The Oddities Flea Market: The Goths Invade LA [EVENT ARTICLE]

Posted By Karen "Neckromance" St. Claire on Nov 19, 2019 in Article, Article: Conventions/Gatherings, Article: Current Events/Awareness, Article: Etiquette/Socialization, Featured, Origin: Spokesmodel

The Oddities Flea Market was held over the weekend of Rocktober 5th and 6th. As DarkestGoth Girl 2019, I decided to attend and take in the activities. What a fascinating find. Right dead smack in the middle of LA, a few blocks from “Skid Row”, is a diamond in the haystack called “The Globe Theater.”

In 1913, The Globe Theater, a performing arts center, opened it’s doors and now is the oldest functioning theater on Downtown LA’s Broadway Street. This 27,000 square foot historic landmark is full of plush grandeur and is true to it’s time (forget finding an elevator, use the stairs).

Karen St. Claire: Paul Stanley Backstage Pass [ARTICLE]

Posted By Karen "Neckromance" St. Claire on Jun 14, 2019 in Article, Article: Books/Literature, Article: Conventions/Gatherings, Featured, Origin: Official Contributor, Type: Article (w/ Photos)

DGM Spokemodel 2019, Karen St. Claire, Gets a Backstage Pass from Paul Stanley. The meet and greet took place at Barnes and Noble in Los Angeles and they spoke briefly about her recording studio experience involving Paul through the nature of cause and effect. She chuckled at his remark.

Amaranth Cosplay: C2E2 Extraordinaire [EVENT/ARTICLE]

Posted By Amaranth Cosplay on May 24, 2019 in Article, Article: Conventions/Gatherings, Article: Current Events/Awareness, Event Galleries, Featured, Galleries, Origin: Official Contributor, Type: Article (w/ Photos), Type: Photos

Con season is upon us! The roar of the crowd, the delight of a well-constructed cosplay, the giddy rush of panels and contests, all combine for the exhilarating con weekend that lives on in legend. C2E2 is one of the primere Midwest conventions. Standing for Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo, C2E2 boasted attendance of around 80,000 people last year. This year, for the first time, model and best friend Kitty Hagen and I, Amaranth...

Cosplay On The Town: Animatic Con 2019 [EVENT GALLERY]

Posted By Lady Chapell on Apr 18, 2019 in Article, Article: Conventions/Gatherings, Event Galleries, Featured, Galleries, Origin: DGM Staff, Type: Article (w/ Photos), Type: Photos

Hello, Everyone! Raven Moonlight and I with our friend and our assistant, Nick Hawthrone went to Animatic Con 2019 this year at Cincinnati, Ohio.

Karen St. Claire: DarkestGoth Visits NAMM Convention 2019 [ARTICLE/VIDEO]

Posted By Karen "Neckromance" St. Claire on Feb 8, 2019 in Article, Article: Conventions/Gatherings, Article: Current Events/Awareness, Featured, Origin: Official Contributor, Origin: Spokesmodel, Type: Article (w/ Photos), Type: Article (w/ Videos)

DarkestGoth Girl 2019, Karen St. Claire, receives a DarkestGoth Magazine press pass for NAMM Coverage 2019. Featuring some of the Greatest Goth Music Artists ever…with songs like Close My Eyes Forever, a Lita Ford and Ozzy Osbourne duet, Don’t Fear the Reaper by Blue Oyster Cult, and Man in the Box by Alice in Chains, it was a pleasure to be there!… and…. for all of you in MusiCares, the opportunity to continue the signature recipe series continues. Special thanks to Kahler, Peavey, and NAMM for bringing it all together! “Who the f*ck is Neil Zlozower?” Lol!

Gencon XXV: A New Virgin! [ARTICLE]

Posted By Amaranth Cosplay 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.

Attack of the Ninjas 2018: A Goth’s Epilogue

Posted By Reverend Leviathan on Aug 28, 2018 in Article, Article: Conventions/Gatherings, Article: Music/Dance, Featured, Origin, Origin: DGM Staff

Attack of the Ninjas is an event presented by horrorcore rap group Twiztid and their independent record label, Majik Ninja Entertainment. This year it consisted of two days’ worth (last year was just one) of live performances from all of the artists on the label, including two different headlining sets from the demented duo themselves. This being my very first large Juggalo-related event, as I have not attended a Gathering, I was very curious what was in store.

Lexington Comic & Toy Convention 2018: Nostalgia at its Finest

Posted By Reverend Leviathan on Mar 27, 2018 in Article, Article: Conventions/Gatherings, Featured

The Comic Con: An event held in many different times and places where us nerds can gather and feel cool. It’s also a pretty good place for those of us who are in our thirties and above to suffer some extreme nostalgia, finding comics we used to read as kids, and toys and game systems we used to play. The Lexington Comic & Toy Convention this year embodied it all perferctly.

ScareFest X VIP Party: Through the Eyes of a Con Virgin [EVENT ARTICLE]

Posted By Modem Raine on Oct 24, 2017 in Article, Article: Conventions/Gatherings, Article: Current Events/Awareness, Featured, Origin: Official Contributor

I’m a Con virgin. I never considered myself nerdy enough to attend any Comic or whatever conventions, despite being a huge sucker for cosplay. So, when Darkest Goth asked me to cover the Lexington ScareFest X VIP party, I was only mildly excited at first.

ScareFest X: Terrifying the Masses for Ten Years [EVENT/ARTICLE]

Posted By Reverend Leviathan on Oct 17, 2017 in Article, Article: Conventions/Gatherings, Featured, Origin: DGM Staff, Type: Article (w/ Photos)

This was a very big year for The ScareFest Horror and Paranormal Convention. Not only were they getting one of the biggest names in horror and fandom (Robert Englund!), but they were celebrating their ten year anniversary. So the pressure was on to make this a very unforgettable year, not only for the attendees but also the guests and vendors.

Gen Con Virgin: Amaranth Cosplay takes on Gen Con 50 [EVENT/PHOTO ARTICLE]

Posted By Amaranth Cosplay on Sep 14, 2017 in Article, Article: Conventions/Gatherings, Article: Fashion/Style, Article: Personal Narratives/Life Accounts, Behind-The-Scenes Galleries, COSPlay Galleries, Featured, Galleries, Model: Amaranth Cosplay, Model: Women, Origin: Official Contributor, Type: Article (w/ Photos), Type: Photos

Simply put, Gencon was stunning. I never expected the scope of the place. Everywhere I looked, there was something new to discover. I originally hadn’t planned a cosplay for the first day, but that idea was quickly abandoned–which inadvertently led to this shoot and article about exploring Gen Con for their first time.