The Dark Arts Festival hosts over 60 tables of oddities, filmmakers, writers, and artists! This year we will have World Premiere short films, a paranormal investigating presentation, and performances. Exclusive Dark Arts Festival merch will be available in short supply.
Operation Stand Down will also be in attendance doing raffles that BattlegroundZ will hold for 1 week. With all proceeds of the raffle going to help homeless and in need veterans in Rhode Island. (Anyone looking to donate a raffle prize can DM Horror Depot directly!)
In honor of those who serve any attendee with a military ID will be FREE!
Tickets are $10
Children and first responders are also free…
Adding to the festivities… BattlegroundZ offers a full arcade, food, and a full bar featuring the Dark Arts Margarita!
There will also be a costume contest for kids earlier in the day and adults later in the day.
In association with Motif Magazine’s 20th anniversary. Stay tuned for more details
We are proud to partner once again with Operation Stand Down Rhode Island this year for the Dark Arts Festival! Raffle items will be donated by vendors and artists of the festival with 100% of The raffle proceeds going to Operation Stand Down.
Operation Stand Down is an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and Rhode Island’s primary nonprofit resource for homeless and at-risk veterans. Our mission is to strengthen the veteran community by providing crucial wrap-around services.
And in honor of our veterans anybody with a military ID will be let in for free!
Bob Eggleton is an American science fiction, fantasy and horror artist. Eggleton is a nine-time Hugo Award winner for Best Pro Artist in science fiction and fantasy, first winning in 1994. He won the Hugo Award for Best Related Book in 2001 for his art book Greetings from Earth.
Marianne Plumridge is an artist, writer, and reviewer in the science fiction, fantasy, and mystery genres. Her Heartsong sculpture was the recipient of a Chesley Award nomination in 2000.
Penny Dreadful is the 700 year-old witch hostess of ‘Shilling Shockers’, a horror-movie program in the tradition of Vampira, Zacherley, Elvira, Svengoolie, and other TV Horror Hosts. ‘Shilling Shockers’ aired on local cable channels throughout New England from 2006-2016 and featured a variety of classic horror, science fiction, and fantasy films. In the guise of her alter ego Danielle Gelehrter, she currently hosts ‘Terror at Collinwood’, a podcast dedicated to the classic gothic horror television series, ‘Dark Shadows’. Penny won the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award for “Favorite Horror Host” in 2007 and again in 2010, and was inducted into the Horror Host Hall of Fame in 2014. In 2023, she was inducted into the Rondo Awards’ Monster Kid Hall of Fame.
FRANK FAREL’s childhood love affair with movies led to the creation of award-winning comedy shorts, apprenticeship in indie features, stints in theatrical distribution and exhibition for United Artists and RKO and, inevitably — the making of his own feature films. Frank had his unexpected big-screen directorial debut at the age of 19 with the US title sequences for Italy’s Zombie Holocaust (Doctor Butcher MD). Spookies (aka Twisted Souls), on which Frank was Co-author and primary Producer, was the theatrical film debut of the Sony company.
Frank was Co-Producer (also playing the films most controversial onscreen role) of infamous late 80s horror-comedy Street Trash, a multiple award-winner with ever-growing cult status and continued Blu-ray releases around the world. A remake by acclaimed South African director Ryan Kruger (Fried Barry) will be released in 2024.
Thomas D’Agostino and Arlene Nicholson have been extensively studying and investigating paranormal accounts for over 42 years with over 2,000 investigations to their credit. Creators of 18 books and counting, together they have penned and captured on film the best haunts and history New England has to offer.
Tom and Arlene work together with some of the best names in the field investigating the paranormal from New England and beyond.
The couple hosts an interactive paranormal dinner event called Dining With The Dead 1031 where guests are the investigators, using both modern and arcane equipment in some of the most haunted locations in New England.
Dark Echoes Paranormal is a captivating new paranormal series that specializes in creating a unique viewing experience of actual paranormal investigations. Our series is dedicated to presenting real, raw investigative footage and evidence without any falsification, and leaves it up to the viewers to decide if enough evidence was captured to support the claim that a location is haunted. Our team of experienced investigators and filmmakers are committed to providing top-notch content that will keep you on the edge of your seat. We aim to expand to new horizons, collaborate with locations to highlight the often unseen historic wonders, and the secrets held within their walls! We look forward to expanding to new platforms and continuing to collaborate with extraordinary psychics, mediums, and other paranormal investigators. Now seen on Amazon Prime and ParaFlixx and soon international TV networks.
Jason is best known for his graphic novel and film project Tales of Rocky Point Park, which chronicled the bizarre history and urban legends of Rhode Island’s once famous amusement park. He is also known for directing a 3-episode series for Rhode Island PBS entitled Haunted RI, documenting some of Rhode Island’s most famous haunted locations. Jason also illustrated the un-produced segment from the original Creepshow 2 script. The story was called Pinfall and was the last collaboration between Stephen King and George Romero. Jason’s Pinfall comic book adaptation was released with a Special Edition DVD of Creepshow 2 from Arrow Films in the UK. Jason works behind the scenes on film and tv projects and over the years has worked as a storyboard artist on The Town with Director Ben Affleck and The Unholy with Producer Sam Raimi, as well Fox/Marvel’s New Mutants and AMC’s NOS4A2 just to name a few. Most recently he worked as an Assistant Art Director on the Walking Dead: Dead City Season 2 which just wrapped up filming in Massachusetts.
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Aaron specializes in creepy and macabre watercolor paintings and their prints.
Weird Media and Cult Following are a husband and wife team selling records, vhs, dvds, posters, vintage clothes, and other odds and ends. We try to stick to the weirder and odder items.
Sky Boivin is a fantasy writer and poetress. Her book “Their Hope Within the Flames” as well as “the Dark Mirror” will hopefully inspire the reader. She also has mixed media artwork and photography available as well.
“From the time I was a little girl I always had a pen and a piece of paper handy. Although my family was poor to middle working class and we couldn’t afford much, a pen and paper had been around for us kids to use our imaginations and create. I have been doodling for as long as I can remember and although I have never been formally trained, I always found myself driven towards art as an escape. Whether it was childhood trauma or serving in the Air Force, I had always used art as a crutch to cope with my PTSD, anxiety, and depression. Art has helped me navigate life immensely, and I have met wonderful people along the way through our shared appreciations of art. I would say my medium is anything pen related, finely detailed pen drawings are my favorite and I sometimes mix that style with acrylic paints to enhance the pieces. The thing I like most about art is that there are no rules and you can freely create what you want, escaping to the happiest of places, and the serotonin boost that comes along with it after creating for me, makes it worth it. My favorite art moment is when I sold my first piece and donated the profits to a local animal shelter where I first adopted my senior pup Rocket. If anyone gets anything out of this description it should be this, RESCUE! Dogs are amazing. That is all.”
J.J. Alo is an author, actor, and former library media specialist living in Southeast Connecticut.
His debut novel, The Street Between the Pines: A Southern New England Horror, has received critical acclaim since its release in March 2023 from publications including Kirkus Reviews Magazine, Readers’ Choice Book Awards, and Chanticleer Book Awards, and has recently placed as a Finalist in the Paranormal Book Awards for Supernatural Fiction in the Chanticleer Int’l Book Awards competition.
His follow up, Misery Plaza, will be released in July 2024.
He will have copies of his book, The Street Between the Pines.
Roses N Dragons Designs is a small business that produces preserved nature jewelry & terrarium art. Each piece is carefully crafted by artist Melanie Rose, who gathers all of the materials herself out in the woods, her garden, or anywhere something catches her eye. She lets nature guide her process and dictate all of the unique, one-of-kind designs. Most are inspired by elements of the forest, and some are dark and witchy with glow-in-the-dark details. Every necklace, earring, ring, and terrarium are made with intention and infused with Melanie’s deep passion for the magic of the natural world.
Creators of the internationally successful quarterly literary tribute to grindhouse and B-movies “DOUBLE FEATURE” magazine, a few of their authors will be on hand to commemorate the release of their entire catalogue in collectors deluxe hardcover editions, signed by the creators themselves. Their work continues to push established genre boundaries and we’re very excited to have them on hand!
Laura Morriseau is the collector and mistress of webs behind the curtains of Webs By Cinderella.
She creates adornments for body and home with the delicacy of nature’s creations.
All the creations you will see come from individual webs Laura has learned to collect and preserve in an environmentally conscious and friendly way that does not harm the spiders.
Betti Bags Co. began 20 years ago with a simple little Singer machine and some discontinued fabric from my job (lol). Here I am in 2024 making handbags for my clients with the added freedom of making bags the way I’ve always wanted to.
On my site you’ll find both in stock bags and the option for the custom bag of your dreams! Custom bag deposits are $25. My wait list can be extensive at times but I’ll make it worth your while!
Life is short, buy the bag!
Crickets is a local artist, creating custom tumblers and jewelry in resin! I specialize in strange and unique styles of drinkware, including snow globes, light up, and lace up tumblers
“I repainted dolls, inspired by the horror and fantasy world. Each one is unique and one of a kind. I do reborn kits, barbies, porcelain, bears lol anything I can get my hands on.”
Flesh And Bone has handmade art consisting of bones, butterflies, taxidermy, wet specimens, ect.
“Badger is a long time RI punk/ metal musician, occultist, and visual artist. He’ll be selling his original dark artwork, postcards, prints, and handcrafted leather goods.”
A talented young barber must fight to save his town, mother, and love life from a creepy beard cult, a mad scientist, and ancient evil human-sized beards with martial arts prowess.
Be sure to check out the trailer being presented In the first block of films at 11:30 a.m.
“I bring honor to roadkill or lost woodland souls, whom many look the other way. All ethically sourced or found in abandoned buildings. Using fine art principles with an emphasis on nature’s harmony.
Embraced by dried mushrooms, homegrown plants and various natural or found materials.
Displayed in shadow boxes and terrariums for a shocking, and relieving experience bringing beauty to decay.”
“Glitter and Gore is a party/ entertainment service that specializes in the full range of professional face and body art. Bodypainting, Horror SFX makeup, to kids facepainting.
(Rebecca Hickman) has created looks for film, commercials, and has been published in a magazine.
She creates/ designs masks, prosthetic appliances, and costumes/ props.
(Rebecca) Will have her full set- up for the Dark Arts Festival to provide facepainting as well as SFX makeup. She will also be available for touch- ups and additions for cosplayers and performers.”
Home MadeSin is Vintage clothing, rockabilly flair, western wear, upcycled flannels and denim, studded duds.
They make macabre soap and jewelry!
Rocking Remains makes pillows, paintings, catnip bags, baby onesies, upholstered furniture, and a variety of merchandise rock n roll horror themed.
Dead Bunny Clothing is an alternative clothing brand that upcycles old clothes into something new and one of a kind.
Listen online at RIFreeRadio.org
Alexandra & Jeremiah, a wife ~ husband team, along with our cats: we are October Cult. Classically & experientially trained fine artists/photographers, we met in Seattle WA. We now reside in Newport RI, arriving there from New York City.
We love to combine the macabre and melancholy with highly-saturated color in our artworks. Aesthetically, we dance in hauntingly beautiful imagery with a romantic horror quality. Heavily influenced by rock and roll music, our artwork possesses a very dark, yet inspiring and soothing quality.
We fashion what we call ‘Dream Boxes’. These are Mixed-Media Collages within 3-D Shadowbox Frames of glass & wood. We make them in various shapes and sizes.
With a passion for macabre surrealism: we shoot Moody, Haunting Photography. We appropriate and create many unique frames with added striking embellishment and hardware.
“I design and create gnomes of all kinds. But bikers, hippies, wizards, witches and other monsters are my speciality though. I design and create “Horror Movies Babies” as well…these are baby dolls reconfigured to look like Chucky, Pinhead, and other horror movie creatures..I also sell one of a kind sterling silver rings as well as stainless steel and titanium jewelry for discerning bikers, and monster lovers of all kinds.
Unicorn Ink is located right next to the location where Dark Arts Festival is located. Unicorn Ink is one of the east coast’s most highly-rated and esteemed tattoo parlors. Since its founding in 2012, this exceptional studio, nestled in the heart of Lincoln, Rhode Island, has been on a mission to transcend the ordinary. From awe-inspiring tattoos to exquisite piercings, every masterpiece is meticulously crafted to reflect your unique story and individuality by our team of highly skilled and passionate artists.
F.R. Diaz horror author and artist. Her novels are not for the faint of heart, nor her artwork for the benevolent. Diaz’s work will undoubtedly shine a light into your inner darkness and expose the monsters hiding in plain sight…
Reality A Games was started 9 years ago by 2 friends that share a love of all things’ games. It began with a table top role play Created by Herbie Hicks, Reality A. Together, he and Joe Greenhalgh opened their first location in West Warwick. At the end of 2023 they opened their second location in Westerly. Both locations offer a wide selection of trading card games, board games, video games, and other table top role play games. Both locations offer a friendly and welcoming environment to gamers of all ages and abilities.
Zombie Oasis has unique, hand made, Tiki and Monster themed wood carvings, jewelry and art.
Jay Of The Dead makes custom corpses, Halloween and horror props. With some oddities and curiosities sprinkled in.
Neon forest specializes in a range of sewn products, we make totes, pouches, aprons etc. we love horror and the spooky world
My Rock N Roll Baby was started in 2016 and is a one-woman operation. My accessories are handmade and often inspired by music.
Horny Teenagers Must Die is a wild, independent, slasher extravaganza. Put out by the local independent film company Mad Z Productions. They will be rocking the festival showing the trailer in the morning, offering photo ops and autographs, and selling exclusive swag.
Mind Asylum Designs creates handmade horror themed resin magnets and other horrific collectables. Inspired by a multitude of characters from horror movies, nostalgic 80’s flicks and the macabre, they are sure to bring a little piece of horror to your home. Handmade, hand painted and each piece its own work of art. Stop by the Mind Asylum Designs table and like their slogan says “GET YOUR HORROR FIX HERE”
Theloni Coleman is a mixed-media abstract and gothic artist living in Massachusetts. Her studio work includes painting, charcoal, ink drawing, and sculpture. Theloni also specializes in fashion styling and tattoo design. Art of Thel is primarily inspired by philosophy, emotional struggle, and survival in spite of disappointment and sorrow.
Plymouth Punk Rock Market is a thoughtfully curated market of artists selling “weird stuff for weird people”. These events take place every two months with live music, food trucks, craft beer, and tarot readings. PPRM is always all ages and always free.
Madam Macabre specializes in creepy one-of-a-kind art, Horror movie collectibles, prop replicas, and all things creepy!
“I make cross stitch that are oddity, religious, or nudity themed.
I upcycle vintage religious pieces to make them into new unique pieces.
I do some work with bones, specimens and other animal parts, combine them with the religious pieces or make them into unique pieces on their own.
I will have original vintage religious pieces as well.
Attached is some of the pieces I’ve put aside for the show so far.”
“If allowed, I will connect with a person’s consciousness and their body to feel for energy blocks and feelings below Contentment. We work together removing the blockages. Now Light can enter, and the person’s pain, trauma, and emotional troubles are healed.”
Weirdo Wonderland is a haven for all sorts of Amazing Art, Pins, Patches, Stickers, Magnets, etc…
For fans of Horror, Sci-Fi, Lowbrow / Pop Art, and all things Creepy & Weird.
Horror Decor specializes in handmade horror movie and Halloween themed home decor.
Year round custom horror and collectibles. Celebrating horror and Halloween 365. Specializing in custom painted sneakers and canvases, but also selling collectibles such as signs and earrings. Always willing to branch out into any new project your twisted minds can think of!
“Rarities Books & Bindery is a vintage and antiquarian bookstore run by proprietress and book witch, Kelly Allen-Kujawski. Kelly is a bookbinder by trade and specializes in the restoration of antique books and documents. She sells obscure vintage titles in the Sci Fi, Horror, Medical, Occult, and History genres as well as supporting over 50 new authors from New England. She also creates and sells her handmade, custom journals, notebooks, grimoires, bookmarks, and more. Visit Kelly’s website, www.raritiesonline.com for more info, and follow her on Insta and Facebook under the handle RaritiesOnline.”
“Bryce Choquette is an amazing content creator and very good friend of the Horror depot family he is pretty well known for his pretty awesome work , The Puppet Bunch show, Wacky’s Wonders the movie trilogy, The Puppet Bunch Movie, and also the upcoming sequel to Wacky’s Wonders and it’s series called Wacky’s Wonders the series, he’s also a pretty awesome comedian, ventriloquist, and filmmaker, also you will have the opportunity to get a selfie and autograph from Bryce himself and get a selfie with Wacky himself at the festival definitely check out his table at the Dark arts festival.”
“I make cross stitch that are oddity, religious, or nudity themed.
I upcycle vintage religious pieces to make them into new unique pieces.
I do some work with bones, specimens and other animal parts, combine them with the religious pieces or make them into unique pieces on their own.
I will have original vintage religious pieces as well.”
“We’re a small custom leather workshop based out of historic Salem MA. Specializing in unique items with a dark aesthetic. With over 20+ years of experience, we bring your ideas to life with the highest quality materials and craftsmanship.”
Horror merch and collectibles figures. Jewelry, socks, kitchenware, comics, etc.
“Salty Jewelry for Assholes was born in 2018 because I needed jewelry to reflect my thoughts and feelings. LIVE LOVE PRAY is not my vibe. “F**k off, go away, I hate your face” is more my style. We are a small woman-owned company and everything we make is hand stamped, hand packaged and made with rage and sarcasm. Apart from the stamped jewelry, we offer original art (no prints), t-shirts and pretty much anything we think of that’s creative. Come see me and join in the asshole movement.”
🎬 Join Us at the Dark Arts Festival! 🎬
We’re excited to bring Attack of the Killer Refrigerator to the Dark Arts Festival! Here’s your chance to take action-packed photos with the infamous fridge, watch exclusive trailers, and immerse yourself in the chilling world of our upcoming film.
📅 Date: August 11
📍 Location: Battleground Z
Why You Shouldn’t Miss This:
📸 Action Photos: Strike your best horror pose with the Killer Refrigerator.
🎥 Exclusive Trailer: Be among the first to see never-before-seen footage.
💬 Meet the Team: Chat with the creators and get insider info on the film.
💼 Investment Opportunities: Learn how you can be part of the film’s success and explore exciting investment options.
Special Bonuses for Investors:
🎟️ Premiere Tickets: Secure your spot at the world premiere.
💰 Profit Sharing: Enjoy full profit from your investment.
📦 Exclusive Merch: Get limited-edition merchandise and memorabilia.
🎬 Behind-the-Scenes Access: Gain access to behind-the-scenes content and updates.
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to become part of horror movie history! Share this post and bring your friends along for a frightful night at the Dark Arts Festival.
Let’s make cinematic history together! 📽️👻
Sweet & Spooky Creations Resin: trays, boards, skulls, ashtrays, grinders, necklaces, jars, coasters, pens, magnets, dice, kids figurines and decorated resin boards.
“I am an artist working with found materials. I also make collages. Most of my materials are vintage. I often combine religious images, old doll parts, bones, anything really. I would like an 8 foot space. I would also like to add some of my partner’s steampunk lamps. It seems that I can only send one file, so I was only able to attach one piece of art.”
Midnight Mews fantastical fabric art and mix media: Cosmic Catnip Cuddlers, Curious Cushions, Classy Coffins, Snuggly Snakes and more.
What happens when you put four dads together who are more immature, have way better toys and pay much more attention to their inner-children than they do their own kids?
You get the THREE GEEKY DADS PODCAST!
Tune in for all the sci-fi, comics, horror and pop culture talk but…stay for the dad-jokes!