Martanna Lunna is an eighteen year old aspiring makeup artist. She became interested in extravagant makeup a year and a half ago because of a well-known makeup artist in the goth community, Drac Makens. “She was my biggest inspiration, and when I got to speak to her it was such …
Read More »Sexy Shots of Candylust
By Zahara’s Tangled Web Daydreams… long drives… twilight moments before sleep… interesting art… amazing fashion… these are the ingredients and inspirations for the glossy images by Candylust Photography. Based in New York, Candylust has been providing vibrant photographs for a variety of clients, from bands and models to consumer goods …
Read More »Frills and Fun: All About Lolita Fashion
As the audience at Animate Florida watched the Lolitas gracefully make their way across the stage, their reactions ranged from huge, thunderous claps, to no words or gestures at all. But one thing the onlookers all shared was a look of awe and a feeling of entrancement. For many of …
Read More »Volume XII – Fall 2017
Goth themed Fall 2017 issue includes Art, Entertainment, Fashion, Interviews, Life and Style, Film and Literature, Music, and Reviews. Carpe Nocturne is the preeminent digital and print publication to feature aspects of the contemporary creative cultures and alternative subculture offering of all things Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Steampunk, and Goth. We are OTHER THAN …
Read More »RazorCandi Coffee Table Art Book Available for Pre-Order
RazorCandi, one of the most recognizable faces in alternative modeling, has taken a decade’s worth of her most memorable photographs, and turned it into a hardcover coffee table art book. This amazing 172 page full color collector’s item is available now for pre-order. Check out the video for yourself, and …
Read More »Rules? There Are No Rules in a Street Fight!
The statement that titles this article is from a classic Western, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, but it can just as easily apply to a back alley brawl, a bar clash, a mugging, a free-for-all, or an abusive situation. Like most every absolutist position, there are exceptions, and there …
Read More »THE ART OF GOTHIC – Interview with author Natasha Scharf
Natasha Scharf is a writer, author, DJ, and broadcaster. She is the founder of Meltdown magazine and is well known in the UK Alt scene. Scharf has recently released a new book called The Art of Gothic that goes into detail about the Gothic culture, the music that compliments it, the important people involved with …
Read More »Creating Your Niche In Bellydance
The roots of bellydance in the Middle East run so deep that the origins of this dance are speculative. Styles of bellydance are historically associated with Egypt, Turkey, and Lebanon, as well as ancient Greece and Rome. There is little reliable evidence about the exact beginnings of bellydance but it’s …
Read More »Misrepresentation in the Alternative Community: Life as Being a Goth of Color
This is a topic that everyone has always seemed to look over and never really pay attention to. When you see pictures of alternative people in magazines, on the internet, or on T.V., you all see that they are white people most of the time. There is rarely enough representation …
Read More »Seattle Scene Report: 10 Questions with Lacuna Coil
I had the honor to meet Andrea Ferro and Cristina Scabbia and chat with Andrea of Lacuna Coil at El Corazon Seattle in late 2014. We chatted about the tour, album and where they are heading, as a band. It was a great pleasure to hear the Lacuna Coil story …
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