death and life of Poe. This week's conversation look at the aspects of Poe's life that many have wrong, measuring the impact of his literary work, and how his legacy lives on today.

On this episode of “The Claw's Corner” Rich Cyr interviews Anne Serling and Mark Dawidziak. Anne Serling is an author and daughter of the legendary writer and producer Rod Serling. Mark Dawidziak is an author and "Twilight Zone" historian. Please visit both of their website for links on where to buy their books and social media accounts! https://anneserling.com/index.html http://www.markdawidziak.com/ About Anne Serling from her website: “I was born in Greenwich, Connecticut, but moved to Pacific Palisades in southern California when I was three. My dad had an office in the house, but then built one in the back yard so he could find some peace to write by getting away from my sister, me and our menagerie of dogs, cats and even two pet rats. Always preferring the East Coast, the change of seasons and the slower pace of small college towns, I remained in upstate New York to attend college. First Alfred University and then transferring to Elmira College where I earned a degree in Elementary Education with a minor in English. Upon graduation I substitute taught, worked at a school for children with special needs, and then was a preschool teacher at Cornell University's Early Childhood Program & Cooperative Nursery School. I have always loved writing. If my dad liked my writing he said so. Conversely, if not, he would declare it “interesting.” I wrote predominately poetry until I was published in The Twilight Zone, The Original Stories, an anthology, in which I adapted two of my father's teleplays, One for the Angels and The Changing of the Guard into short stories. The latter was subsequently published in The Twilight Zone Magazine. Additionally, I have had poetry published in The Cornell Daily Sun and Visions. I am represented by Erica Spellman-Silverman at Trident Media Group. Recently I started work on a novel and continue to promote my father's legacy as a Board Member of the Rod Serling Memorial Foundation.” About Mark Dauidziak from his website: Dawidziak was born in Huntington, New York, on September 7, 1956. He is a graduate of Harborfields High School, class of 1974. A journalism graduate of George Washington University, Dawidziak has worked as a theater, film and television critic since 1979. He has been the television critic for The Plain Dealer in Cleveland, Ohio, since 1999. A member of the Television Critics Association's board of directors for five years, he has won five Cleveland Press Club awards for entertainment writing, as well as a Society of Professional Journalists award for coverage of minority issues. In addition to Horton Foote's The Shape of the River: The Lost Teleplay About Mark Twain, he assembled Mark Twain's thoughts on writing and the writing process for Mark My Words: Mark Twain on Writing. He also teamed with noted Twain scholar R. Kent Rasmussen for the chapter Mark Twain on the Screen published in A Companion to Mark Twain. He has twice been the visiting Twain scholar giving the Trouble Begins at Eight lecture at Elmira College's Center for Mark Twain Studies. He has presented academic papers at four consecutive State of Mark Twain Studies conferences: on The Shape of the River in 2001; on the many similarities between Twain and Charles Dickens in 2005; on the importance of Hal Holbrook's one-man show, Mark Twain Tonight!, in 2009; and on director-producer Will Vinton's Claymation film The Adventures of Mark Twain in 2013. He also has been the featured speaker at the Mark Twain Museum in Buffalo and the keynote speaker at the National Endowment for the Arts Big Read initiatives devoted to Mark Twain. Two Twain-centric books appeared in 2015: Mark Twain in Ohio from Rod Serling Books and Mark Twain's Guide to Diet, Exercise, Beauty, Fashion, Investment, Romance, Health and Happiness from Prospect Park Books. Dawidziak currently is teaching part-time as an adjunct professor at Kent State University, in addition to writing for The Plain Dealer. Each semester since the spring of 2009, he has taught the Reviewing Film and Television and Vampires in Film and Television courses. He lives in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, with his wife, Sara Showman, and their daughter, Becky Enhanced and uploaded by Rob Bull

Art of Manliness Podcast Notes Key Takeaways Check Out the Art Of Manliness Episode Page & Show NotesRead the full notes @ podcastnotes.orgThe Twilight Zone is arguably one of the best and most influential shows in television history. The reason it endures, and is still being watched and talked about more than sixty years after its debut, can not only be traced to its superior storytelling and innovations in the genres of horror, science fiction, and fantasy, but the fact that each episode is embedded with a lesson on how to grapple with life's moral and existential dilemmas.Here to unpack those life lessons is Mark Dawidziak, author of Everything I Need to Know I Learned in the Twilight Zone. Today on the show, Mark and I discuss the parable-like morals from a selection of Twilight Zone episodes, drawn from those that are my favorites, Mark's favorites, and simply classic. And, since Halloween is coming up, Mark and I both offer our picks for the just plain scariest episodes to watch.Resources Related to the EpisodeEpisodes referenced in the show:"A Stop at Willoughby""Walking Distance""Time Enough at Last""A Nice Place to Visit""To Serve Man""Mr. Bevis""Kick the Can""The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street""The Obsolete Man"Mark's picks for the scariest Twilight Zone episodes:"Twenty Two""Ring-a-Ding Girl"Brett's picks for the scariest Twilight Zone episodes:"Living Doll""The Dummy""It's a Good Life"AoM articles inspired by Twilight Zone episodes:Can't Have the Sweet Without the Bitter (Inspired by "A Nice Place to Visit")How Redundancies Increase Your Antifragility (Inspired by "Time Enough at Last")Sunday Firesides: Things Don't Get Old, We Do (The illustration is an Easter egg homage to "Walking Distance")Connect With Mark DawidziakMark's Website

The Twilight Zone is arguably one of the best and most influential shows in television history. The reason it endures, and is still being watched and talked about more than sixty years after its debut, can not only be traced to its superior storytelling and innovations in the genres of horror, science fiction, and fantasy, but the fact that each episode is embedded with a lesson on how to grapple with life's moral and existential dilemmas.Here to unpack those life lessons is Mark Dawidziak, author of Everything I Need to Know I Learned in the Twilight Zone. Today on the show, Mark and I discuss the parable-like morals from a selection of Twilight Zone episodes, drawn from those that are my favorites, Mark's favorites, and simply classic. And, since Halloween is coming up, Mark and I both offer our picks for the just plain scariest episodes to watch.Resources Related to the EpisodeEpisodes referenced in the show:"A Stop at Willoughby""Walking Distance""Time Enough at Last""A Nice Place to Visit""To Serve Man""Mr. Bevis""Kick the Can""The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street""The Obsolete Man"Mark's picks for the scariest Twilight Zone episodes:"Twenty Two""Ring-a-Ding Girl"Brett's picks for the scariest Twilight Zone episodes:"Living Doll""The Dummy""It's a Good Life"AoM articles inspired by Twilight Zone episodes:Can't Have the Sweet Without the Bitter (Inspired by "A Nice Place to Visit")How Redundancies Increase Your Antifragility (Inspired by "Time Enough at Last")Sunday Firesides: Things Don't Get Old, We Do (The illustration is an Easter egg homage to "Walking Distance")Connect With Mark DawidziakMark's Website

I'm joined by Mark Dawidziak, author of The Night Stalker Companion to discuss Kolchak The Night Stalker. Mark has a new book about Edgar Allen Poe as well as The Shawshank Redemption. We discuss these as prelude to our main topic: Kolchak. Mark is the world's leading authority on the subject and it's our privilege to have him with us for today's episode.

Mike and Chris discuss the Levinson & Link-penned episode Death Lends a Hand in which we first encounter Robert Culp as Columbo's nemesis. Culp plays a professional private eye who tries to blackmail the wife of newspaper magnate Arthur Kennicutt (Ray Milland). We get our first glimpse of Columbo's car which plays perfect into the automotive theme of the episode. Our special guest Mark Dawidziak literally wrote the book on Columbo, The Columbo Phile: A Casebook. Get your copy at https://amzn.to/3a6c5BF

On Tuesday, January 11, 1972, KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER terrified and delighted audiences on ABC. The TV movie — written by horror legend Richard Matheson (I Am Legend) and based on an unpublished novel by Jeff Rice — was the highest-rated TV movie in U.S. history. It subsequently spawned both a second TV movie, THE NIGHT STRANGLER, and a cult TV series that ran for just one season, but inspired a generation of storytellers, notably including X-Files creator Chris Carter. In 2022, Moonstone Books will celebrate this pop culture milestone with a Kickstarter campaign for KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER 50TH ANNIVERSARY GRAPHIC NOVEL, edited by James Aquilone (Classic Monsters Unleashed). This all-new, 100+ page, full-color graphic novel will feature 10 startling stories chronicling the life of monster-hunting reporter Carl Kolchak. The stories are written by such master storytellers as Rodney Barnes (Killadelphia), Kim Newman (Anno Dracula), Peter David (The Incredible Hulk), and Jonathan Maberry (V-Wars) and illustrated by such amazing artists as Colton Worley (The Shadow), Warwick Johnson-Cadwell (Mr. Higgins Comes Home), J.K. Woodward (Star Trek), and Paul McCaffrey (Anno Dracula). THE NIGHT STALKER 50TH ANNIVERSARY GRAPHIC NOVEL features a cover by Colton Worley, as well a cover by Jerry Ordway (The Power of Shazam!). KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER 50TH ANNIVERSARY GRAPHIC NOVEL also includes an introduction by Richard Christian Matheson, the bestselling horror author/screenwriter/producer and son of THE NIGHT STRANGLER and THE NIGHT STRANGLER writer Richard Matheson, an essay on the 50th anniversary by Mark Dawidziak, the author of The Nightstalker Companion, and a retrospective of Moonstone Book's Kolchak publication history by publisher Joe Gentile. The KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER 50TH ANNIVERSARY GRAPHIC NOVEL ANTHOLOGY will be available in limited-edition softcover and hardcover editions, both with variant covers. In addition Moonstone Books is creating a special 40-page standalone comic for the Kickstarter, featuring the story "Satanic Panic '88," written by James Aquilone and illustrated by Colton Worley, featuring a cover by Dan Brereton. “It's been half a century since Carl Kolchak made his first appearance on TV and it seems the fandom for the character is stronger than ever,” said editor James Aquilone. “I wanted to create something very special for the anniversary: a look at the life of my favorite monster hunter, from his childhood to his last case…the ultimate Kolchak story, full of creatures, frights, and the reporter's iconic wit.” "Carl Kolchak is one of the great horror genre characters of the 1970s,” said Kim Newman. “KOLCHAK changed my life,” said Killadelphia writer Rodney Barnes. “The story we're telling brings the character into some wholly unexpected places and it's a genuine thrill to be a part of this incredible anthology.” More contributors will be announced in the coming months. For updates, follow James Aquilone on Twitter andInstagram and follow Moonstone Books on Twitter and Facebook. To get a notification when the Kickstarter launches, click on the pre-launch page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/manbomb/kolchak-the-night-stalker-50th-anniversary?ref=7xf2fh --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/comics-in-motion-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/comics-in-motion-podcast/support

Join us as we talk to the purveyor of all things Kolchak, Mark Dawidziak as we dive deep into a myriad of topics including his first meeting with Oprah, his thoughts on Lost in Space, the people people he has met in his four plus decades in television journalism, and what he has against Sesame Street. He also gives you the details on the upcoming rerelease of the Nigh Stalker Companion that has been long out of print. You can find Kolchak's Loop on Twitter @KolchaksLoop Instagram @KolchaksLoop Twitch @KolchaksLoop YouTube tinyurl.com/KolchaksLoopYouTube You can contact us via Email at KolchaksLoop@Gmail.com Phone at (662) 374-0778 You can support us on Patreon at Patreon.com/KolchaksLoop Keep an eye out for new information on an upcoming Jeff Rice Memorial Scholarship. For ALL things Kolchak, you can find it right here— inside the Loop!

Join Kolchak's Loop for the Halloween Special of a lifetime!! Guests include, Rodney Barnes, Rich Hatem, Forrest Burgess, James Rice, and Mark Dawidziak. Join us as we spend the night in a haunted mansion talking about all things creepy and macabre! Our guests tell us their favorite horror shows and movies, paranormal experiences they've had, and horror toys they played with. Rodney and Rich talk about the stress of being television writers, and James gives some amazing insight into his father and tells stories from his dad's childhood living in Las Vegas.  You never know what guests will stop by! You will also hear from Forrest's other Astonishing Legends half Scott Philbrook, Independent Profession Wrestler Danhausen, and Buddy Candela from Buddy's House of Horror. This is a LONG one coming in at nearly FIVE HOURS!! But I promise you there are no tricks and only treats!! …Well… there may be a FEW tricks! You can find Kolchak's Loop on Twitter @KolchaksLoop Instagram @KolchaksLoop Twitch @KolchaksLoop YouTube tinyurl.com/KolchaksLoopYouTube You can contact us via Email at KolchaksLoop@Gmail.com 

We wrap up Mark Dawidziak Part 2 and it just might be twice as good as Part 1. You are in for a SCARY good time! You can find Kolchak's Loop on Twitter @KolchaksLoop Instagram @KolchaksLoop Twitch @KolchaksLoop YouTube tinyurl.com/KolchaksLoopYouTube You can contact us via Email at KolchaksLoop@Gmail.com Phone at (662) 374-0778 You can support us on Patreon at Patreon.com/KolchaksLoop Keep an eye out for new information on an upcoming Jeff Rice Memorial Scholarship. For ALL things Kolchak, you can find it right here— inside the Loop!

Not much to say here people. But this is the first part of 3 hours of Mark Dawidziak. You can find Kolchak's Loop on Twitter @KolchaksLoop Instagram @KolchaksLoop Twitch @KolchaksLoop YouTube tinyurl.com/KolchaksLoopYouTube You can contact us via Email at KolchaksLoop@Gmail.com Phone at (662) 374-0778 You can support us on Patreon at Patreon.com/KolchaksLoop Keep an eye out for new information on an upcoming Jeff Rice Memorial Scholarship. For ALL things Kolchak, you can find it right here— inside the Loop!

This episode focuses on a letter Mark Twain composed for his three-year-old daughter on Christmas 1875. After actor Mark Dawidziak reads the letter, Matt Seybold hosts a book club style discussion with Penne Restad and Jana Tigchelaar, two scholars who have done extensive research on the development of Christmas traditions in Nineteenth-Century America. SPOILER WARNING: The discussion (begins around 11:00) includes frank discussions of Santa and therefore may not be appropriate for young children.

MARK DAWIDZIAK returns to further our appreciation of Halloween. What is interesting to note from Mark's expanded edition of "Everything I Need to Know I Learned in the Twilight Zone" is that he was friends and had extensive interviews with stellar sci-fi/horror authors Ray Bradbury and Richard Matheson. What was the key to their success? We'll move into other authors to put us into the seasonal mood such as Poe and Dickens. We plan on discussing the often overlooked terrifying movie "Duel" and cover some of Matheson's magnificent contributions to "The Twilight Zone." http://www.markdawidziak.com

This episode begins with Todd Nathan Thompson's paper for "The Viral Twain" panel at Virtual C19. Dr. Thompson tracks how Twain's jokes based on his visit to Hawaii were reprinted and often misprinted in the 1870s and 1880s, as Twain was increasingly approached as a pundit on annexation. The second half of the episode (24:00) contained Mark Dawidziak's Trouble Begins Lecture about the influence of Twain on Bram Stoker. For more information on joining "The Viral Twain" conversation, including the presentations by Avery Blankenship and Matt Seybold: https://marktwainstudies.com/the-viral-twain-at-virtual-c19-dissent/

In Chapter Ten Tim & Dave are joined by author Mark Dawidziak to talk all things Shawshank! Mark is an established Film & TV critic, who literally "wrote the book" on Shawshank Redemption titled The Shawshank Redemption Revealed. He's also known for writing "Everything I Need To Know I Learned in the Twilight Zone", "Mark Twain for Cat Lovers" and "The Colombo Phile". Be sure to check out his work! It was a ton of fun talking with Mark (as you'll hear) and you'll come out of this one with a ton of knowledge! Enjoy!