For the Eve of All Hallows we wanted to do a special artist commissioned, homepage feature. Having recently met Calan Ree at Convergence 14 in Tampa, FL. I wanted to incorporate her diabolical blend of black & white imagery with touches of dark red. Per Calan’s site description on her Gothic Web Comic:

“GingerDead and Friends is a weekly webcomic that revolves around a gingerbread boy, his odd silent skeletal girlfriend and the sister who wants him dead. The comics are often done in haiku and readers are encouraged to respond in the comments area in haiku.”

We wanted something spooky for Halloween, with a cemetary scene, trees, etc.. she came up with the following awesome image!

Calan’s dark and timeless artwork is available as greeting cards and art prints, visit her site at: Gingerdead.

Tags: gothic shop, Halloween

Recently I was in the market for some deep, dark, mysterious scented candles and came across just the place that seemed to fit the need…. Dark Candles. I was aware of them from finding the site online, and having seen their long running Gothic Beauty magazine ad.

I was drawn to the whimsical names and deeply erotic scents that their website conveyed, and happily settled on a large pillar candle, and some individual votive candles.

I eagerly anticipated the gothic candles arrival, and was quite pleased upon opening the box (wish I took a photo). Each candle was wrapped according to the theme of the candle… the Bonfire candle (a limited time special) was a subtle and complex testament to fall, orange in color, with hints of crisp, damp leaves, pumpkin and spices, and was even tied with a Halloween themed twist tie!

One of the other standouts was the Nosferatu candle, which held true to their site description:

“Deep, mysterious, and masculine – packed with Arabian Spices, Turkish oils, and Indian resins. This is a dark spicy scent reminiscent of the 1930’s Nosferatu.”

Besides the great presentation, quality and scent of each candle, I got way more than I bargained for, with little extras like Halloween stickers, some sample wax melts and more. So if your in the market for some excellent Gothic candles, give them a try!

Tags: Halloween

We have added many new items to our Gothic Shop, mostly gothic home decor items, but there are a few gothic rings thrown in there too, check em out! Many of these would perfect Halloween decorations for your room, or even a haunted house attraction.

Tags: gothic shop, Halloween

Tags: Halloween