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Join author Allison Dickson as she puts her fascination with the weird, morbid, and macabre out on the airwaves with a wide array of topics ranging from the arts to history to true crime. Featuring a mix of guest hosts and solo content, all delivered in a fun and engaging way, Ding Dong Darkness Time is perfect for people who like to know a little bit about a lot of things.

Ding Dong Darkness Time Warped Cortex Media

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.6 • 56 Ratings

Join author Allison Dickson as she puts her fascination with the weird, morbid, and macabre out on the airwaves with a wide array of topics ranging from the arts to history to true crime. Featuring a mix of guest hosts and solo content, all delivered in a fun and engaging way, Ding Dong Darkness Time is perfect for people who like to know a little bit about a lot of things.

    Introducing Allison's New Podcast: Vintage Villains -- Episode 1 Belle Gunness

    Introducing Allison's New Podcast: Vintage Villains -- Episode 1 Belle Gunness

    That's right, Ding Dongs. The Queen is starting a SECOND podcast. It's specifically geared toward historical true crime (cases prior to 1980, and going back as far as human history itself).

    After a brief introduction, Allison will plunge you right into 1908 and the world of infamous Midwest female serial killer, Belle Gunness, who was reeling in and extinguishing scores of lonely hearts on her Indiana farm for a good few years before the whole operation went up in flames. Literally.


    Links to the main website, social media, Patreon, merchandise, and more -- ⁠https://linktr.ee/warpedcortexmedia⁠

    RESOURCES

    https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/562322/belle-gunness-murders

    https://murderpedia.org/female.G/g/gunness-belle.htm

    https://nypost.com/2018/05/05/how-a-farm-girl-became-the-butcher-of-lonely-men/

    https://www.amazon.com/Hells-Princess-Mystery-Gunness-Butcher-ebook/dp/B06XFS39KS"Frogs Legs Rag" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Credits:Main Theme Music -- Ken DicksonMain Graphics -- Nathaniel Dickson

    • 1 hr 10 min
    Coming Soon: Vintage Villains -- A Historical True Crime Podcast

    Coming Soon: Vintage Villains -- A Historical True Crime Podcast

    Coming March 1st, a historical true crime podcast hosted by the Queen Ding Dong herself, Allison Dickson.

    • 44 sec
    44: It's Time to Talk About 'Gone Girl'

    44: It's Time to Talk About 'Gone Girl'

    The topic of Gone Girl was an inevitable for this show. The 2012 bestselling phenomenon by Gillian Flynn blew millions of readers away with its stunning plot twist, but it also caused one of the biggest plot twists in Allison's own life.

    This episode, featuring Jayson Blair of the Silver Linings Handbook, explores the dark and faceted marriage of Nick and Amy Dunne, and they discuss the way so many of its themes resonate in real human psychology and relationships.

    Listen to Jayson Blair's show, The Silver Linings Handbook Podcast:

    https://silverliningshandbook.com/



    Essay by Gillian Flynn: "I Was Not a Nice Little Girl"

    https://medium.com/@Powells/i-was-not-a-nice-little-girl-c2df01e0ae1

    • 1 hr 38 min
    Joining The Silver Linings Handbook: Our Fascination with Darkness

    Joining The Silver Linings Handbook: Our Fascination with Darkness

    Recently, Allison appeared on the Silver Linings Handbook with Jayson Blair to discuss our collective fascination with darkness. Why do some of us love things like horror stories and true crime? And are we doing ourselves disservice by avoiding those things entirely? All that and more in this talk.



    Listen to Jayson's show here:

    https://silverliningshandbook.com/

    • 1 hr 41 min
    43: Ding Dong Movie Time -- The Menu

    43: Ding Dong Movie Time -- The Menu

    As we prepare to hunker down to stuff our faces with delicious delights this holiday season, Allison and her trusty movie buddy Josh from Press Play and Scream bring you a rousing discussion on the diabolically epicurean 2022 masterpiece, The Menu, starring Anya Taylor Joy, Nicholas Hoult, and Ralph Fiennes.

    • 1 hr 37 min
    42: Let's Talk About Witchcraft

    42: Let's Talk About Witchcraft

    For the ultimate Halloween celebration, it seemed an opportune time to discuss  another well-known trope of the season. This week we're joined by Nathaniel Dickson, the eldest spawn of our host! Nate has dabbled in the craft for the last several years, and they're here to bring all their practical knowledge and insights into things like tarot cards, crystals, spells, divination, manifestation, Dungeons & Dragons, and yeah, maybe that one time they hexed their ex. Don't worry, it was warranted. Happy Halloween! Additional Info:Nate's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/honiemoth/J&J Crystals in Charlevoix: https://jjcrystalrocks.com/

    Show Credits:Graphics -- Nathaniel Dickson: http://ndickson.comMusic -- Spencer MorelockDing Dong Darkness Time Media:Twitter: @dddarknesstimeInstagram: dddarknesstimeGmail: dddarknesstime@gmail.com

    • 1 hr 39 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
56 Ratings

56 Ratings

Robert197312004 ,

Allison Is Amazing

One of my favorites. Allison is amazing

LillyAnn76 ,

Dark, mysterious and fun

Allison soothing voice and love for all weird always deliver the best episodes with facts.
Love the podcast

Brieezy27 ,

Love it, can’t get enough!

I absolutely adore everything about this pod. Allison is well spoken and thoughtful, giving insights into things I never would’ve seen that way- and the guests (my special favorite is Jayson Blair, of course!) are equally intelligent and thought provoking.
Great job, great people, great podcast!

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