Karen St. Claire: Paranormal Research Public Records [SPOKESMODEL GALLERY]

Posted By Karen "Neckromance" St. Claire on Dec 14, 2018 in Featured, Galleries, Model Gallery, Model: Karen St. Claire, Model: Women, Origin: DGM Staff, Spokesmodel Gallery, Type: Photos

Dedicated to St. Roch, patron saint of healing against the plague and in this case during the Louisiana yellow fever epidemic… this cemetery, chapel and shrine is located off the beaten path in a quiet little area about 10 minutes outside of the French Quarter. At the paranormal division of the historical registry in New Orleans, it is noted that there are ‘sightings’ of a female sanguinary templar vampire that roams the area. She appears in human form and then vanishes into thin air. Caught on instant camera, a timeframe spanning from 1947 to 1961, she appears again and again…

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.

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!!!!

KAREN ST. CLAIRE: Embracing Your Dark Side [ARTICLE]

Posted By Karen "Neckromance" St. Claire on Sep 12, 2018 in Article, Article: Current Events/Awareness, Featured, Model: Karen St. Claire, Origin: Official Contributor, Type: Article (w/ Photos), User Submitted, User Submitted Articles

The term “Goth” already rings a dark resonance of tubular bells, dark skies, and decaying abandoned churches in a remote countryside for the imagination gone wild. The children of the night, the dark souls that roam this earth, crawl out of the woodwork from their graffiti smeared tunnels and crumbling crypts which are just mere expressions of their sanctified comfort zones.

FireflyReign: Witch in the World [ARTICLE]

Posted By FireflyReign on Sep 10, 2018 in Article, Featured, Model: FireflyReign, Origin: User (Approved), Type: Article (w/ Photos), User Submitted, User Submitted Articles

An essay about strange things that peak my interest–but then I’m strange. Weird and strange is natural.

Star Wars: Thrawn: Alliances [BOOK REVIEW]

Posted By JT Hanke on Sep 7, 2018 in Featured, Origin: DGM Staff, Review: Books, Reviews, Type: Article (w/ Photos)

After the events of the first book, which showed Thrawn‘s rise to power in almost a Sherlock Holmes-style narrative, as well as the events in Rebels: Season 3, which saw him trying (and failing) to remove the threat the rebels posed to the Empire, Thrawn: Alliances sets up a quest that Palpatine sends both Thrawn and Vader on to a distant part of the galaxy.

Gencon 51: A New Virgin! [ARTICLE]

Posted By Amara Cosplays on Aug 31, 2018 in Article, Article: Conventions/Gatherings, Article: Current Events/Awareness, Event Galleries, Featured, Galleries, Origin: Official Contributor, Type: Article (w/ Photos)

Gencon, the best four days of gaming. My home turf. It feels funny calling it that, when only last year I brought you an article as my experience as a Gencon virgin. That’s one of the magical things about Gencon, the moment you get there, you feel a sense of kinship, of belonging. The air buzzes with geekery and fandom, and you feel home.

FireflyReign: Lace Tree [MODEL GALLERY]

Posted By FireflyReign on Aug 24, 2018 in Featured, Galleries, Model Gallery, Model: FireflyReign, Model: Women, Origin: Official Contributor, Type: Photos

Naturalistic model FireflyReign decides to climb/balance on some trees in this new gallery.

Karen St. Claire: Beautiful Isle of Somewhere [MODEL GALLERY]

Posted By Karen "Neckromance" St. Claire on Aug 17, 2018 in Featured, Galleries, Model Gallery, Model: Karen St. Claire, Model: Women, Origin: Official Contributor, Type: Photos

Photographed by Michael Goetz at a Beautiful Isle Waterway in New Orleans, model/poet Karen St. Claire shares thoughts and images that are important to her.