Welcome, Drifters! This episode finds us in the Southern Gothic beauty and dark history of the marshy South Carolina Lowlands, where vampires seem to lurk like in the pages of an Anne Rice novel. An opulent hotel room conjured thoughts of Versailles. A cliffhanger is closed from EP2, but draws us into a terrifying true crime that shook Denver. A murderous case with the power to haunt us to this day. Wise words of warning are left to ring in the ears of the listener. . .
KEY WORDS: Deadly Guest, Vampires, Denver, Civil War, Mood Swings, Midnight Mass, South Carolina, Palace of Versailles, Clapham, Beaufort, Gullah-Geechee, Spanish Moss, Singapore, Fukuoka, and Ferrets.
\"In the hunt for a serial killer nicknamed the Gay Slayer, the U.K.’s top crime show outed me to the entire country. They then doubled-down, comparing me to a gay teenage street prostitute. Everyone has their own path to the world of true crime. That was mine. . .\"
Author D. J. Swales, international tumbleweed of 120 countries and 45 U.S. states, invites you to explore the Dark Earth. Discover a new perspective on true crime, dark travel journals, serial killers, twisted history, mysteries, cryptids, and terrifying folklore.
When D. J.'s travel journals burned in Seoul, he wrote new ones. Enjoy all your favourite dark themes from wanderings on the open road. From the dangerous world of London rent boys, to familiar places seen from dark paths after midnight.
Rediscover the Dark Earth through the eyes of someone who has lived it. His only constant companion, a huge suitcase called Letitia.
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