From Russia with Love: In-Depth Spotlight with our 2016 DarkestGoth Girl, Parket [INTERVIEW]

Posted By JT Hanke on Nov 4, 2015 in Article, Article: Interview, Featured, Interview: Spotlight, Model: Parket, Model: Women, Origin: DGM Staff

With our recent announcement of Russian alternative model, Parket, as our 2016 DarkestGoth Girl (the first global Spokesmodel we’ve had since 2013’s Leslie Fenix), we had the chance to sit down and chat with her about who she is, what her passions are, and what she’s recently begun exploring!

The Exorcist File: Haunted Boy [FILM REVIEW]

Posted By Reverend Leviathan on Oct 28, 2015 in Featured, Origin: DGM Staff, Review: Films, Reviews, Type: Article (w/ Photos)

While filming a haunted asylum in St. Louis, Missouri, documentary filmmakers uncover a secret diary of the infamous 1949 exorcism involving a 13 year old boy possessed by the devil that later inspired the book and movie The Exorcist. Utilizing hi-tech paranormal gadgetry along with a legion of supernatural experts they search out to capture the scariest entity known to man, The Unholy Ghost. This is the untold real story of The Exorcist, a chronicle of true events based on a secret priest’s diary the world was not to see…until now!

Among the Shrieks of COSPlay: ScareFest 8 [EVENT/ARTICLE]

Posted By Reverend Leviathan on Oct 21, 2015 in Article: Conventions/Gatherings, Article: Current Events/Awareness, Featured, News & Updates, Origin: DGM Staff, Type: Article (w/ Photos), User Submitted Articles

The aftermath of this year’s ScareFest, the horror paranormal convention in Lexington, KY

Crimson Peak [FILM REVIEW]

Posted By Anwuli Okeke on Oct 14, 2015 in Featured, Origin: DGM Staff, Review: Films, Review: Theatrical Release Films, Reviews, Type: Article (w/ Photos)

Crimson Peak, the latest movie from Mexican director Guillermo Del Toro (Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth, Pacific Rim), is keeping audiences restless with anticipation because though it’s yet to debut in theaters, the buzz so far is quite positive. Advertised as a horror movie, Crimson Peak will be competing with the more youth-focused Goosebumps when it debuts in theaters later this month. (Interestingly, there aren’t many horror films this October. With Eli Roth’s long delayed “torture-porn” film, The Green Inferno, dropping in September, the only other theatrical release horror film before…

Bigfoot: The Movie [FILM REVIEW]

Posted By Reverend Leviathan on Sep 28, 2015 in Featured, Origin: DGM Staff, Review: DVDs, Reviews, Type: Article (w/ Photos)

Bigfoot has come to the town of Ellwood City, PA and is causing BIG problems. The creature kills the friend of two locals and they’re on for revenge. They team up with a local exterminator and it’s up to them to take him down, without getting killed in the process and having to endure mockery from the rest of the town.

Damnatio Memoriae [ALBUM REVIEW]

Posted By Reverend Leviathan on Sep 4, 2015 in Featured, Origin: DGM Staff, Review: Music, Reviews, Type: Article (w/ Photos), Type: Article (w/ Videos)

Damnatio Memoriae marks the eighth release for British Gothic doom/death metal band, My Silent Wake. Headed by Ian Arkley (guitars, vocals, keys), the band welcomes new members Addam Westlake (bass) and Gareth Arlett (drums).

Unleash the Beast: Wild Wars Game Debuts “King of the Wild” Tourney at Imaginarium Con [GAME PRESS RELEASE]

Posted By DarkestGoth Industry News on Aug 27, 2015 in Announcements, Event Press Release, Featured, Game Press Release, News & Updates, Origin: DGM Staff, Type: Article (w/ Photos)

Jeremy T. Hanke, editor-in-chief of MicroFilmmaker Magazine, filmmaker (Depleted: Day 419), and creator of the World of Depleted Creative Community, announces today his newest project, Wild Wars–an innovative new collectible strategy card game that uses nature and science in incredible ways–will be teaming up with Louisville, Kentucky’s Imaginarium Convention for their first annual King of the Wild tournament on September 13th! Created by Hanke, along with his long-time collaborator Kari Ann Morgan, and developed initially for his own family, Wild Wars is a trading card game that…

ScareFest 8: The Horror is Arriving Soon [EVENT/ARTICLE]

Posted By Reverend Leviathan on Aug 24, 2015 in Article, Article: Current Events/Awareness, Article: Etiquette/Socialization, Featured, Origin: DGM Staff, Type: Article (w/ Photos)

ScareFest is an annual horror paranormal convention that has been going on since 2008 in Lexington, the heart of Kentucky’s bluegrass region. For those of you who in the midwest who wish to attend, the dates for 2015’s show are September 11-13.

Pre-Star Wars VII Canon: Aiming for the Sky and Missing The Universe [ENTERTAINMENT EDITORIAL]

Posted By JT Hanke on Aug 21, 2015 in Article, Article: Books/Literature, Article: Games/Media, Editorials, Editorials: Books, Editorials: Film, Editorials: Media, Featured, Origin: DGM Staff, Type: Article (w/ Photos)

Like a lot of people, I’m very excited about the new Star Wars film, The Force Awakens. Also like a lot of us, our experience with Star Wars is bittersweet.

I remember being around 8 years old when an uncle of mine showed me Star Wars for the first time on VHS and I was hooked. When I visited my aunt and uncles in Paris, France when I was 16 for a month, I grew so homesick and the only English movie they had to watch was Star Wars–and it reminded me of what I loved about the fantasy adventure there.

I Ain’t Afraid of No Ghosts: Cryptozoic’s Adam Sblendorio on Ghostbusters Tabletop Game [ARTICLE]

Posted By JT Hanke on Aug 14, 2015 in Announcements, Article, Article: Games/Media, Featured, News & Updates, Origin: DGM Staff, Preview: Games, Type: Article (w/ Photos)

A couple weeks ago, at Gen Con, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Cryptozoic’s Vice President of Creative, Adam Sblendorio. Cryptozoic is one of the better known Indie game houses to explore licensed IP (intellectual property) in their games. They’ve been responsible for the trading card game versions of The Lord of the Rings and DC Heroes, as well as original creations like Epic Spell Wars of The Battle Wizards: Duel at Mt. Skullzfyre (which was recently featured on Wil Wheaton’s Tabletop). Their Halloween release will be the board game version of Ghostbusters, something that…

Midnight Matinee Psycho [INDIE FILM REVIEW]

Posted By Reverend Leviathan on Aug 12, 2015 in Featured, Origin: DGM Staff, Review: Films, Reviews, Type: Article (w/ Photos)

There’s a raging, psychopathic killer on the loose. Years ago, a man was horrifically slaughtered at a midnight matinee at the local movie theater in Martinsville, Virginia. Up until now, Detective Holt and the Metro Police have only had dead-end leads to help them figure out who the killer could have been. But suddenly the hunt is back on as an unidentified lunatic begins killing innocent film goers attending midnight matinees.