Dark Natter
Jon Richter and Liam Martin
Dark Natter is the podcast where your favourite works of horror and other dark fiction are sliced, diced and dissected for forensic analysis! Enter the Hall Of Pain, where creepy custodians Jon Richter (dark fiction writer and video game developer) and Liam Martin (dark fiction connoisseur and professional video game writer) will guide you through a fun and usually downright daft examination of your favourite sinister creations.
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Dark Natter episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Dark Natter for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Dark Natter episode by adding your comments to the episode page.
The Silence Of The Lambs
Dark Natter
05/02/21 • 68 min
In this episode Jon welcomes bestselling cyberpunk writer (and jolly nice chap) Matthew A Goodwin to the show, where they'll be delving into the disturbing mind of none other than Doctor Hannibal Lecter (or is it Lecktor?)... Tune in to see if the psychotic psychiatrist can help them catch Buffalo Bill (if they even remember to mention him) and, more importantly, whether he earns a place in the Hall Of Pain...
Iain Banks
Dark Natter
02/07/21 • 53 min
In this episode, Jon welcomes the immensely talented, genre-hopping, award-winning writer Isobel Blackthorn to talk about her own dark fiction, as well as her love of the celebrated and sadly-missed author Iain Banks. Fans of his incredible work, from the harrowing Wasp Factory to his universe-spanning Culture novels, should find plenty to gorge themselves upon!
Demon's Souls
Dark Natter
01/24/21 • 79 min
Jon and Liam rekindle their love affair with From Software's 'Souls' games, this time celebrating Bluepoint's inspired remake of the game that started it all, Demon's Souls. Join the lads for a light-hearted romp through crumbling castles, mouldy mineshafts and stinking swamps... just do yourself a favour and DON'T TRUST PATCHES.
Master Of Chaos (Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks)
Dark Natter
03/13/20 • 95 min
Today's Hall Of Pain wannabe is the Fighting Fantasy gamebooks... to help them make their decision, Jon and Liam are playing through Jon's favourite childhood adventure, Master Of Chaos. Expect mutants, mercenaries, mongooses (mongeese?) and some decidedly dodgy dice rolls.
Salad Fingers
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02/14/20 • 43 min
Liam and Jon are happy to welcome this delightful, friendly little fellow to the show... wait, what's he doing with those stinging nettles!?
Tune in to find out whether David Firth's most famous creation is worthy of a place in the Hall Of Pain... after we've hidden all the rusty spoons.
Just don't expect us to explain what the hell is going on...
05/27/24 • 4 min
Released on 28th June 2024, Scarred is Jon's tenth book and first ever (dark) fantasy novel. If this voice snippet entices you to join Freya and Errick's quest, visit www.jon-richter.com for more information, or get your claws on a copy here...
USA: https://shorturl.at/eGS47
UK: https://shorturl.at/bjzHT
(Thanks to Kevin MacLeod for the ace background music)
The Undertaker
Dark Natter
09/19/21 • 86 min
For Dark Natter's 50th anniversary (thankfully in episodes, not years) we thought we'd attempt an unprecedented four-person discussion about a never-before-touched subject: professional wrestling, and specifically the incredible career and storytelling of legendary grappler The Undertaker!! Liam and Jon are joined by the Brothers Of Destruction, Haydn Kilyan and podcast debutant Jack Kilyan, for an episode as chaotic as you'd expect when Haydn's had a few cans before recording starts. Expect heated discussion, childish humour, enthusiastic nostalgia and Liam inexplicably challenging the Undertaker to a fight.
Dark Disney
Dark Natter
07/11/21 • 71 min
Long-time friend of the show (and even longer-time friend of Jon and Liam!) Haydn Kilyan is back to explore another subject close to his black, shrivelled heart: the disturbing, sinister fiction of Disney Studios! Join us for a whistle-stop tour of the darkest depths of Disney's output over the years, including Pleasure Island, the pink elephant parade and the brutal murder of a harmless firefly.
The League Of Gentlemen
Dark Natter
06/06/20 • 48 min
Liam and Jon journey to Royston Vasey to establish whether this sinister British sitcom is worthy of a place in the Hall Of Pain... but did they survive the cannibals, gun-toting lunatics, evil children and escaped zoo animals?
10/31/21 • 76 min
It's the end of another sinister series of Dark Natter! And it's also Halloween... so what better way for us to bow out with a bang than by celebrating the Springwood Slasher himself, Freddy Krueger and his Nightmare On Elm Street movies??
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FAQ
How many episodes does Dark Natter have?
Dark Natter currently has 79 episodes available.
What topics does Dark Natter cover?
The podcast is about Scary, Films, Creepy, Tv Shows, Discussion, Writers, Funny, Podcasts, Books, Movies, Video Games, Arts, Analysis, Authors, Tv & Film and Horror.
What is the most popular episode on Dark Natter?
The episode title 'A Nightmare On Elm Street (Season Finale Halloween Slasher Special!)' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Dark Natter?
The average episode length on Dark Natter is 61 minutes.
How often are episodes of Dark Natter released?
Episodes of Dark Natter are typically released every 14 days.
When was the first episode of Dark Natter?
The first episode of Dark Natter was released on Aug 2, 2019.
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