A kidnapped child of innocence, a prodigy crafted into a blade by the hands of a Sith Lord, Darth Maul was never fated to live his own life, but to be the tool of another's revenge. This episode dismantles the tragedy underlying the brutality, charting Maul's descent from prodigy to suffering to shattered specter. Was he ever a free man, or just another casualty in a cycle of power, suffering, and betrayal?

Uncover the rage, the tragedy, and the ghostly loss of a warlord destined to die in fury.

Linktree:

⁠https://linktr.ee/DCPwithFulcrum⁠

Affiliates:

Never Ending Radio Show: ⁠https://neverendingradioshow.com/⁠

A Kingdom of Ash and Steam: The Ogress Son

⁠https://www.audible.com/pd/B0D7QN97N5/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWU-BK-ACX0-403262&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_403262_pd_us

The World is Angry by John Vines

https://a.co/d/8eaQTE1

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-world-is-angry-john-vines/1147357831?ean=9781968000134

https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-world-is-angry/id6745232170

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/232557717-the-world-is-angry

References

1. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999), Dir. George Lucas.

2. Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008–2020), Created by George Lucas and Dave Filoni.

3. Star Wars: Rebels (2014–2018), Created by Dave Filoni

4. Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018), Dir. Ron Howard.

5. Darth Maul (Marvel Comics, 2017), Written by Cullen Bunn.

6. Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir (Dark Horse Comics, 2014), Based on unused Clone Wars scripts.

7. Maul: Shadow Lord (upcoming animated series, announced 2026), Lucasfilm.

8. American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed., text rev.; DSM-5-TR), 2022.

9. Travers, P. (2020). Maul’s Identity Crisis: Pain, Purpose, and Power, Journal of Galactic Psychology, 11(3), pp. 22–37.

10. Hidalgo, P. (2015). Star Wars: The Essential Guide to the Force, Del Rey.

11. Wilson, E. (2019). Born to Be Broken: The Fall of Darth Maul, Hyperspace Publishing.

12. Dedijer, V. (1966). The Road to Sarajevo, Simon & Schuster.

13. Bruno, A. (2001). The Iceman: The True Story of a Cold-Blooded Killer, HarperCollins.

14. Smith, D. (2016). Rasputin: Faith, Power, and the Twilight of the Romanovs, Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

She's a nurse. She's a fan. She's a killer. In this episode of Dark Character Profiler, Fulcrum dissects the Unstable psyche of Annie Wilkes - the infamous villain of Misery. Through listener polls and psychological analysis, we ask, "What turns devotion into delusion?"

We also make a comparison to a real-life medical monster, a breakdown of Annie's crimes, and a teaser for Imaginarium 2025 in Louisville.

Linktree:

⁠https://linktr.ee/DCPwithFulcrum⁠

Affiliates:

Never Ending Radio Show: ⁠https://neverendingradioshow.com/⁠

A Kingdom of Ash and Steam: The Ogress Son

⁠https://www.audible.com/pd/B0D7QN97N5/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWU-BK-ACX0-403262&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_403262_pd_us

References

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.).

King, S. (1987). Misery. Viking Press.

Reiner, R. (Director). (1990). Misery [Film]. Columbia Pictures.

Ramsland, K. (2006). Inside the Minds of Healthcare Serial Killers.

Gabbard, G. O. (2000). Psychodynamic Psychiatry in Clinical Practice.

APA Dictionary of Psychology: “Labile Affect,” “Delusional Disorder” entries.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Wilkes

A forensic deep dive into Hannibal Lecter’s psyche. Was he shaped by trauma — or born a predator? This time on Dark Character Profiler, Fulcrum explores his diagnoses, his crimes, and the paradox of elegance and evil that defines fiction’s most chilling cannibal.

Linktree:

https://linktr.ee/DCPwithFulcrum

Affiliates:

Never Ending Radio Show: https://neverendingradioshow.com/

A Kingdom of Ash and Steam: The Ogress Son

https://www.audible.com/pd/B0D7QN97N5/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWU-BK-ACX0-403262&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_403262_pd_us

References:

American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th ed. (2013)

Douglas, John E., Ressler, Robert K., Burgess, Ann W., & Hartman, Carol R. Criminal Profiling from Crime Scene Analysis (FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, 1986)

Harris, Thomas. Red Dragon (1981)

Harris, Thomas. The Silence of the Lambs (1988)

Harris, Thomas. Hannibal (1999)

Harris, Thomas. Hannibal Rising (2006)

Morrison, Harold (Ed.). Hannibal Lecter and Philosophy: The Heart of the Matter (Open Court, 2010)

Newton, Michael. The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers, 2nd Ed. (2006)

Psychology Today. Antisocial Personality Disorder. psychologytoday.com

Ramsland, Katherine. Inside the Minds of Serial Killers (2006)

Stone, Michael H. The Anatomy of Evil (2009)

Vronsky, Peter. Serial Killers: The Method and Madness of Monsters (2004)