{"id":1288,"date":"2026-10-16T10:41:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T15:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodpencil.com\/pod\/?p=1288"},"modified":"2026-10-16T10:41:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T15:41:13","slug":"swords-scrolls-049-akivasha-the-woman-who-never-died-with-taste-the-pod-of-dracula","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodpencil.com\/pod\/blog\/2026\/10\/16\/swords-scrolls-049-akivasha-the-woman-who-never-died-with-taste-the-pod-of-dracula\/","title":{"rendered":"Swords &amp; Scrolls 049 &#8211; Akivasha, the Woman Who Never Died with Taste the Pod of Dracula."},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodpencil.com\/pod\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Akivasha_-660x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodpencil.com\/pod\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Akivasha_-660x1024.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.goodpencil.com\/pod\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Akivasha_-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/www.goodpencil.com\/pod\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Akivasha_-768x1191.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodpencil.com\/pod\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Akivasha_-97x150.jpg 97w, https:\/\/www.goodpencil.com\/pod\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Akivasha_.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beware, oh man, what lies beneath the Land of Scrolls! The spooky-scary-season-stuff continues as Russell and Josh of TASTE THE POD OF DRACULA return to discuss the ancient and seductive, Stygian vampire &#8211; AKIVASHA! Robert E. Howard&#8217;s sexy mummy vampire will never die in our minds. Protect your neck!<\/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 the pod on Intsagram &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/swordsandscrolls.podcast\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/swordsandscrolls.podcast<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beware, oh man, what lies beneath the Land of Scrolls! The spooky-scary-season-stuff continues as Russell and Josh of TASTE THE POD OF DRACULA return to discuss the ancient and seductive, Stygian vampire &#8211; AKIVASHA! Robert E. Howard&#8217;s sexy mummy vampire will never die in our minds. Protect your neck! 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