The Dark Mark Show

Tasseographer and historian Rissa Miller returned to regale Mark and Nicole with tales about the hidden history of Halloween Rissa talked about how the spooky season really started with the oft-mispronounced Samhain and how it was actually turnips at that time that were being carved and how children were given soul cakes instead of candy. She shared the story of "Stingy Jack" and how he outsmarted...

Mark and special guest host horror director Dustin Ferguson welcomed the star of Halloween III : Season of the Witch Stacey Nelkin to the lighter side of the dark side. Stacey candidly talked about everything in her extraordinary life and career from dating Woody Allen, Warren Beatty, Bill Wyman, Barry Bostwick and Perry King to acting with Malcolm McDowell, Martin Mull, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Ro...

I went to the Golden Bloody Globes horror movie festival where the movie "End" directed by Nikki Durbin and featuring Dark Mark in a voice role. The winner of best short film was "Joker's Wild" starring David Howard Thornton as the Joker. Of course you know him as Art the Clown from The Terrifier fim series. Since it is Halloween season it seems like the perfect time to revisit the show where Davi...

The movie Fake It Til U Make it has it's world premiere this week so it is a perfect time to revisit when its writer/director/star "Mr. Hollywood" Andrew Yevish visited The Dark Mark Show Hollywood hyphenates Vajna Renee and Andrew PC Yevish joined Mark and Nicole for a wild super-sized vodka infused party... Andrew was came to LA from Wildwood NJ, where he made a lot of money with a rock and roll...

Green Jelly Suxx. But that didn't deter Fender Staxx from joining Mark in full costume with a Rhino cock and his ass sticking out. Fender was well versed in the history of the band formerly known as Green Jello who was known for their song Three Little Pigs and anarchic stage show. He talked about the Ramones, sued by Metallica, how Maynard and Danny of Tool started out in Green Jelly, befriending...

Child actor turned adult scream queen and stand up comedian Anastasia Washington joined Mark and Nicole to kick off the Halloween season early and with a bang. Anastasia began her show business career at 3 years old inadvertently stealing the spotlight from Shamu at Sea World, this led her parents to get her an agent leading to roles in Die Hard 2 (where she proceeded to vomit on Bruce Willis) and...

VIncent Pastore who played Big Pussy on the Sopranos passed away this week. In his honor we are replaying out show with playwright/actor Brad Forenza who worked with him on his award winning podcast Around the Sun Mark and Nicole welcomed Brad Forenza, the creator of the award winning radio play Around The Sun to the lighter side of the dark side for a wonderful conversation. Brad talked about how...

In response to fan requests, Mark and Nicole were joined by artist and goth trendsetter Queenie Black for a fun show which truly takes you to the lighter side of the dark side. Queenie talked about growing up as a "Valley Girl" who transitioned from being a punk rocker to loving Adam and The Antz (with a Z) to loving the emerging Death Rock scene as it was known then. She gives her own definition...

Blogger and model The Strange Goth and comedian Dave Carter joined Hannah and Mark for a fun show and found that they had a lot in common.   The Strange Goth talked about her parents recognizing the darkness within her at an early age. How she initially found he goth scene in the Bay Area but has now found a home in the Los Angeles scene. She talks about what it was like to be on the cover of LA W...

In this classic episode from the dark pandemic days of 2020 beautiful adult film star Crystal Rush joined Mark for an uncensored one on one interview. Crystal talked about growing up in Russia (though not St. Petersburg as reported) how she learned english and of course the dirty words first, How Russians get porn even though it is forbidden. How her bisexuality was forbidden and punished in unfor...

Mark and Nicole welcomed TomiRae Brown, Sin Twisted and Martin McNeil for a 4th of July party in this classic Dark Mark Show from 2015 TomiRae reminisced about being a teenager on the Sunset Strip, living with Guns N Roses (all of them), what its like to have a business meeting with Madonna, to her marriage with James Brown. She went over everything about JB from the definition of a Sex Machine to...

In another Pride Month classic from 2022 legendary drag queen and host of the talk show Amber Live! Amber LeMay joined Mark and Nicole for a fun and flirty show, Amber was zooming from Vermont and had lots of positive things to say about the state, from its lush scenery to its "live and let live" attitude (though it seems to be behind on its marijuana laws. She described growing up as a gay man in...

Mark and Hannah welcomed comedian and author Aidan Park to the lighter side of the dark side. Aidan talked about growing up working in a video store in South Korea where he discovered a love of musical theater by watching Sister Act, how he had a tough time when he went to the USA as a chubby child who did not speak english, having to find work on (ahem) Craigslist, and experiencing truly hard tim...

Comedy legend Tom Dreesen passed away today at the age of 86. He was one of the all time stand up comedy greats and one of the nicest guys in show business. In honor of his passing we are replaying his appearance on our show in 2020. In this Dark Mark Show classic from 2020 Legendary comedian Tom Dreesen joined Mark and Hannah as he talked about his extraordinary life and 51 year comedy career. To...

The Dark Mark Show continues its celebration of pride month by replaying 3 year Anniversary show from 2016which was quite a fiery one with special guests singer/actress/poet Otep Shamaya of the metal band Otep and fire performer Arabian MK. Otep talked about her extraordinary career and her album Generation Doom and let MK light her on fire.

We are celebrating pride month all month long and our first classic was taped 7 years ago today with trans comedian and activist Jamie Gendron who dominated Kinky Jesus in one of our most popular shows Comedian Jamie Gendron indulged her naughty side and reminisced about her dominatrix past as she met a willing slave in Kinky Jesus on the show this week. Jamie had all sorts of stories about being...

Alex Grass the master of horror and weird fiction is at it again. He has a new book out called Infernal Tramps and it is a worthy addition to his strange and macabre bibliography In ancticipation of checkin out this new tome we replay Alex's apprearance on The Dark Mark Show in 2021 Alex talked about his upbringing which took him from Pennsylvania to Israel, where he witnessed bombs dropping, and...

It is former Dark Mark Show cohost Josi Kat's birthday and to celebrate we are replaying her birthday show from 2014. It was Josi's birthday and Mark threw quite a party with a typically eclectic guest list. Actor/Model/Photogapher Eli Brooks talked about being in a Piss Ant video and brought Saariyah Syn who bellydanced for Josi. The fabulous Sasha Scarlett sang a sexy happy birthday song for Jos...

It is Dani Danger's birthday. In honor of this occasion we are replaying her very first (of many) appearances on The Dark Mark Show all the way back in 2013! This is the show where this podcast really found its unique voice and style.  There was some Danger in this show...Dani Danger! The extreme sideshow performer/superhero showed off her body modifications to Dark Mark and Josi Kat which include...

Today is Gary Garver's birthday. He is of course best known as the reporter for the Howard Stern Show and for his long running radio show Controlled Chaos. He is also responsible for The Dark Mark Show actually existing. So we are rebroadcasting the very 3rd DMS from way back in 2013 featuring him and eventual DMS cohost Josi Kat. Controlled Chaos is an understatement for this show!

For the 13th (!) Anniversary of The Dark Mark Show we turn back the clock to 2013 and replay the very first show. In his premiere episode Dark Mark shares some absinthe with his guests and watches the mayhem ensue. News Anchor/Activist Bree Walker gives her wildest interview ever as she reminisces about interviewing Sid Vicious and Mick Jagger as well as being a sexy "Puma". Her BFF comedian Susan...

Friend of the show John DiResta is getting a kidney transplant today. We wish him all the best for speedy recovery.  Mark and Nicole welcomed NYPD officer turned sitcom star turned reality TV star John Diresta to the lighter side of the dark side. John grew up in Queens and did some NYC bonding with Mark. He talked about his days in the homeless division or Uber before there was Uber as he puts it...

Our friend Jeffrey Damnit was in the news this week as he was in Mardi Gras and ran into an apparently inibreated Shia LaBeouf which did not turn out well for Mr, LeBeouf. This is a great time to revisit his appearance on the DMS in 2021 Actor/Host/Creature of the Night Jeffrey Damnit and filmmaker "Zombie" Dave Reda joined Mark and Nicole for a horrifyingly hilarious show Jeffrey grew up in Chica...

Debbie Dutch throws the best New Year's Eve parties. In wishing everyone a Happy New Years and a wonderful 2026 we are replaying her first appearance on the Dark Mark Show from 2020 This week Mark and Hannah interviewed legendary scream queen Debbie Dutch. She talked about her dancer beginnings, turning down the opportunity to be Korea's biggest movie star and what it was like to work with A liste...

Mark and Nicole welcomed Natalie Denise Sperl, the star of the cult horror classic Succubus-Hell Bent and author of the new book Elemental Book 1-The Bond Xavier Axelson to the lighter side of the dark side Natalie grew up in rural Minnesota, but soon graduated to the modeling runways of Europe and then to Hollywood where she has meditated with Courtney Love, had her face licked numerous times by...