{"id":1158,"date":"2025-10-12T10:00:36","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T15:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodpencil.com\/pod\/?p=1158"},"modified":"2025-10-12T10:00:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T15:00:37","slug":"swords-scrolls-027-swords-shadows-castle-of-the-undead-from-dracula-lives-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodpencil.com\/pod\/blog\/2025\/10\/12\/swords-scrolls-027-swords-shadows-castle-of-the-undead-from-dracula-lives-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Swords &amp; Scrolls 027 &#8211; Swords &amp; Shadows: Castle of the Undead from Dracula Lives! #3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodpencil.com\/pod\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RCO033_1490862229-770x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodpencil.com\/pod\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RCO033_1490862229-770x1024.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.goodpencil.com\/pod\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RCO033_1490862229-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.goodpencil.com\/pod\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RCO033_1490862229-768x1021.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodpencil.com\/pod\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RCO033_1490862229-1155x1536.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/www.goodpencil.com\/pod\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RCO033_1490862229-1540x2048.jpg 1540w, https:\/\/www.goodpencil.com\/pod\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RCO033_1490862229-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.goodpencil.com\/pod\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RCO033_1490862229.jpg 1612w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Beware those who walk the Land of Scrolls! Special for SPOOKY SEASON comes an episode featuring Russell and Josh of TASTE THE POD OF DRACULA. We discuss a story from the pages of Dracula Lives!  issue #3. In it we see Robert E. Howard&#8217;s dark and driven character Solomon Kane cross swords with Bram Stoker&#8217;s Count Dracula. Protect your neck, for it&#8217;s fang versus blade in the Castle of the Undead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out Russell&#8217;s podcasts!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kaiju Comicast &#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/1uWzjUJBzju7gNzcklmhZl?si=TC2UGZ5nSaqKqqy3cNj8BQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/1uWzjUJBzju7gNzcklmhZl?si=TC2UGZ5nSaqKqqy3cNj8BQ<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Taste the Pod of Dracula &#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/6dwYnWh1q1yFUzqYzGlV1S?si=DfPMKTgKQt-1aDQHsykNwg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/6dwYnWh1q1yFUzqYzGlV1S?si=DfPMKTgKQt-1aDQHsykNwg<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get into Josh&#8217;s substack &#8211; there is something in those stacks for you- <a href=\"https:\/\/substack.com\/@joshlink\">joshlink.substack.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Theme Music by GNOLL, courtesy Heimat der Katastrophe. All rights reserved. <a href=\"https:\/\/heimatderkatastrophe.bandcamp.com\/\">https:\/\/heimatderkatastrophe.bandcamp.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EMAIL ME BY GORM! swordsnscrollspod@gmail.com.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow on Intsagram<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/swordsandscrolls.podcast\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/swordsandscrolls.podcast<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beware those who walk the Land of Scrolls! Special for SPOOKY SEASON comes an episode featuring Russell and Josh of TASTE THE POD OF DRACULA. We discuss a story from the pages of Dracula Lives! issue #3. In it we see Robert E. 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