Art of Darkness
Hosted by very online writers Kevin Kautzman and Matt Taylor, Art of Darkness is a podcast about the dark side of (dead) artists, creatives, intellectuals, and the people who made history and continue to move culture. AoD features well-researched Core Episodes, Dark Room discussions with guests, plus special After Dark, Book Club, Post-Mortem, and Watch Party episodes for our beloved Patreon and Substack subscribers. Find us at artofdarkpod.com.
The Dark Room: Rachel Haywire Talks McLuhan and the State of New Media
Futurist. Gallerist. Author. Consultant. Historian. Founder of Galleria Fiume. Rachel Haywire joins Kevin to talk McLuhan, the state of media and the arts, and more.
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The Dark Room: Sandbatch Talks Southern Modernism, Faulkner, and Fletcher
C. Sandbatch joins the show to talk Faulkner, Fletcher, and Southern Modernism.
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The Dark Room: C.S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters w/ Book Club from Hell
We talk about C.S. Lewis’ great epistolary Christian apologetic novel: The Screwtape Letters.
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The Dark Room: A Max Ernst Apéritif with Will Ballard
Publisher Will Ballard of Farthest Heaven joins us to tease our forthcoming Max Ernst episode with Brad Kelly, and more.
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The Dark Room: Sean Murphy Talks Bukowski as Antidote to the Situation
Author and cultural critic Sean Murphy joins us in the Dark Room to talk Bukowski and how he speaks to our current technocratic situation.
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The Dark Room: Mark Vernon Talks Lewis, Barfield, the Inklings, and More
Psychotherapist, writer, and podcaster Mark Vernon joins us in the Dark Room to talk about Clive Staples Lewis, Owen Barfield, the Inklings, and his own work.
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The Dark Room: Kelby Losack Talks C.S. Lewis
Kelby Losack joins us to talk Clive Staples Lewis and more. He's the author of Texas Tea, Letting Out the Devils, Mercy, God Is Wearing Black, and more (and the co-host of Agitator).
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C.S. Lewis: A Jack in the Wardrobe
Ad-free for patrons. Matt takes us through the life and work of the author of the Chronicles of Narnia, the Great Divorce, the Screwtape Letters, and more: C.S. (Jack) Lewis.
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200th Episode Special
We get the band back together. Abbie, Brad, Kevin, Kirsten, and Matt talk all things Art of Darkness, ghosts of podcasts past, present, and future. Enjoy.
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The Dark Room: Stephen Pimentel Talks Jung, the Magus, Hesse, and More
Author Stephen Pimentel joins the pod to talk Jung, the Magus, Hesse, Hobbes, and more.
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J.R.R. Tolkien Puts a Ring on It
We go there and back again, covering the life and work of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, noted Oxford philologist and author of the singularly influential novels: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
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The Dark Room: Michael Bakkensen Taps in to Talk Willy Shakes
Actor Michael Bakkensen returns to the podcast to talk about the craft of acting, William Shakespeare and the Oxford / Stratford situation, Shakespeare as stoner and more.
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The Dark Room: Brad Kelly Returns to Talk Jung and the Tarot
Ol' Slick (Brad Kelly) makes his anticipated return to Art of Darkness for a Dark Room to talk Jung, the Tarot, his new novel THE EARTHEN DARK and more.
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The Dark Room: Forever Jung with Aldous Asterion
Forest of Symbols podcaster Aldous Asterion comes back to the Dark Room to discuss Jung and his work Aion: Researches into the Phenomenology of the Self.
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Carl Jung and the Shadow
Matt breaks the seal and covers the life and work of Swiss psychologist Carl Jung, and his shadow.
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The Dark Room: American Macabre with Dexter De La Paz
Podcaster Dexter De La Paz joins the pod to talk Poe, Epstein, Grimdark and American macabre historically and now.
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The Dark Room: A Court of Thorns and Shakespeares w/ Amanda Forstrom
Actor Amanda Forstrom joins the pod to talk about Shakespeare and her work with A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACATAR).
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The Dark Room: Samuel Buntz Talks Supernatural Kipling
Writer Samuel Buntz comes back on the pod to talk about the supernatural Kipling and more.
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Sigmund Freud & the Cigars You Need to Worry About
In our first episode of Season VI, we change regimes as Matt Taylor joins the show and Kevin covers the wildly influential life and strange work of the father of psychoanalysis, Dr. Daddy Issues himself, Sigmund Freud.
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Audrey Hepburn: Grace & Destiny
Abbie brings us the life story of the great Audrey Hepburn, in our last core episode of Season V. Enjoy!
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The Dark Room: Josh David Jordan Talks Tarkovsky and El Tonto Por Cristo
Filmmaker Josh David Jordan talks about his Orthodox film El Tonto Por Cristo, and inspirations (including Tarkovsky).
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Season VI Preview
Kevin and Matt introduce the plan for Art of Darkness Season VI (2026), including Freud, Jung, Tolkein, and Lewis. More to come.
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The Dark Room: All of Them Witches w/ Matt Taylor
Matt Taylor (There Will Be Books) joins the Dark Room to talk about Roald Dahl, the Witches, James and the Giant Peach and our coming Season VI (2026) as the new co-host of the show.
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Eugene O'Neill: To Be an Artist or Nothing
Kevin and Abbie traverse the life and the work of the incomparable genius of the American theatre, the granddaddy American playwright of them all: Eugene O’Neill.
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Merata Mita: The Sky Feels Closer
Abbie walks us through the life and work of Maori filmmaker Merata Mita.
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The Dark Room: All Dahl’d Up w/ J.W. van Kaathoven
Kevin talks Roald Dahl with friend of the pod, abstract visual artist J.W. van Kaathoven.
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Arthur Schopenhauer: Will, Women, Porcupines and Poodles
We cover the life and work of the wildly influential German philosopher of deep dark pessimism and will as representation, Arthur Schopenhauer.
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Denis Johnson’s War
Out from behind the paywall, an evergreen core episode from November 2023 initially served to patrons only. Brad covers the life and work of the great American author of Jesus’ Son: Denis Johnson. Get this and other core episodes ad-free on Patreon or Substack.
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Roald Dahl: Spylife
In this episode we cover the incredible, improbable, extraordinary life of the wildly talented and controversial author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda and more: Roald Dahl. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. x.com/artofdarkpod x.com/abbielucas x.com/kautzmania […]
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The Dark Room: Kenan Meral Talks Mishima
A Rash Impulse author Kenan Meral talks Mishima and Confessions of a Mask. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. x.com/up_an_octave x.com/artofdarkpod x.com/abbielucas x.com/kautzmania […]
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Richard Wagner: Punch & Oysters
We cover the life, work, infamous bigotry, and many problems of the wildly influential genius of opera as total art: Richard Wagner. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. x.com/artofdarkpod x.com/abbielucas x.com/kautzmania […]
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The Dark Room: Kieran Saint Leonard Talks Crowley, Kubrick & Magic
Novelist and musician Kieran Saint Leonard talks about his novel A MUSE, Crowley, and strange happenings at the Kubrick estate. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. Kieran on Instagram x.com/artofdarkpod x.com/abbielucas x.com/kautzmania […]
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The Dark Room: Ursula K. Le Guin’s 80 Days in the Tent
Jay and Simon from Dragons + Aliens join the show to talk Ursula K. Le Guin, science fiction and fantasy, normie perversion, and more. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. Dragons+Aliens x.com/artofdarkpod x.com/abbielucas x.com/kautzmania […]
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The Dark Room: Terence McKenna with Sumo from MAPS
Sumo from the Mystical American Patriots Society joins the pod to talk about McKenna, the machine elves, drugs, technology, current drug culture and more. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. mapsoc.org x.com/artofdarkpod x.com/abbielucas x.com/kautzmania […]
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Lee Miller: Life Like the Pictures
Abbie takes us through the like-a-movie-life of the surrealist photographer, model, and inveterate traveler Lee Miller. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. x.com/artofdarkpod x.com/abbielucas x.com/kautzmania […]
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Pablo Picasso: the Harlequin & the Minotaur
We cover the life of perhaps the most significant artist of the 20th century: Pablo Picasso. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. x.com/artofdarkpod x.com/abbielucas x.com/kautzmania […]
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The Dark Room: Jack BC Talks Jünger’s On the Marble Cliffs
Friend of the pod Jack BC of the essential Book Club from Hell returns to the show to talk Jünger’s On the Marble Cliffs and more. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. x.com/bookclubhell666 x.com/artofdarkpod x.com/abbielucas x.com/kautzmania […]
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Spike Milligan and the Goons
We talk about the life and work of the troubled, eclectic, absurdist British author and Goon Show comedian Spike Milligan. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. x.com/artofdarkpod x.com/abbielucas x.com/kautzmania […]
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The Dark Room: Big Mac McCarthy Talks Hemingway
Musician Big Mac McCarthy joins the pod to talk Hemingway, music, and his Heavy Body project (and new album). Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. x.com/bigmac_mccarthy x.com/artofdarkpod x.com/abbielucas x.com/kautzmania […]
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The Dark Room: Rob Ayling Talks Hitchcock
Filmmaker Rob Ayling joins the pod to talk film, Hitchcock, his short PUNCHING BAG and more. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. x.com/RobAylingFilm x.com/artofdarkpod x.com/abbielucas x.com/kautzmania […]
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