233: Creepy Christmas Tales

Rissa Miller returned to The Dark Mark Sh0w to share holiday stories straight from the dark side with Mark, Nicole and you the listener.These aren't tales of holiday cheer that you are used to, get ready for tales of cannibalism, orgies, whipping, pickled children and monsters such as the newly popular Krampus and Belzsnickel, as well as the giant Yule Cat, the Yule Goat, Christmas Werewolves and Vampires as well. Rissa also delves into the controversial tradition of Zwarte Piet, the decadence of Saturnalia (which Nicole has practiced on occasion} and the dark side of the origin of St. Nicholas complete with an appearance by Santa Claus himself!So be good for goodness' sake and listen, lest you get whipped with a switch,,,Find out what lies ahead for you in 2023, go to www.teaandsmoke.com and find out how Rissa can give you a tea reading or a smoke reading.Go to www.vrg.org to get recipes, past issues of Vegan Journal or a subscription to Vegan JournalGive the gift of The Dark Mark Show this holiday season. Go to www.teepublic.com/user/dms1 for shirts, mugs, phone/laptop covers, masks and more!Go to lulu.com and get Nicole's poetry book "Slow Burn" which makes a great holiday gift.This podcast is sponsored byEddie by GiddyFDA Class II medical device built to treat erectile dysfunction and performance unpredictability. Eddie is specifically engineered to promote firmer and longer-lasting erections by working with the body's physiology.Get rock hard erections the natural way again.Using promo code DARKMARK20, you can save 20% on your Eddie purchase, and you and your partner will be chanting incantations of ecstasy together faster than you can say “REDRUM.”Go to buyeddie.com/DarkMark for 20% off your purchase using code DARKMARK20 today.Raze Energy DrinksGo to https://bit.ly/2VMoqkk and put in the coupon code DMS for 15% off the best energy drinks. Zero calories. Zero carbs. Zero crashHelp former Dark Mark Show cohost Hannah and her dog Lannister. Lannister was recently diagnosed with cancer and needs your help. Please give what you can.Fundraiser by Lannister Bakk : Lannister’s cancer fund (gofundme.com)