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We pick back up our ongoing series in the 100 darkest moments in pop culture history and in doing so, we travel back to the early 1990s.
Comic books and trading cards were booming. Speculators were buying both in bulk with hopes of one day owning something valuable. But, the bubble was ready to burst when DC Comics came along with a publicity stunt that almost killed the comic book industry: The Death of Superman.
He was Superman for an entire generation. He was faster than a locomotive and could leap a tall building in a single bound, but George Reeves was dead at the age of 45.
There has been much mystery around the his death which was officially ruled a suicide. Many people were skeptical and it seems like they may have had reason to be.
This week as part of our 100 darkest moments in pop culture history series, I take a look at the death of Superman: George Reeves.
While this series focuses on the 100 darkest moments in pop culture history, the death of Len Bias is even more than that as it’s one of the 100 darkest moments in American history because of what came next.
Bias was the Boston Celtics’ no. 2 overall draft pick in 1986, but died two days later.
I firmly believe this is one of the most important DragonKing Dark podcasts I’ve ever done and after listening, I hope you agree. While many non-sports fans may not know who Bias was, his death greatly affected American culture and society in ways still felt today.
The rock music world was shaken in February 1980 when the distinctive lead singer of the rising rock group AC/DC was found dead in a car.
The cause of death was apparently alcohol related though specifically how has been debated for 40 years now.
It seemed impossible that a rising rock group with such a distinctive sound could possibly carry on after the death of its frontman. Yet, the band’s next album became one of the top five selling albums of all time.
This is the story of the death of Bon Scott, part of our Dark 100 series looking at the 100 darkest moments in pop culture history.
We continue our 100 darkest moments in pop culture history by looking at the death of 28-year-old actor Heath Ledger.
He had a couple of breakout moments: first in the movie Brokeback Mountain and then in an even more iconic portrayal of the Joker in the The Dark Knight. Then, he died suddenly from a drug overdose.
The tragic story of an actor who had just broken through to a whole other level only to be struck down in his prime is the focus of this week’s DragonKing Dark.
Continuing our look at 100 of the darkest moments in pop culture history, I am joined by Tonya from When It Was Cool to discuss the death of starlet Jayne Mansfield who was killed in a 1967 car accident.
The events leading up to her death are quite dark and mysterious including her stint in the Church of Satan and possibly a romantic fling with the Black Pope himself, Anton LaVay. Poor career choices, comparisons to Marilyn Monroe, and more make for this sad but captivating story on this week’s DragonKing Dark.
Our list of 100 of the darkest moments in pop culture history continues with the killing of Marvin Gaye, an influential singer and musician who gained worldwide fame for his work with Motown Records.
He was fatally shot three times by his father, Marvin Gay Sr., on April 1, 1984, at their house in the West Adams district of Los Angeles, California, following an altercation after he intervened in an argument between his parents. The wounds were fatal and he was pronounced dead on arrival at the California Hospital Medical Center.
On this week’s DragonKing Dark, we look more into what happened in this bizarre situation.
Continuing our 100 darkest moments in pop culture history, we look back at Woodstock ’99.
This event, which recently got the HBO documentary and podcast treatment, there was one death, numerous sexual assaults, arson, and a general mockery of pop culture and toxic fandom at the festival originally known for peace and love.
Woodstock ’99 put the worst of us on display and killed the iconic name of a festival that had been a touchstone of pop culture 30 years earlier.
Our series of 100 of the darkest moments in pop culture history continues with the disastrous Station Nightclub fire in 2003 that killed 100 people during a Great White concert.
Great White was a nationally known band which had a few hits during the hair metal era. In 2003 while playing a concert in West Warwick, RI, pyrotechnics set off during the show caused the club to catch fire and burn down causing a massive loss of life.
On this week’s DragonKing Dark, we discuss this terrible event.
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We continue our series discussing 100 of the darkest moments in pop culture history by looking at the death of pro wrestling star Eddie Guerrero.
However, Guerrero’s death differs from others we have looked at so far. Eddy (yes, that is the correct spelling out of his own mouth) was not murdered, nor did he die in a tragic accident. Rather, he died at a young age due to the abuse his body took from the wrestling lifestyle. He was an A+ performer and the pro wrestling business was worse off without him.
On this week’s DragonKing Dark, we remember Eddy Guerrero.
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On the latest DragonKing Dark and this latest installment of the top 100 darkest moments in pop culture history, we look at the November 2015 Paris attacks.
On that Friday night in Paris, the city was hit by a coordinated terrorist attack involving multiple gunmen and bombs.
The heart of the killings came at a concert at the Bataclan theater where concertgoers were taken hostage and 90 people were killed inside at an Eagles of Death Metal concert. The band themselves barely escaped as three gunmen with bombs opened fire that night.
This week, we go back to 2015 and try to make sense of what happened then and since then.
We continue our 100 darkest moments in pop culture history with a look back at another concert disaster.
This one happened before a concert by The Who in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1979 where eleven fans were crushed to death when the doors to the arena failed to open in time. Like several of the tragedies we’ve looked at so far, this one is compounded by the young age of the victims.
The 100 darkest moments in pop culture history continues on DragonKing Dark with a look at the shooting death of 25-year-old rapper Tupac Shakur.
To say that 2Pac was controversial would be a huge understatement. But, he was also talented and had a giant impact on pop culture. He was also legit when it came to the violent music he made. This was not the first time he was shot and was caught up in a violent battle between two music companies that didn’t shy away from gunplay.
So, who killed 2Pac? You’ll find out who and why on this week’s DKD.
We continue our look at 100 of the darkest moments in pop culture history with taking a look at one of the biggest: the death of the king of rock and roll, Elvis Presley.
Let’s be honest: you probably know everything you want to know about the death of Elvis…or do you? On this episode, I talk about the twists and turns of his death including a speeding car slamming into mourners at the funeral killing one person, and the attempt to steal his body of days later.
The next installment in our 100 darkest moments in pop culture history goes back to March 1993 when Brandon Lee, actor and son of legendary pop culture icon Bruce Lee, was killed on the set of the dark gothic comic book inspired movie The Crow — the inspiration for Sting’s dark character in WCW.
Gunned down in a completely avoidable accident, Lee was about to break through even bigger than where he was — eerily mirroring the death of his father.
I discuss the accident and the aftermath of the untimely and unnecessary death of Lee on this week’s DragonKing Dark.
