Recently, Obscuria Gothic Shop was approached by the legendary Fangoria Horror Magazine to do an interview for their website….and of course I was happy to oblige!

Some thought provoking questions were asked of me by writer Jorge Solis who was great to work with.

A small sampling of the interview:

FANG: Cyberpunk lovers will find plenty to enjoy with your exclusive hand-machined industrial cyber goggles, cyber masks and cyberpunk DVDs. What is it about the cyberpunk genre that interests you? How has it influenced the shop?

BRONSON: Great question! The cyberpunk genre is both a love/hate relationship for me. I grew up loving it from an aesthetic perspective, and for the rebellious nature of the main characters in books or films. I liked how the hero could sort of live outside of the system, yet move within it for his/her own means. At the same time, in this genre, the prevalence of societies fallen into dystopia, poverty and totalitarian control by a single large for-profit entity is very disconcerting…..

Read the rest of the interview on the Fangoria site here:Obscuria Comes to Light

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As the immeasurable sands of time renew themselves for the start of another decade, boundless new ideas, creativity and opportunities come forth. With that said, we have unveiled the first round of new products to our Gothic Shop here:

New Gothic Items January 2010

Here is a couple of the items included in this site update:

Venesective Blast Pipe Vampire Steampunk Ring

A devilishly ingenious invention based on Dibnah-pioneered principles, for intravenal pressure control when traveling at a very high velocity, or altitude. An articulated finger ring with glass rod cylinder and adjustable lower shank. A sacred blood vial vestibule envelops the Vampire’s immortal blood and is probably the most wicked ring ever created!

Venesective Blast Pipe Vampire Steampunk Ring

Eternal Light Pillar Candle Stand by Alchemy Gothic

The esoteric Latin inscription upon this amazing Gothic candle holder reads ‘AB AETERNO – ET PERPETUO – LUX MUNDI’, (From the Beginning of Time – and For Ever – The Light of the World). This decadent English pewter cast frame is on barley-twist legs with brilliant red glass ball finials. The sturdy base of this candle holder is made of black glass and is 5″ in diameter – which can accommodate either a votive or pillar candle.

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Checkout this contest being run by the lovely and talented writer/author Gabrielle Faust for the month of October. Win a $50 gift certificate to Obscuria.com! Details on how you can enter here: October Contests

About Gabrielle (synopsis from her website, for a more complete portfolio, continue here.)

Faust’s diverse talents have allowed her to pursue an eclectic career as an illustrator, technohorror author and leading industry entertainment critic. 2005 marked the release of her first published collection of poetry, Before Icarus, After Achilles, which was received by the public with a great enthusiasm. Faust partnered with Immanion Press in August of 2007 for the publishing of her cross-genre technohorror trilogy Eternal Vigilance, a post-apocalyptic vampire saga of epic proportions, the first of which, From Deep Within the Earth, was released in April of 2008. The second installment, The Death of Illusions was released in March of 2009. 2009 also saw the release of Faust’s second collection of poetry entitled Crossroads with Seraphemera Books. She is currently at work on the third installment of the Eternal Vigilance vampire series entitled Blood Kin

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As a thank you to the community and to celebrate Halloween, TheUnclean.com is having a month long series of contests. All throughout the month of October, you can win prizes. Winners will be announced on October 3rd, 17th & 31st.

Some of the prizes include Splinter on DVD autographed by Directory Toby Wilkins, the book Zombies for Zombies autographed by the Author David Murphy, FEWDIO’s Nightmare House Vol 1 on DVD autographed by the FEWDIO team, new music from Black Tape for a Blue Girl, a $50 gift certificate to Obscuria.com (a gothic shop), VIP membership to BlueBlood.com, ZOMBIE! merchandise from MurderGear.com and lots more. So, if you want to grab your share, head over to http://TheUnclean.com/halloween for the details.

TheUnclean.com has continued to grow for over two years now, with content being focused on news, events and resources for the subculture communities. During this time, Bane Unreinen of The Unclean has been fortunate enough to interact with some really great people within the community. Writers, film makers, publishers, artists, musicians & DJ’s, fashionistas, models, horror enthusiasts and many others. Bane is eternally grateful to the community as a whole and to the people he has met so far in particular.

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In the Orlando, FL area this weekend? Stop by and visit our booth at the 2009 SpookyEmpire Ultimate Horror Weekend (formerly Screamfest). We’ll be bringing all kinds of Gothic goodies, amidst rooms of cool horror merch , Celebrities, Zombies, Artists, Authors, Tattoo Artists and more – with a good 15,000+ guest attendance.

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We are honored that the infamous Rue Morgue magazine contacted us to display an item in their deviantly dark “Needful Things” section of issue #93 September 2009.  The featured item is the Nosferatu’s Rest Coffin Pendant , a wicked coffin shaped pendant inspired by F.W. Murnau’s German classic silent horror film and crafted by Alchemy Gothic.

Rue Morgue magazine is a Canadian based publication that gives a balanced look at horror in culture and entertainment through their website, magazine, festival of fear horror convention, radio station and more.

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New Steampunk Masks and Cyber Masks added to Obscuria – Darkly Unique Gothic Shop for July 2009!

How about having some ridiculously cool machinery none of your friends do?

A few samples:

Diabolical Steampunk Leather and Brass Cyber Gas Mask

Havok Droid Zero Cyber Gothic Industrial Gas Mask

After the final reconstitution of organic Bioskin is stretched over his third generation, genetically hacked exoskeleton, Havock Droid Zero secures his breathing apparatus. Skillfully powered with lunar charged auxiliary spikes, black battery acid tubing and a legacy green Havock droid symbol, this cyber mask is no joke and will add a darker shade of evil to your Cyber-Industrial style.

Infernal Anarchist Cyber Gothic Industrial Gas Mask

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Thanks to the many Obscuria Gothic Shop customers and friends who sent us photos wearing their wicked new gear.  We just did another update to our photo gallery – see yourself in there? Have any photos you want to contribute? Let us know….

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Having a hard time picking out the perfect gift for that gothic minded friend in your life?  No problem! What better way to get someone what they really want for a special occasion than a Gift Certificate for Obscuria.com that never expires and ships for FREE!

A physical gift certificate and personalized gift note card in a sleek, midnight black envelope will be mailed U.S. Postal Service to the shipping address you provide during checkout, and you can also opt to have a digital copy emailed to the recipient.

Visit here for more info.

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We recently were invited to setup a vending area for the Fifth annual Necropolis Masquerade Ball (thanks DJ LD) , in  downtown Orlando. It was great night and we got to hear some newer songs like the “Zydrate Anatomy” from the REPO: The Genetic Opera soundtrack … along with the elusive Christian Bale Rant Remix (thanks Ginger!), as well as some favorite Industrial/EBM sounds. About 350 people turned out for the night which was cool with a fantastic range of outfits.. along with some awesome animal head masks that reminded me of the movie The Wicker Man.

We setup with a couple of tables in the Pit area, along with amazing artist Vaughn Belak from whom we bought a surreal painting much to our delight.  Some photos to follow…

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