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Darker Days Radio
Hosted by Derek Day · EN
Horror roleplaying writers discuss their favorite RPGs, with a focus on Vampire the Masquerade, Chronicles of Darkness, and Warhammer, and introduce real world spookiness with the Secret Frequency.
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#297 Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum Ghost Hunting Experience
Feb 1301:34:05Tap to summarizeIn this episode Mike, Chris, David, and Chigg join forces to hear about Crystal's ghost hunting experience at the historic Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in West Virginia. They go over the history, the different experiences during the ghost hunt, and debunk some of the things that Crystal experienced. Discussions Within This Episode: History of Site - Official Site Here Ghost Hunting Debunking Ghost Hunting Equipment Comparison of Actual Hunts vs. Youtube Hunts Be sure to check us out on Facebook or through our Discord server https://discord.gg/GGuRKAn. To stay up to date, subscribe through iTunes or Spotify! Links For This Episode: Darker Days Linktree: https://linktr.ee/DarkerDaysRadio Darker Days Discord: https://discord.gg/GGuRKAn Full Metal RPG: https://fullmetalrpg.podbean.com/ Want more spooky stories and sinister plot hooks? Check out Secret Frequency Files 2:
Transcribe →#296 Gamehole 2025 How to Game the Weird - Injecting Weirdness and Horror into RPGs Live Panel
Feb 600:59:22Tap to summarizeKenneth Hite moderates this panel with Crystal Mazur, Rick Meints, and Chris Spivey. We talk about how to introduce weirdness and horror into game settings. We talk about how to game design weird and examples of what that looks like for different RPGs.
Transcribe →#295 Realm of Fire - Of Warmachines and Men
Feb 201:11:54Tap to summarizeChris is joined by Mike In this episode, they discuss; Warmachine, 40k, Warlord Games more. Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay
Transcribe →#294 Gamehole 2025 Investigation and Mystery in RPGs Live Panel
Jan 3000:58:55Tap to summarizeKenneth Hite moderates this panel with Crystal Mazur, Rick Meints, and Elisa Teague. We talk about how to approach investigations and mysteries within an RPG and how to keep it focused in those areas so as not to wander into horror. We talk about our favorite ways to put some urgency on players to keep the plot moving forward, and how not to completely stall progress.
Transcribe →#293 Gamehole 2025 Running Games for Kids Live Panel
Jan 2300:53:38Tap to summarizeCrystal moderates this panel with guests Teos Abadia, Sarah Babe, Jefferson Dunlap, and Nancy Hutchins. We talk about what we do to help kids learn game systems, stay focused at the table, and how to introduce complex rules in simple ways. Each panelist brings a different approach, so everyone is sure to find something informative.
Transcribe →#292 GenCon Recap
Jan 1600:54:33Tap to summarizeChigg and Crystal recap their GenCon experience. We talk about the panels we hosted, games we played, events we attended, and our thoughts on all of it.
Transcribe →#291 GenCon 2025 Soundtrack of Horror Live Panel
Jan 900:45:53Tap to summarizeCrystal is joined by special guests Sarah Kennedy, Jason Peercy, Meg Jaffe, and Sean Jaffe as we talk through why horror music is so evocative. We get into some music theory behind it, examples of horror music and composers to follow, and try to make sure the audience understands what we are saying.
Transcribe →#290 GenCon 2025 Historic Horror Live Panel
Jan 200:47:57Tap to summarizeCrystal and Chigg are joined by special guests BW Holland and Noxwieller Burf (Westley) to talk about the historic horror genre. We discuss Victorian-era vampires, Cthulhu, and many other historical settings and inspirations. As always, our panels with BW and Nox are always intriguing and engaging.
Transcribe →#289 GenCon 2025 Live Cyber Horror
Dec 2600:57:37Tap to summarizeCrystal and Chigg host a live panel at the illustrious GenCon! We talk about cyber horror and what that looks like with different subgenres. Our audience asked many outstanding questions about the genre, including what we thought it would look like and how we would approach it from a writing and GM standpoint.
Transcribe →#282: Realm of Fire - Isstvan III was Hearsay
Jul 5, 202501:38:01Tap to summarizeChris is joined by Marc In this episode, they discuss; Horus Heresy, Old World, and Warmachine. Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay
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