Exploring Underneath Skeletons: A Tour through Camp ScareFest 2016 [EVENT/VIDEO]

Posted By Reverend Leviathan on Apr 4, 2017 in Article, Article: Conventions/Gatherings, Article: Current Events/Awareness, Article: Etiquette/Socialization, Article: Interview, Featured, Interview: Exposing Skeletons with Reverend Leviathan, Origin: DGM Staff, Type: Article (w/ Videos), Type: Video

Our DarkestGoth staff went through Camp ScareFest last year and focused more on the vendors and attendees rather than celebrities. We compiled our best footage into this little video here. See Calypso Clown, 13 Pagan Holiday 13, Rocky Doll and Kristiva Diva, Christine and Bill Gibson, Nic Brown and other attendees. Enjoy! And come see us this year!

Featuring music by First Jason, 13 Pagan Holiday 13 and Grave Robber

From Critic to Costar: A Nightmare Come True [RETROSPECTIVE/ARTICLE]

Posted By Reverend Leviathan on Dec 15, 2016 in Article, Article: Conventions/Gatherings, Article: Current Events/Awareness, Article: Etiquette/Socialization, Article: Movies/Television, Featured, Origin: DGM Staff

Hanging out at the Rotting Corpse Production table during ScareFest 2015 would prove to be a life-changing experience. A young actress by the name of Sonya Delormier asked if I would help to promote an upcoming Kentucky film called The Wicked One, and handed me a postcard-sized picture of the movie cover. Being a huge fan of independent horror films I was more than happy to spread the word. Never did I imagine I’d also end up being part of this slasher flick!

Gen Con 2016: Unlocking the Games [EVENT/GALLERY]

Posted By Rocky Doll on Nov 14, 2016 in Article, Article: Conventions/Gatherings, Article: Current Events/Awareness, Event Galleries, Featured, Galleries, Model Gallery, Model: Rocky Doll II, Origin: Official Contributor, Type: Photos

This gallery is from 2016’s Gen Con. Held in Indianapolis, Gen Con the largest board came convention in the United States. Follow Rocky Doll as he shows you some of the cool things surrounding this amazing convention!

Camp ScareFest: Pitching Tents for Horror Icons [EVENT ARTICLE]

Posted By Reverend Leviathan on Oct 19, 2016 in Article, Article: Conventions/Gatherings, Article: Current Events/Awareness, Article: Etiquette/Socialization, Featured, Origin: DGM Staff

ScareFest 9 had fans of old-school slasher films very excited, as this year they had numerous guest celebrities from the classic campsite horror films such as Friday the 13th and Sleepaway Camp. Needless to say there were many cosplayers this year dressed up as the famous slasher, Jason Voorhees.

Welcoming Curves: Chatting with Club Bodice’s Miss Mortis [ARTICLE/EVENT]

Posted By JT Hanke on Aug 18, 2016 in Article, Article: Conventions/Gatherings, Article: Current Events/Awareness, Article: Etiquette/Socialization, Article: Interview, Featured, Origin: DGM Staff, Type: Article (w/ Photos)

Started a year ago by Miss Mortis as a Gothic dance party at the famous San Francisco LGBT club, The STUD Bar (www.studsf.com/ ), Club Bodice is a monthly Body Positive dance party for folks of all sizes, with the goal being for folks to be comfortable, have fun, and feel safe. Now their anniversary party is coming up with a very special dedication and we had a chance to chat with Miss Mortis all about it!

Rocking Out: Vans Warped Tour 2016 [EVENT/GALLERY]

Posted By Nara Gordon on Jul 26, 2016 in Article, Article: Conventions/Gatherings, Article: Current Events/Awareness, Creative Arts, Event Galleries, Featured, Galleries

A collection of photos of some of the bands and at the Vans Warped Tour 2016 in Cincinnati Ohio! Photos were taken from various places in the crowd including distance and right in the pit! Bands included Ashes to New, Atreyu, Bullet For My Valentine, Falling in Reverse, Good Charlotte, Ice Nine Kills, Motionless in White, Sum 41, VANNA, and many others.

Beautiful Nightmare: Dancing with Pride [EVENT GALLERY]

Posted By JT Hanke on Jul 1, 2016 in Article, Article: Conventions/Gatherings, Article: Current Events/Awareness, Article: Etiquette/Socialization, Featured, Galleries, Origin: DGM Staff, Type: Photos

We had the opportunity to host our first annual Beautiful Nightmare Dance Party last week in the incredible venue, The Bar Complex, in Lexington, KY, which boasts a mirror-paneled and pillared ballroom and a mesmerizing light display that was installed by the same company that put in the light displays for the infamous Studio 54. Throughout the night, hosts Rocky Doll and Nara Gordon, kept folks feeling great, while DJs Stephen29, The Mayor, and Verminoid kept the the party going late into the night. We also had the honor of…

Born to Game: Day 3 of Gen Con 2015 [ARTICLE/EVENT]

Posted By JT Hanke on Jun 22, 2016 in Article, Article: Conventions/Gatherings, Article: Current Events/Awareness, Featured, News & Updates, Origin: DGM Staff, Type: Photos

After misjudging the best way to enter the vendor area the day before, I corrected my approach, skirted the convention center, and came in the opposite entrance, allowing me to make my way through the even more crowded vendor area with a minimum of “pardon me”/”excuse me” dances in the process. Arriving in Paizos’ Pathfinder pavilion was really cool, because it shows how just much a creative indie manufacturer could become a major power player with its Roleplaying system in just 7 years. It may have been based on D&D’s 3.5 open license mechanics when it was released in 2008…

Born to Game: Day 2 of Gen Con 2015 [ARTICLE/EVENT]

Posted By JT Hanke on Jun 15, 2016 in Article, Article: Conventions/Gatherings, Article: Current Events/Awareness, Featured, Origin: Official Contributor, Type: Article (w/ Photos)

Chatting with Ben Loomes was refreshing, as his desire for improving the storytelling landscape around him was one I could totally understand. As a roleplayer himself, he found real world campaigns lacked the auditory elements found in video games and set about to change that. Using a complex sample based program (so that every type of sound can have random components) with reverb options (so you can have sounds happening in different qualitative environments, from open plains to confined caverns), he created a series of sound effects and music scores that can be triggered by your smartphone

Born to Game: Day 1 of Gen Con 2015 [EXTENDED ARTICLE]

Posted By JT Hanke on Jun 8, 2016 in Article, Article: Conventions/Gatherings, Article: Current Events/Awareness, Event Galleries, Featured, Galleries, News & Updates, Origin: DGM Staff, Type: Article (w/ Photos)

Gen Con has the distinction of being the largest table top gaming Convention in North America, with a focus on board games, pen-and-paper, card games, and anything related to games that are not primarily played in the digital realm. (This doesn’t mean that there aren’t some cool tabletop games that take advantage of technology in their gameplay, but the technology isn’t required for the playing of most of the games.)

HorrorHound Weekend: A Howl of a Good Time! [ARTICLE/EVENT]

Posted By Reverend Leviathan on Apr 20, 2016 in Article, Article: Conventions/Gatherings, Article: Current Events/Awareness, Featured, Origin: DGM Staff, Type: Article (w/ Photos)

HorrorHound Weekend is a traveling convention hosted by HorrorHound magazine. Each issue of HorrorHound contains film facts, interviews, and horror fan lifestyles to name a few. You can expect to find similar things at the conventions.