Hey Dark Tone listeners Fred here with the Halloween treat you're about to hear a project that has been in the works for

Close to a year now. We have joined forces as a podcast Point Mystic that show that explores magic and mysteries of the podcast, Point Mystic, a show that explores magic and

mysteries of the world produced by Christopher Raynaga, to create this crossover

episode wherein Point Mystic explores the mystery of the dark tone as an artifact of lore and influencer of history.

The observant listeners will hear how the events of this podcast,

crossover influenced dark tomb season two you'll learn more about, well, the curious history of the Dark Tome.

This is part one of two. Hope you enjoy, and if you like what you here, do check out Point Mystic at all places where you get your podcast.

Happy Halloween. In the doorways, what creates them, where they go, and what may be lurking on the other side.

The two-part episode that you're about to hear, the curious history of the dark

tone, episode 231, was first broadcast three years ago this month. In the time

since, startling new evidence has arisen that the supernatural artifact, the dark

tone, once thought to be lost 40 years ago, may actually still exist. We have updated the end of this story to share what we now know.

It's still unknown whether this magical book, The Dark Tome, is evil. But there's little doubt that

whatever waits beyond the supernatural doorway of this story is. Here's the story. I think when most people hear the name Joseph Ritchie, the first thing they think of is the famous

occultist who killed a two-headed beast in the New York Public Library.

What was your grandfather really like?

He was the most amazing man. He loved books. He's always loved books. Even as a kid, when other kids were saving up allowance money to go and buy bubblegum or candy at the store.

My grandfather would save money to go buy books.

They spent most of his teenagers years in the library and I can remember when I was a kid he

there was a little boy who lived down the street and he saw something in this little boy something I think a fellow

leader the way this boy's eyes would light up I guess when when my grandfather

passed by on the street and he had this big stack of books in his hand.

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