Souls and Crows: Haunting The Tower of London [ARTICLE]
Apr08

Souls and Crows: Haunting The Tower of London [ARTICLE]

The Tower of London is a very old building dating back to 1000, strongly backed by William the Conqueror. It’s not a single “tower”, in fact it is a very large complex consisting of 21 different towers and various buildings that over the years have served as a royal residence, fortress and prison. The tower was the place of many atrocities and torture, renowned for the diabolical instruments developed within it.

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Wretched Thoughts: Digging Into Grave Robber [INTERVIEW]
Mar25

Wretched Thoughts: Digging Into Grave Robber [INTERVIEW]

Recently I was able to attend a performance by horror punk band, Grave Robber. Their songs have deep spiritual meanings embedded in imagery of horror, gore, shock value and other things you might find in a Romero flick. The lead singer and “shovel bearer” Wretched was nice enough to give me the pleasure of an interview.

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Dulce De Leche & Bacon Bagel [RECIPE/ARTICLE]
Mar11

Dulce De Leche & Bacon Bagel [RECIPE/ARTICLE]

If you’re unfamiliar with the caramel known as Dulce De Leche…or are unfamiliar with how salt and sweet create a magical symphony…then this recipe may just open doors to cooking creativity that you never dreamed of!

On the other hand, if you’re familiar with both, then this recipe may well be one you haven’t tried yourself and could inspire you to go into an entirely new direction! To give you an idea of what you’re creating, think of the most sinfully decadent, caramel covered Cinnabon you’ve ever had, jack it up another 100% in flavor, and you begin to understand what a treat…

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Nara Gordon: Variatons on a Mummy [ART GALLERY]
Feb25

Nara Gordon: Variatons on a Mummy [ART GALLERY]

Gothic model Nara Gordon goes to the Masquerade as a rope mummy. In this art gallery, we explore a variety of stylistic variations on this theme. Photographer: Ken Lawson.
Post-Artist: DarkestGoth Photography.

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Treasured Memories: Italian Cemetery Art [ARTICLE]
Jan21

Treasured Memories: Italian Cemetery Art [ARTICLE]

Most of the cemeteries in Italy are the mirror of the curious taste and customs of an era and they preserve the works of the greatest sculptors at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth century.
The cimiterial statues, due to their beauty and the meaning who accompanies them, have the specific purpose of paying tribute to the memory of one who is no longer among us: the funeral art allows to create true masterpieces designed to commemorate the memory of our loved ones.

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Morganville Vampires brought to YouTube: Geek & Sundry Attempts Impossible [VIDEO]
Jan14

Morganville Vampires brought to YouTube: Geek & Sundry Attempts Impossible [VIDEO]

If you’ve read Rachel Caine’s interesting and slow-burn developing series, The Morganville Vampires, you probably never thought it could be brought to anything other than network TV. However, Geek & Sundry, after launching other original shows like Spellslingers, TableTop, and the Guild, decided to help bring the kickstarted campaign for film to their YouTube channel through the mini-medium of web-length episodes.

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DarkestGoth Girl Holiday Products: The 2015 Calendar [ANNOUNCEMENT]
Dec19

DarkestGoth Girl Holiday Products: The 2015 Calendar [ANNOUNCEMENT]

We’re now into the last minute shopping before the holidays and what better way can you show someone you love them than with the calendars of one (or three) of our beautiful DarkestGoth Girls!

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Misty Lynn Lawless: Pretty in Pink [GALLERY]
Dec17

Misty Lynn Lawless: Pretty in Pink [GALLERY]

Misty Lynn Lawless is “Pretty in Pink” in this photoshoot with Jesus Hernandez of Hernandez Photography

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Blue Labyrinth [BOOK REVIEW]
Dec10

Blue Labyrinth [BOOK REVIEW]

When a lethal relative shows up dead on FBI Agent A.X.L. Pendergast’s doorstep in New York City, our favorite Gothic detective is prompted to explore places he never wanted to go.

Struggling to figure out who could have killed a man whose genetically enhanced abilities should have made him unkillable, Pendergast is provoked to look still deeper into the deadly secrets that enfold his family tree. He quickly discovers that, if he has any chance of surviving the chain of events this death kicks off, he’ll have to rely most on the very people he’s tried desperately to keep out of the line…

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Dark Side of Romance: Erotic Horror Author Lyn Gibson interviewed by the Examiner [USER SUBMITTED ARTICLE]
Nov15

Dark Side of Romance: Erotic Horror Author Lyn Gibson interviewed by the Examiner [USER SUBMITTED ARTICLE]

When author Lyn Seal Gibson enters a room, she draws attention without saying a word. Her striking cotton white hair and pale eyes assure those watching that she is someone of note. Once she is revealed as the author of the vampire horror novels To Be His Soulmate and Adrian’s Fury, her domination of the room is complete.

Gibson has been writing since childhood, when her dark poetry caused the adults around her to wonder about her spooky, eerie fantasies…

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Gothic Invasion: UK’s ‘Terror and Wonder’ Opens [PRESS RELEASE/EVENT]
Nov12

Gothic Invasion: UK’s ‘Terror and Wonder’ Opens [PRESS RELEASE/EVENT]

Two hundred rare objects trace 250 years of the Gothic tradition, exploring our enduring fascination with the mysterious, the terrifying and the macabre! From Mary Shelley and Bram Stoker to Stanley Kubrick and Alexander McQueen, via posters, books, films – and even a vampire-slaying kit – experience the dark shadow the Gothic imagination has cast across film, art, music, fashion, architecture and our daily lives. Beginning with Horace Walpole’s The Castle of Otranto, Gothic literature challenged the moral certainties of the 18th century. By exploring the dark romance of the medieval past…

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