The Dark Mark Show

Actress, model and burlesque legend Kitten Natividad passed away this week. In her honor and memory this is a replay of her appearance on The Dark Mark Show where she celebrated the holiday season with Dark Mark, Nicole Sixx and Santa Claus.

Mark and Nicole welcomed multi-hyphenates Janet Lopez and Walter Hochbrueckner to the lighter side of the dark side Janet got over her parents not allowing her to play Selena as a child to getting breaks in modeling, boxing and acting as she has starred in such disparate projects as Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Attack of the 30 foot Chola and a movie called Going to the Bath...

Dark Mark discusses one of his favorite movies Lost Highway with multi-media artist/psychic/dancer/comedian/actor/model/cinematographer L. Faunt Mark and L went down the non-linear rabbit hole that is Lynch's notorious 1997 film to talk about: The entire Lynch filmography and the irony that his next feature after this was a G rated family film for DIsney The awesome but now outdated 90s technology...

Mark and Nicole welcomed comedian Laura Hernandez to the lighter side of the dark side. Laura has Marfan Syndrome and is blind, but this was no pity party. She talked about everything from cosplaying as a steampunk at the Renaissance Faire, whipping her hair around at metal shows, dressing up as an eyeball with eyeball fingers on Halloween, overcoming bullying by being funnier than her bullies, be...

Legendary actor and comedian Larry Hankin joined Mark and Nicole as he told great stories from 60+ years in show business Larry started performing in Greenwich Village performing stand up opening for acts as diverse as Woody Allen, Miles Davis, The Lovin' Spoonful and The Kingston Trio. Being threatened with a beer bottle led to his transition to improv where he was in Second City and as a founder...

It's hard to believe it's been 4(!) years since Lenora Claire and Bree Walker met for the first time on The Dark Mark Show. This is definitely one of the best podcasts we ever recorded. Mark and Hannah welcomed producer/curator/activist Lenora Claire and newswoman/actress/activist Bree Walker to the lighter side of the dark side Lenora talked about her days as a child actress which started with he...

Salgorythm who just released the comedy song and video "He's So Euro" joined Mark and Nicole for a fun show Salgorythm grew up in Detroit and played guitar in quite a few bands which led him to collaborate with Insane Clown Posse of all people. He stayed in Detroit (which is nicer than most people realize} until relocating to the Delray Beach neighborhood of MIami. It is there that a chance encoun...

Mark welcomed back horror director Dustin Ferguson and former co-host Hannah Bakk to discuss one of Hannah's favorite horror movies... Friday the 13th part VIII - Jason Takes Manhattan So many questions to be answered such as: Is this as gory as Hannah has hyped it up to be? Why does it take so long to reach Manhattan? Is Kane Hodder the best Jason of all time? Why is this the last film to have Fr...

Singer and Suicide Girl Elina Lo joined Mark and Nicole from Miami for a fun show Elina said she is the first person in her family to have musical talent and was singing around the house at an early age...sometimes when she wanted to and sometimes at the urging of her parents. She talks about her awkwardness having a YouTube channel while still in braces and before the current professionalism of t...

Mark and Nicole welcomed cosplayer/model/influencer Rachel Hollon to the lighter side of the dark side. Rachie as she likes to be called talked about having a Harley Quinn personality at a young age, which led her to dress up as HQ leading to her catching the eye of a comic bookstore owner which led her to being one of the most sought-after cosplayers in the convention circuit. She has dressed up...

This week Mark and Nicole do something different which may lead to a new spinoff podcast, they discuss one of Nicole's favorite movies Alien vs Predator and try to answer these questions and more: Is AVP a horror movie or an action movie? Why didn't Sanaa Lathan become a bigger movie star? Is Paul WS Anderson an underrated director? How powerful is the Alien acid blood? How did this movie get rate...

Comedian and Commander of The Nerd Legion Erikka Innes and DJ Tommy Secosky joined Mark and Nicole fusing the nerd and goth worlds Erikka grew up in the Bay Area and went to Stanford, though she insists she is not a genius, she left a lucrative job as a tech writer to go into comedy and has been very successful with 3 comedy albums so far, including the latest Unicorn Dance Party 2. She talks abou...

Stitched Up Heart bass player Randy Mathias and actor/comedian Rosalee Mayeux joined Mark and Nicole for a fast and funny show Randy has known Mark and Nicole for a long time through the LA Goth scene and talks about his journey from forming bands with former members of Marilyn Manson and Dead Kennedys, to his being in legendary goth band London After Midnight (where he ran onstage in Germany in a...

Psychic, Medium, Intuitive Healer and metaphysical Jack of all Trades Terrie Huberman returned for a loose and funny show. Terrie talked about how she is able to channel energy, even over Zoom which she used before it was all the rage post-pandemic. She gave insight into all the various ways she communicates spiritually through people, including Jewish Energy Healing, how she became the personal p...

Charles Rosenay the author of The Book of Top 10 Horror Lists joined Mark and a pigtailed Nicole for quite a fun show Charles grew up in the Bronx, though he became an incongruous Mets Fan. He was also a big fan of the Beatles, The Monkees, and Universal Horror Films, which led him to be a DJ, play Davy Jones in a Monkees cover band, and put on horror and pop culture conventions WAY before their c...

The author of the book "Selling Dead People's Things" Duane Scott Cerny regaled Mark and Nicole with great and sometimes scary stories from over 30 years of buying and selling antiques. Duane actually got his start reselling his friend's toys as a kid, then nude pictures his father brought home from his job as Playboy (to his bullies), He then detoured to study with the state poet laureate, get in...

Mark and Nicole welcomed famed ventriloquist April Brucker and her cast of puppets...excuse me...Textile Americans to the lighter side of the dark side April has been featured on MTV, VIdeos After Dark with Bob Saget (showing how to fold a towel oh so suggestively) ABC's What Would You Do? where she was so convincing that a man threatened to call the police and Judge Jerry Springer where her puppe...

Mark and Nicole welcomed back Tommy Chong who was apparently so high he forgot who they were but had a great conversation about breaking up and getting back together with Cheech, almost going broke while filming Up In Smoke, discovering Pee Wee Herman and Michael Winslow, how Robert Altman inspired Next Movie, what its like to smoke weed with Willie Nelson, Gary Busey, and a celebrity you would ne...

Rockstar Cheri Rockafella and comedian Brandon Black joined Mark and Nicole for one of the wildest shows we've had in a while... Cheri made sure to clarify that she came up with the Rockafella name way before Jay Z, She started singing in her native Houston and sings one of her first songs "Punk Slut" on air. She made her way to the Sunset Strip in the 80s where she was cut out of a Ratt video for...

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...

Author and Humorist Ruth Yunker joined Mark and Nicole to talk travel, aging, literature, flirting and more Ruth looks shockingly amazing and sexy for her age. Although this is the most unusual podcast she has been on, she bonded with Mark over the joys of top hats and travelling alone. She talked about her "Keira Knightly" eyebrows, the joy of yoga and weed as well as why you have to be careful t...

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 Ohio as not exactly as Glee depicted and...

Fort the 9th 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 McI...

Rebecca Love joined Mark and Nicole for a very sexy and fun show. Rebecca talked about growing up in the backwoods of upstate New York and the transition of moving to Florida as soon as she was legally able. She then started and adult entertainment career that has transitioned into her being one of the most popular actresses in softcore Skinemax films and now has led to her being very popular onli...

Comedian Dante who has known Mark since they were both teenagers joined Mark and Nicole for a fun and very funny show Dante has been a force in front of and behind the camera for many years. Starting to perform at the Comedy Store before he could legally drink he helped Jamie Foxx get on stage for the first time, lived with Amy Schumer on Last Comic Standing won the Funniest Black Man in LA (!) ra...