The Shadowcast

May 22 2024 19 ep. 50 mins 60
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The only podcast devoted exclusively to the immortal exploits of The Dark Avenger. Your one place for reviews and interviews about the original pulp vigilante!

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Shadowcast 19 - THE SHADOW on Film

May 22 2024 58 mins  
The theme of season 3 of The Shadowcast is "The Shadow on Film", and we kick it off with the 1994 Shadow feature film starring Alec Baldwin! In the second half of today's episode, we then contrast the differences between the finished film, and its comic adaptation by the great Michael Kaluta! REPORT!

The Shadowcast 18 - HANDS IN THE DARK

Jan 11 2023 46 mins  
Clutching, throttling, life-snatching hands, guided by a mastermind, mad for loot! Thrill to the adventure as The Shadowcast battles lone-handed against the tremendous forces of evil in this season finale... HANDS IN THE DARK!

The Shadowcast 17 - MOBSMEN ON THE SPOT

Jul 26 2022 45 mins  
Racketeers—ruthless, relentless—make a great metropolis their blood-soaked battleground to suit evil purpose!The Shadowcast wages war with racketeers and corrupt unions in another tale torn from the headlines, in 1932's timely crimeland epic: "The Mobsmen On The Spot"!

The Shadowcast 16 - THE BLACK MASTER

Jun 22 2022 53 mins  
The Shadow crushes the conniving schemes of perhaps his first bona fide 'supervillain' in his 8th pulp adventure: THE BLACK MASTER!Then, The Shadow and Margot get to the bottom of a murder plot involving a hypnotist and phony spiritual mediums in the 1947 radio adventure Séance With Death!

The Shadowcast 15 - WILL MURRAY Interview and THE SILENT SEVEN

Dec 12 2021 106 mins  
The Shadowcast is joined by venerated pulp historian WILL MURRAY, author of the recent Shadow bookumentary 'Master of Mystery: The Rise of The Shadow'. We discuss his history with the pulp reprints, association with Walter Gibson, and everything in-between! Then, we continue our reviews of classic pulps when The Shadow tackles a secret society of prominent criminal conspirators in

The Shadowcast 14 - THE DEATH TOWER

Oct 06 2021 58 mins  
We continue our review of The Shadow pulps with the deathtrap-laden classic: THE DEATH TOWER, and review 'Walter B. Gibson and The Shadow', a biography of the Dark Avenger's mysterious creator!Visit the Shadowcast Blog:https://theshadowcastknows.blogspot.com/Become an Agent of The Shadowcast on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/theshadowcastknowsFollow The Shadowcast on Twitter:htt

The Shadowcast 13 - James Patterson's THE SHADOW

Sep 09 2021 41 mins  
In today's Shadowcast: James Patterson reboots 'The Shadow' with the elegance of a quadriplegic ballerina.

The Shadowcast 12 - GANGDOM'S DOOM (90 Years of The Shadow)

Sep 09 2021 78 mins  
The Shadow turns 90 years old and hasn't aged a day!To prove it, we review two CLASSICS, published 50 years apart:1931's seminal gangland epic, 'GANGDOM'S DOOM', where The Shadow brings Al Capone to justice... and 1989's comic classic 'Gangland DOOMED', where he returns to Chicago to eliminate the aftermath.

The Shadowcast 11 - THE RED MENACE

Feb 26 2021 51 mins  
The Shadow battles The Bolsheviks in 'The Red Menace' and averts mutual nuclear annihilation in 'Midnight in Moscow' on today's edition of The Shadowcast!Visit the Shadowcast Blog:https://theshadowcastknows.blogspot.com/Become an Agent of The Shadowcast on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/theshadowcastknowsFollow The Shadowcast on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ShadowcastKnows

The Shadowcast 10 - The Shadow Laughs!

Dec 31 2020 52 mins  
The inaugural Shadow trilogy concludes with climactic chapter "The Shadow Laughs!" in December's edition of The Shadowcast! A dark, mysterious work in which The Shadow's signature twin .45 automatics make their debut, and Lamont Cranston... meets "Lamont Cranston"!A true classic you'll need to hear to believe.We conclude with a bit of disquieting news about Condé Nast's incoming S