![Louisville Tattoo Arts Convention 2013: Inks, Freaks & Magic [ARTICLE]](https://www.darkestgoth.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/TattooConv_Thumb.jpg)
Louisville Tattoo Arts Convention 2013: Inks, Freaks & Magic [ARTICLE]
Everyone has a guilty pleasure. For some people, it is as simple as chocolate or shopping, but there are some out there that go much deeper and twisted than that, to places that others may consider offensive or taboo. There are some people who enjoy suspension, freak shows, magic shows and, of course, let us not forget tattoos. This convention had it all.
![The Hunger [FILM REVIEW]](https://www.darkestgoth.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/HungerThumb.jpg)
The Hunger [FILM REVIEW]
If you haven’t guessed already, this is one of the essential Goth films. It’s ridiculously chic, it has vampires in it, and it’s arty; not to mention the fact that none other than Bauhaus appears at the very start of the film, performing the quintessential Goth song “Bela Lugosi’s Dead”. That is pretty much as Goth as it gets.
![E3 2012 to 2013: A Dystopian Year in Gothic Gaming [EDITORIAL]](https://www.darkestgoth.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/20130611-193906.jpg)
E3 2012 to 2013: A Dystopian Year in Gothic Gaming [EDITORIAL]
As the new DarkestGoth Gaming section gets into gear right before E3, I find myself thinking about the year in gaming. We’ve seen some amazing changes in the world of games with story and games that’ve managed to make you care when you shouldn’t! As we wait for more news on the next Fallout game, Gothic photographer and artist Kat Hood (of KJ Hood Photography) has successfully helmed the collaboration of a group of gothic models, photographers, effects makeup people, and props masters for the largest Fallout themed series of fan cosplay photoshoots in the game’s history.
![Borderlands 2 [VIDEO GAME REVIEW]](https://www.darkestgoth.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Borderlands_2_Cover.jpg)
Borderlands 2 [VIDEO GAME REVIEW]
For those who loved the original Borderlands, Borderlands 2 is a welcome addition to the Borderlands universe. More bandits, more dark and crude humor, more mayhem, more guns, more Pandora; Gearbox knew exactly what to do with the already successful shoot and loot formula. While it is true that Borderlands 2 doesn’t offer many big changes from the original, it does refine the concept and fully saturates the game environment to the point that it becomes a vibrant, living world, which is something the prequel hinted at but…
![Bioshock: Infinite [VIDEO GAME REVIEW]](https://www.darkestgoth.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/BioshockCover.jpg)
Bioshock: Infinite [VIDEO GAME REVIEW]
Bioshock: Infinite is set in an alternate 1912 in the city in the sky known as Columbia. (For fans of the original game or just ones that play the included copy of the initial game that comes packaged with it, Columbia is a city very different than the undersea world of Rapture from the first Bioshock game.) On the surface it seems like a happy place; filled with bright colors, hummingbirds, and artistic posters. These are just a mask to hide the darkness in the city’s soul, filled with malice, hatred and evil. Racism, xenophobia, and a twisted view of religion swirl…
![Tats & Pix: DGM covers Double the Events in Kentucky & Ohio [NEWS]](https://www.darkestgoth.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/tatshow400.jpg)
Tats & Pix: DGM covers Double the Events in Kentucky & Ohio [NEWS]
This upcoming weekend, there will be plenty to take in for the Gothic minded adventurer in the Kentucky & Ohio areas. If you need to get some ink done, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday May 17-19th will boast the 2nd Annual Louisville Tattoo Arts Convention at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, KY. Sunday, May 19th, Gothic models, photographers, makeup artists, and hair dressers will descend on the Cincinatti, OH suburb of Convington, KY for the Haunted Group Shoot II, coordinated by Rocky Doll II and Mortified Zombabe. Coverage by DGM’s Laila Black will occ….
![The Goth Detective [ARTICLE]](https://www.darkestgoth.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Pendercast_Thumb.jpg)
The Goth Detective [ARTICLE]
When you list off great Goth literary characters in both book and film, it’s easy to focus on the usual Gothic who’s who: Anne Rice’s LeStat (of The Vampire Chronicles), the Wachowski’s Neo (of The Matrix), Mary Shelley’s Doctor Frankenstein (of Frankenstein), Tim Burton’s Jack Skellington (of The Nightmare Before Christmas), or almost any protagonist of Edgar Allen Poe. However, there is another literary character that easily deserves to join the Gothic pantheon: Agent Aloysius Pendergast.
![Munchkin [GAME REVIEW]](https://www.darkestgoth.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/GothicMunchkin.png)
Munchkin [GAME REVIEW]
Munchkin, a game of chance, teamwork, and backstabbing. It may seem a little too pun filled for some (unless you love Piers Anthony, Douglas Adams, or Terry Pratchett like I do)but it’s strong mechanics and the fun you can have playing it outweigh how many feel regardless of their stance on puns. All you need to play are three to six friends, the game itself, and a willingness to have a good time. Beer never hurts either. Though, don’t drink if you’re under age, unless of course, you’re a vampire and then I think age loses all significance.
![As Clay Sharpens Iron: An Intro to Knife Sharpening [TUTORIAL]](https://www.darkestgoth.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/sharp_cov.jpg)
As Clay Sharpens Iron: An Intro to Knife Sharpening [TUTORIAL]
.I learned at a young age how and why you need a good edge on your knife, sword, and axe. Today, I see all kinds of gadgets to sharpen a knife. Whether or not you the customer need it or not, the knife-sharpening manufacturers claim very easy and simple ways to sharpen a knife. All my life I wanted to know how to not only sharpen my weapons but to find that connection to the past ….to the very weapon smiths of old! If today our current civilization came crashing down and there was no power, heat, or running water… what would happen? Who would survive?
![Harold and Maude [USER REVIEW]](https://www.darkestgoth.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/haroldmaude_Thumb.jpg)
Harold and Maude [USER REVIEW]
Harold is a young man from a wealthy background. Dissatisfied with life, his favourite activity is staging fake suicides, much to the dismay of his long-suffering mother, who wishes that he would find a wife. Harold’s other hobbies include watching demolitans and attending random funerals. Also, he drives a hearse. Death-obsessed and lonely, Harold doesn’t really have any friends…well, except for one person, maybe.
![Behind the Scenes of Total Hell [FILM REVIEW]](https://www.darkestgoth.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/TotalHell_Thumb.png)
Behind the Scenes of Total Hell [FILM REVIEW]
Behind the Scenes of Total Hell is a mockumentary done in the spirit of This is Spinal Tap, except instead of following an 80’s hair band around it chronicles the attempts of amateur filmmakers who are trying to produce a horror movie called Totalitarian Hell (later shortened to Total Hell), which looks like a British version of Blair Witch Project only with worse directing and an even lower budget.
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