FireflyReign: Broken [MODEL GALLERY]

Posted By FireflyReign on Dec 7, 2018 in Featured, Galleries, Model Gallery, Model: FireflyReign, Model: Women, Origin: Official Contributor, Type: Photos

Adventures are fun. Especially when you find places to take photos.  Like broken rocks from some old building.

Glory Days (Book Review)

Posted By E.M. Lounsbury on Nov 30, 2018 in Featured, Origin: Official Contributor, Review: Books, Reviews

Peter Aloysha Aaron is a young man desperately trying to find himself. Born illegitimately in Russia, Peter can’t remember his early years, except by terrible nightmares that plague him and lure him back into a terrible trauma that he has no real memory of – trauma inflicted while he and his mother were held prisoner by the Germans. Rescued by his father at a young age, Peter was then raised in Hollywood with all of the glamour and extravagance that came with the Hollywood scene.

Lana Blac: Nocturnal [ALBUM REVIEW]

Posted By Reverend Leviathan on Nov 23, 2018 in Featured, Origin: DGM Staff, Review: Music, Reviews, User Submitted Articles

I was completely unfamiliar with Lana Blac until I saw her perform at Fright Fest 15. After an awesome performance she hooked me up with a t shirt and CD. Drawing musical inspiration from Gothic metal and shock rock, the vampiress has hit the scene hard, heavy and bloody with her debut album, Nocturnal.

Karen St. Claire: Jackal’N the Ripper [SPOKESMODEL ELECT GALLERY]

Posted By Karen "Neckromance" St. Claire on Nov 2, 2018 in Featured, Galleries, Model Gallery, Model: Karen St. Claire, Model: Women, Origin: Spokesmodel, Special FX & Makeup Galleries, Spokesmodel Gallery, Type: Photos

In the Warehouse District of Old Saint Louis, Jackal’N strikes again! Traipsing through Benton Park in bent-minded bloodlust attack, the ripper glides past the old warehouse district and continues on past the Historic Lemp Mansion. In 1980, Life Magazine deemed the Lemp Mansion as “One of the 10 most haunted places in America”. With a reputed count of four on-site suicides within the royal family, a pedigree bloodline whose reputation grew decadently rich in pioneering the brewery world, the legend lives on. Maybe these ghosts that haunt this traumatically notorious hotspot are stirring up som

The Audience Is VAMPLIFIED: Crowning the 2019 Darkest Goth Girl [SPOTLIGHT/ANNOUNCEMENT]

Posted By JT Hanke on Oct 31, 2018 in Article, Featured, Model: Karen St. Claire, Model: Women, Origin: DGM Staff, Spokesmodel Gallery, Type: Article (w/ Photos), Type: Article (w/ Videos), Type: Photos

The 2019 DarkestGoth Spokesmodel search has been one of the most robust in our history, as finalists were challenged not only to submit galleries, articles, and videos, but also to promote their work and show that they were community minded in the process.

At the end of the search, one contestant perpetually worked their butt off and pushed the envelope.  And even when confusion and miscommunication arose, they pushed through and corrected the issues as speedily as could’ve been expected!

Karen St. Claire: The Haunted Carnival [MODEL GALLERY]

Posted By Karen "Neckromance" St. Claire on Oct 26, 2018 in Featured, Galleries, Model Gallery, Model: Karen St. Claire, Model: Women, Origin: Official Contributor, Type: Photos

STEP RIGHT UP! Welcome to the Haunted Carnival of Lost Souls! On such a beautiful bright and sunshiny day, it is the perfect time to ring in the season of Trick or Treat! In this world of grandiose mystery and imagination, what on earth could possibly go wrong? As the afternoon sun sets from dusk to the dark of the night a mischievous reverse spin of the carousel takes on a life of its own. As the demon awakes in the cloak of the darkest hour, a haunted sinister possession takes control…. All aboard!…Hold on tight and enjoy the ride! Bwahahahahaha!!!!

FireflyReign: Dark Sparkles [MODEL GALLERY]

Posted By FireflyReign on Oct 19, 2018 in Featured, Galleries, Model Gallery, Model: FireflyReign, Model: Women, Origin: Official Contributor

I’ve been trying out and playing with how different glitter & makeup looks, as well as becoming constantly frustrated with my wardrobe and having to make things.

In frustration, comes madness. I try and make my madness beautiful.

Crazy Fat Ethel [INDIE FILM REVIEW]

Posted By Reverend Leviathan on Oct 12, 2018 in Featured, Origin, Origin: DGM Staff, Review: Films, Review: Indie Films, User Submitted Articles

Weighing in at about 300 lbs, Ethel Janoski won’t allow anyone to stand in the way of her glutinous appetite, even if it means killing! After years in a mental institution, Ethel is taken in by her aunt. Many people, including the head nurse of the institution and a local detective, believe letting Ethel leave that hospital was a huge mistake.

Skeleton Keys: New Vamplified Album [MUSIC PRESS RELEASE]

Posted By Karen "Neckromance" St. Claire on Oct 5, 2018 in Featured, Music Press Release, Origin: User (Approved), User Submitted, User Submitted Press Release

VAMPLIFIED: “Skeleton Keys” is a new Goth instrumental release featuring nothing more than bare bones “rattling the keys” musical compositions. All songs written and recorded by Karen St. Claire.

Old Hollywood Chic: The Art of Casting a Glamour [ARTICLE]

Posted By Karen "Neckromance" St. Claire on Sep 28, 2018 in Article, Article: Fashion/Style, Creative Arts, Creative Arts: Photography, Featured, Origin: Official Contributor

The art of Casting a Glamour is an Old Hollywood term that is common lingo for movie stars, runway models, and the music industry. It is the art of illusionary magic. Some say love is an illusion, life is an illusion, death is an illusion, so why not add in the art of filming into the spectrum? 

ScareFest Rebirth: 11th Annual ScareFest [EVENT GALLERY]

Posted By Reverend Leviathan on Sep 21, 2018 in Event Galleries, Featured, Galleries, Model Gallery, Origin, Origin: DGM Staff, Photographer, Photographer: DarkestGoth Photo, Photographer: Goth Viking Photography

ScareFest Rebirth marks the 11th annual ScareFest, the famed horror/paranormal convention held in Lexington, KY.  This year’s extra special guest was none other than Cassandra Peterson aka Elvira.  Fans and cosplayers from around the country gathered together once again to meet their favorite celebrities, musicians and paranormal investigators.  We got some of our best pictures yet.