The Dark Art Society Podcast with Chet Zar
Hosted by renowned Dark Artist Chet Zar, the Dark Art Society Podcast covers a variety of important and contemporary topics. Themes include Dark Art, literature, film, music, culture, philosophy, dreams, paranormal experiences, magick and much more! While each episode focuses on specific issues, the nature of this podcast is conversational and organic. With that said we encourage you to take up position, like a fly on the proverbial wall and tune in.
Episodes
July 9, 2025 • 111 mins
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This week I welcome back Steven Russell Black to the pod for a chat. His last appearance was Ep. 99... 6 years ago! When he first came on he still had a day job to help pay the bills- now he is full time! We discuss his transition into a full time art career and how he has learned to navigate it. We also talk a lot about painting techniques a...
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July 2, 2025 • 66 mins
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June 25, 2025 • 121 mins
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This week we I finally have dark artist/painter/musician/VFX artist/actor/producer/filmmaker etc Clint Carney on for a chat! Clint is a super creative dude and the prototypical dark artist- his art is very dark but his personality is sunshine and rainbows! We talk about his life and career in the arts. One of the best discussions we've had in a while...
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June 11, 2025 • 66 mins
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This week I'm talking to friend of the pod Gabe Leonard about his experience at the ICE protests in downtown Los Angeles this past weekend,
Also, a quick art life update.
Gabe's links:
https://gabeleonardart.com/
https://www.instagram.com/gabeleonardart/ https://www.tiktok.com/@GabeLeonardArt
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June 4, 2025 • 124 mins
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This week we have an AMAZING conversation with creator of the Mr. Unpronounceable comic, Tim Molloy. This is Tim's 3rd and while I wanted to have him on to promote his new Kickstarter project, "Mr. Unpronounceable Omnibus", we ended up have a seriously deep conversation about art making, the occult and mysticism, the scary dangers of AI and tons of o...
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May 21, 2025 • 83 mins
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This week we have legendary dark artist Stanislav Krawczyk (AKA Stan Dark Art) back to the podcast to check in and try and help get him some financial support. For those unfamiliar with Stan, he has...
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May 14, 2025 • 98 mins
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Gabe Leonard and I discuss the Rick Baker solo show, bitch about the art life, talk about sculpture and reflect on hanging out with Robert Williams at Cris Velasco's art BBQ among other things.
Also, a quick art life update.
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April 23, 2025 • 137 mins
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This week I finally interview one of my most coveted guests, the one, the only, RICK BAKER!!! Rick has his first solo show of paintings opening May 10th at Copro Gallery https://www.copronason.com/, so I wanted to interview him as a painter and dark artist instead of the usual focus on his legendary career as a 7 time Academy Award winning makeup up ...
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April 9, 2025 • 100 mins
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This week I talk to FX legend Todd Masters! Todd has been in the business for 40+ years and seen it all! We talk about going from an artist and film maker kid to owning his own makeup effects shop, Masters FX! He has worked on some amazing projects (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0557724/) and tells some amazing stories about the heyday of makeup effect...
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March 23, 2025 • 112 mins
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This week author, occult scholar and all around great human being Mitch Horowitz returns once again to talk all about his important new book, "Practical Magick" (you can order here: https://a.co/d/97pSETF )! As usual, we speak about tons of other interesting things as well. Mitch is one of my favorite guests and it's always a pleasure to chat with hi...
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March 17, 2025 • 92 mins
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This week I speak to L.C. (Leonard Crosky): artist, DJ and creator of the legendary Cannibal Flower monthly group show! As I have spoken about many times before, Cannibal Flower is where I got my start (along with many, many other artists in the underground LA art scene)! We discuss his early life in hip hop (creating what is probably the first ever ...
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March 10, 2025 • 97 mins
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This week I welcome back Dave Sherman to discuss strategies for living through this current hellscape we are experiencing. Dave is an addictions professional/life coach, and we thought it would be a good idea to do a show this week to discuss some ideas and coping skills to live in these interesting times. Really great conversation with lots of good ...
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March 2, 2025 • 87 mins
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This week, I sit down with Atlanta-based artist Miriam Hoffmann for an enlightening interview. We dive into her incredible journey of mastering oil paints in just five years, despite having no prior art experience! We discuss her recent accomplishment of securing representation by Arcadia Gallery, and the role online mentorship has played in her arti...
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February 23, 2025 • 80 mins
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This week I speak to Gabe Leonard about our experience at the L.A. Art Show this weekend. Well, we meant to talk about that but ended up also talking a lot about art in general.
Also, a quick art life update.
Gabe's links:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabeleonardart/
Website: https://gabeleonardart.com/
Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@UCw...
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February 9, 2025 • 117 mins
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This week I interview Kentucky dark art sculptor Jason Tarpley. We discuss his work in the haunted house prop industry, his early days of drawing and sculpting, growing up in a religious household where all of the kind of artwork he loved was forbidden and tons more! I feel a strong connection to his work, so I am stoked to have him on!
Also, a qui...
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February 3, 2025 • 86 mins
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This week, artist and friend Ryan K. Peterson joins me in a part 2 of our tribute to the one and only David Lynch. We were both so bummed at his passing that it seemed to be a good way to celebrate the man who had such a big artistic influence on us both. You can check out part 1 here: https://youtu.be/ZcXm5R55od4?si=PKwSgi9yKP8LZAOO
Also, a quick ...
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January 26, 2025 • 84 mins
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This week, artist and friend Ryan K. Peterson joins me in a part tribute to the one and only David Lynch. We were both so bummed at his passing that it seemed to be a good way to celebrate the man who had such a big artistic influence on us both. This is part 1 of our tribute. Come back next week for part 2.
Also, a quick art life update.
Ryan's ...
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January 19, 2025 • 84 mins
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This week I speak with the makeup artist Kevin Wasner! We worked together at Rick Baker's shop 20 years ago and it was great to reconnect! We talk about his incredible work from 10 years of working on on "The Walking Dead", the old age makeup on Mia Goth for "X", working with WETA, transitioning from the mold shop to on set makeup artist and tons mo...
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January 11, 2025 • 76 mins
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This week I speak with the legendary Justin Bua! This interview went in many different directions, but much was discussed about the realities of being a fine artist in today's climate, AI, his early success selling millions of posters, working on television and on films, the spirituality of art and a ton of other cool stuff. We will be doing a part 2...
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January 5, 2025 • 144 mins
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This week, my good friend/artist/sculptor/makeup effects artist Ryan K. Peterson talk about one of my favorite horror films (and one of the greatest horror films ever made), George A. Romero's "Dawn of the Dead" from 1978. This film definitely deserves its own DAS episode...and here it is!
Also, a quick art life update.
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