Killer Serials #19 – The Dain Curse, Part 2 of 4, “The Hollow Temple” (3/1/26)
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2:13:07 – Killer Serials continues its comeback with this second installment of Dashiell Hammett’s The Dain Curse, which appeared in the December 1928 issue of Black Mask. Reading by Dave in Kentucky, with feline commentary by Mr. Bean and music by Dave and Suno.
| Musical Selection | Start Time | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dark Blue Background (instrumental) | 0:00 |
| 2. | Trendy Cults | 12:03 |
| 3. | A Comfortable Stay | 30:49 |
| 4. | Manuel & the Hollow Temple | 46:01 |
| 5. | The Room where Flowers Died | 1:02:52 |
| 6. | Not Much Competition | 1:24:23 |
| 7. | Oh So Misterioso (instrumental) | 1:27:27 |
| 8. | Ghostly Apparition | 1:46:32 |
| 9. | Reno or Bust | 2:03:01 |
| 10. | Dark Blue Reprise (instrumental) | 2:08:28 |
Words by Dave in Kentucky, music by Suno.ai (v4.5). Soundtrack potentially available on Alternate Timeline Records.
Show art: Interior illustration from “The Hollow Temple” as it appeared (less the damage) in the December 1928 Black Mask.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International license. Attribution: by Dave in Kentucky – more info at onsug.com.



