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The Horror Zine, founded by award-winning editor and writer Jeani Rector, is currently reading for a monsters anthology. Full guidelines are on their site. We are looking for monsters, creatures, beasts, mutants, monstrosities, frightening oddities, malformations, altered insects or animals, mythical creatures, monsters from space or from bodies of water, or something we can’t even imagine but you can. We are not looking for vampires, werewolves, mummies, or Frankenstein (unless it is something totally unique). We are not looking for ghosts. We are not looking […]
April 15th, 2023 | Filed under Books,Professional | Read More »
In the middle of the spooky season, most people are craving some creepy and dark reads or movies that will fill their Gothic passion. On the other hand, we are always are on the lookout for some dark fantastical elements, regardless of the season. So it is a plus to know your components of traditional Gothic literature. Horses are not only the protagonists of fantastic races that move lots of money for those who are betting online. They are amazing creatures and animals who have […]
January 28th, 2022 | Filed under Books,Headline,Lifestyle | Read More »
KillStar has a fun new series of lace-up tunics with cat themes. I love that they have sizes ranging from XS all the way through 4XL. The whole collection is made of black soft jersey, which is a sort of T-shirt material. The long tunic style can be worn with jeans or leggings or stockings for the more daring. Or just lounge around the house in it. The lace up back and low neckline combine to allow you to adjust how fitted you’d like to […]
March 11th, 2019 | Filed under Headline,Lifestyle | Read More »
So far, HBO does not disappoint in their adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s Sharp Objects book. The second episode is called Dirt and dives into a funeral for a murdered girl and Camille Preaker, played by Amy Adams, working on overcoming the pains and contradictions of the small town life she escaped and is now forced to confront again. Also, Elizabeth Perkins looks marvelous.
July 15th, 2018 | Filed under Dark TV,Headline,Media | Read More »
I always recommend reading the book, so I’m going to recommend you read all of deliciously dark writer Gillian Flynn’s oevre. That said, who couldn’t be excited about Sharp Objects being adapted into an HBO miniseries starring Amy Addams Adams. I love the way Amy Adams emotes as an actress, so I always want to spell her last name Addams, but that is not correct. Here are some sneak peek images from episode one. Tune in to HBO to see it all.
July 8th, 2018 | Filed under Dark TV,Headline,Horror | Read More »
Edgy punk and underground humor zine Black Leather Times is compiling all their many issues into one huge compendium, with help from crowdfunding leader Kickstarter and we’re looking forward to getting our hands on the project. One of my favorite issues is all about cannibalism and includes detailed ‘How To’ instructions on making authentic shrunken heads, along with some hilariously creepy serial killer quotes and coverage to spice things up a bit. I don’t see the cannibalism cover among the t-shirts available to supporters yet, […]
July 28th, 2015 | Filed under Headline,Horror,Zines | Read More »
Blue Blood has published California Deathrock, a gorgeous hardcover book of portraiture by Amelia G and Forrest Black. Both have served on our Gothic.net Panel of Experts (which we really should post more of) and both are famous for their individualistic portraits of counterculture people. Where a lot of photographers just see black lipstick, Forrest Black and Amelia G really showcase the personalities of their gothic subjects, as well as their incredible style. Kind of the advantage of having people actually in the scene doing […]
June 16th, 2015 | Filed under Books,Headline,Images,Lifestyle | Read More »
Just because something’s Gothic doesn’t mean it doesn’t know how to have a good time. In fact, some of the most rewarding virtual escapes are offered through horror and darker themed games that embrace the Gothic aesthetic and develop detailed worlds that are equally scary and exciting. These are a few picks of our favorite Gothic gaming experiences that you can check out today. Castlevania There’s more to Goth than just horror, and that’s one of the reasons you have to love “Castlevania.” It was […]
June 4th, 2015 | Filed under Games,Headline,Lifestyle | Read More »
We were just reminded by Gothic.Org that, even though the new Martha Stewart Living Halloween special comes out this week, we can get started with last year’s and get to all those Halloween projects we might have procrastinated. Most notably, the issue has an online portion with templates for creating all the crafts described in the magazine and those templates include a Raven, suitable for jack o’lantern pumpkin decoration. I’m sure Gothic.Net readers mostly know that Nars makes the best dark eye makeup, but Martha […]
September 29th, 2014 | Filed under Images,Lifestyle,Zines | Read More »
This December, the unpleasant divorce battle between artists Margaret Keane and Walter Keane will be coming to the big screen, directed by Tim Burton. It is generally agreed that Margaret Keane painted the wildly successful series of big-eyed waif children, staring tragically out of the frame at the viewer. During the 1960’s, at the height of kitsch art, Walter Keane claimed to be the painter, perhaps as a marketing ploy, perhaps to split the effort of creation and promotion, or perhaps just to take the […]
September 24th, 2014 | Filed under Headline,Horror,Images,Movies | Read More »
