Dark Realms magazine part 1

A couple of years ago, I came across a magazine that had to be the most perfect magazine for me. Topics like werewolves and vampires to superstitions and hauntings and anything else in between that may seem dark or gothic. Sadly as soon as I discovered this magazine, the final issue was released. And many back issues were already sold out.

So currently I only have a handful of issues and finding other back issues is like searching for the holy grail.

Eventually I went back to the site to take a peek and found that they had added some issues that weren't available before. There was three that I needed that I didn't have and two to replace the ones that were damaged from a major leak in my room.

When I finally had the money to get them, one of the issues were sold out. Issue 3. The earliest available. Sad moment for me :( But I did get the other two that I didn't have.

When they arrived, I was pleased to discover that Joseph Vargo had signed the issues I bought. He illustrated the covers of all the issues and he is one of members of Nox Arcana who write wickedly awesome, instrumental, gothic music.

The inside of the magazine has black and white, glossy pages. In every issue there is:

Artist Spotlight. Fantasy type artists would be featured in that page.

They have short stories.

Movie, music and book reviews.

Doctor Arcana and his mind puzzles.

Madame Endora and her spells.

And of course whatever the feature is for that issue.

Here is all the issues and their descriptions taken right from the Dark Realms website.

Issue 1 Winter 2001

The House That Hammer Built "The Studio That Dripped Blood"

An Excellent Day For An Exorcism: The Exorcist director's cut

Gravewear: Fashions from The Mausoleum Collection

Madame Endora: The Mystic Runes

Gloomcookie: A "squishy" interview with Serena Valentino

Bands: Midnight Syndicate, Diva Destruction, This Ascension

Featured Artists: Bajema and David Alexy

Doctor Arcana presents The Scrimshaw Skull Puzzle

Ebon Flow: News and Vicious Rumors from the Shadows

Plus all the latest Music, Movies, Games, and Books

Issue 2 Spring 2001

The DarkSide of StarWars: Dark forces in a galaxy far, far away

Countess Vladimira: She'll Love You to Death

A Tale of Two Vampires: Dracula 2000 vs Shadow of the Vampire

"Tapestry of Decay" a dark tale by Conall Pendergast

Band Interviews with Collide and Gossamer

Artists: Eric Muss-Barnes, Ruth Thompson, Kimberlee Traub

Madame Endora: Revealing Your Fate with Playing Cards

Doctor Arcana: The Catacomb Coffin Puzzle

Ebon Flow: News and Vicious Rumors from the Shadows

Plus all the latest Music, Movies, Games, and Books

Issue 3 Summer 2001

Necronomicon: In search of the legendary Book of Shadows

Criss Angel: The magic and music that is Amystika

From Hell: On the trail of Jack the Ripper

Fright Vision: Monsters, movies, music and mayhem

"Golem" a dark tale by Aurthur Sturgen

Band Interview with Stare

Artists: Alice Egoyan, Tony Mauro, Sandra SanTara, Frank Walls

Madame Endora: The Gods of Ancient Egypt

Doctor Arcana: Bats In The Belfry

Ebon Flow: News and Vicious Rumors from the Shadows

Plus all the latest Music, Movies, Games, and Books

Issue 4 Fall 2001

Interview with author Laurell K. Hamilton

The 10 Most Haunted Places on Earth

The Artwork of Joseph Vargo: Haunting visions of gothic fantasy

Band Interview: The Soil Bleeds Black

Edgar Allan Poe: The classic films from American International

Goth 101: A lesson in all things gothic

King and Straub's "Black House", Strieber's "The Last Vampire"

"The Dance Hall" a dark tale by Michelle Scalise

Madame Endora: The mystical art of Palm Reading

Doctor Arcana: The Gargoyle Gallery Puzzle

Ebon Flow: News and Vicious Rumors from the Shadows

Plus all the latest Music, Movies, Games, and Books

Issue 5 Winter 2002

The Legacy of Dark Shadows: TV's premiere vampire series

Secret Societies: The Knights Templar, Freemasons & more

Band Interviews with Faith and the Muse, and Dream Disciples

Madame Endora: Love Spells, Charms and Bindings

Carpe Mortem: Michele Mortem discusses her gothic record label

"The Forgotten" a ghostly tale by Joseph Vargo

Featured Artists: Mike Bohatch and Ryan Durney

Doctor Arcana: The Devious Dragon Dilemma

Ebon Flow: News and Vicious Rumors from the Shadows

Plus all the latest Music, Movies, Games, and Books

Issue 6 Spring 2002

Vampire Hunters: The brave souls who protect our mortal skins.

The Crystal Skull: One of the world's most mysterious artifacts.

The Twilight Zone: A look back at of TV's most twisted tales

Band Interviews: Black Tape For A Blue Girl and Die My Darling

Hidden Sanctuary: Gothic radio & tips for band promotion

Faeries and fantasies by artist Amy Brown

Madame Endora: The Signs of The Zodiac.

Doctor Arcana: The Mayan Maze of Death 

"Share" a dark tale of hungry gargoyles by Andrew Cohen

Ebon Flow: News and Vicious Rumors from the Shadows

Plus all the latest Music, Movies, Games, and Books

Issue 7 Summer 2002

Werewolves: On the trail of the beast, from fable to film.

Crop Circles: Investigating the mysteries of these cryptic signs.

Mothman: The Curse of Point Pleasant, the true story

Band Interview: Illumina sheds light on what's new from the U.K.

Artists: Dark digital fantasies by David Ho and Adrian Welch

Madame Endora: Fortune and Fate with Pendulum Divination.

Doctor Arcana: The Seals of Solomon 

Featured Fiction: "Mr. Bryan" a dark tale by Jason Brannon

Ebon Flow: News and Vicious Rumors from the Shadows

Plus all the latest Music, Movies, Games, and Books

Issue Fall 2002
Witches: The Shadowy Truth Behind History's Forbidden Craft.

Edgar Allan Poe: In The Shadow of The Raven.

The Gothic Tarot: Joseph Vargo's latest creation.

Immortal Passion: Gothic Fashions from Siren.

Artist Spotlight: The Surreal Visions of Jason Beam.

Vamps: Bewitching Beauties & Dark Diva's

Reveal Your Destiny with Madame Endora's Fortune Cards

Doctor Arcana: The Sinister Spiders Puzzle

Dracula Park: World's largest Gothic theme park

Goth Speak: The colorful vocabulary of Gloomcookie

"A Night At The Castle" a dark tale by Lee Clark Zumpe

Ebon Flow: News and Vicious Rumors from the Shadows

Plus all the latest Music, Movies, Games, and Books

Issue 9 Winter 2003

Gargoyles: Sentinels of Stone, guardians of gothic architecture.

H.P. Lovecraft: The father of modern horror literature.

Endless Night: Vampyres in the French Quarter.

Band Interview with Bella Morte on their new release "The Quiet."

Kambriel: Salem's most bewitching fashion designer visits Paris.

Digital Apocalypse from Chad Michael Ward.

Madame Endora: The study and practice of Phrenology

Doctor Arcana: The Ancient Egyptian Enigma.

"The Uncertainty" a dark tale by Paul Melniczek.

Ebon Flow: News and Vicious Rumors from the Shadows

Plus all the latest Music, Movies, Games, and Books

Issue 10 Spring 2003

Grimm's Fairy Tales: Frightening Fables from the Brothers Grimm

Blackmore's Night: Interview with Ritchie & Candice

Graven Images: The Art & Evolution of Cemetery Monuments

Prophecies: Cryptic Revelations and Omens of Doom

Doctor Arcana: The Serpentine Puzzle Plaque

"The Coroner" a dark tale by Edgar Mason

Madame Endora: The mysteries of the Chinese Zodiac

Artists: Photography by David Alexy, and Sculpture by Sandra Lira

Ebon Flow: News and Vicious Rumors from the Shadows

Plus all the latest Music, Movies, Games, and Books

Issue 11 Summer 2003

The Grand Guignol: Theater of The Macabre, Torment and Terror

Rob Zombie: An interview with the master of horror-core

Band: KaRIN and Statik of Collide: Some Kind of Strange

Vices From The Beyond: Making Contact with The Other Side

The Men in Black: Mysterious Agents of Intimidation

Doctor Arcana: The Labyrinth of the Lost

Madame Endora: The cryptic meanings of Dreams

Digital divas & sensual sirens by Lady Rhiannon Morrigan

Gothic-medieval photography with model and artist Morgana

Ebon Flow: News and Vicious Rumors from the Shadows

Plus all the latest Music, Movies, Games, and Books

Issue 12 Fall 2003

Ghosts: True tales of restless spirits and hauntings

Romancing the Vampire: The evolution of vampires

Nightstalkers: Nocturnal monsters of folklore

Pirates: True tales and legends of terror on the high seas

Doctor Arcana: The Decapitated Doll Head Dilemma

Madame Endora: The cryptic meanings of Mystic Alphabets

The dark fantasy art of Todd Lockwood

The Spirit of Edgar Allan Poe lives on in actor David Keltz

Ebon Flow: News and Vicious Rumors from the Shadows

Plus all the latest Music, Movies, Games, and Books

Issue 13 Winter 2004

Superstitions: The Mysteries of Folklore, Omens and Charms

Urban Legends: Ghastly Rumors & Tales of Terror

The Darkside of LOTR: The Monsters & Myths of Middle-Earth

Visions of the Afterlife: What Awaits in the Great Beyond

Darklore Manor: America's Most Haunted House?

Band Interview: Joseph Vargo & William Piotrowski of Nox Arcana

Artists: Jessica Galbreth and Jordan Smith

Doctor Arcana: The Roosting Ravens Riddle

Ebon Flow: News and Vicious Rumors from the Shadows

Plus all the latest Music, Movies, Games, and Books

Issue 14 Spring 2004

Vampires Among Us: History's Most Bloodthirsty Fiends

Interview with the Vampire of Sci-fi Channel's Mad Mad House

The Viking and the Vampire: Norse legend by Steven J. Rolfes

The Crow: 10 Years...with a Vengeance

Universal Monsters: Horror from Hollywood's Golden Age

Back from the Dead: A Dissection of Horror Film Remakes

Gypsy Secrets: Magic and Mysteries Revealed

Matt Wilson's Dangerous and Fantastic Females

Madame Endora: Amulets and Talismans

Doctor Arcana: The Black Catacomb Conundrum

Ebon Flow: News and Vicious Rumors from the Shadows

Plus all the latest Music, Movies, Games, and Books

Issue 15 Summer 2004

Curses: History's Deadliest Forces of Fate and Doom

Zombies: Tales of the Walking Dead

Van Helsing: Literature's Most Feared Monster Hunter

Shadows of the Heart: A Tale of Vampire Love by Sara Lunsford

Madame Endora: The Realm of Fearie

Band Interview with Finnish Rockers, The Rasmus

Doctor Arcana: The Vexing Voodoo Doll Dilemma

Horror Sculpture from Buzz-Works

Fantastical Faeries by Kate Dawidziak

History's Dark Brotherhoods: Secret Shadow Societies

Ebon Flow: News and Vicious Rumors from the Shadows

Plus all the latest Music, Movies, Games, and Books

Issue 16 Fall 2004

The Phantom of the Opera: Mystery, Madness & Music of the Night

Houdini: Escaping the Bonds of Death

The Cthulhu Mythos: H.P. Lovecraft's Legend of Darkness

The Amityville Horror: The True Story...

Haunted Hollywood: True Celebrity Ghost Stories

Heavy Red: Fashions from Tyler Ondine Whitman

Doctor Arcana: The Perplexing Pumpkin Patch Puzzle

Madame Endora: The Secrets of Casting Bones

Ebon Flow: News and Vicious Rumors from the Shadows

Plus all the latest Music, Movies, Games, and Books