Dark Arts Festival 2026

Horror Depot's Dark Arts Festival is back! October 11th from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Rhode Island School of Design. No AI or 3D printed anything! Real art by real artists.

Explore dark art, oddities, jewelry, horror-inspired creations, handmade goods, and unique vendors from across the horror and alternative art community.

The festival will also feature:

• Food trucks
• Brewery
• Costume contest
• Drag show
• Medium readings
• Sideshow performers
• Dancers
• All-abilities art class running throughout the day
• Project Purple Fundraiser

Indoor - Outdoor Rain or Shine
Tickets will be $10 From June 21st - October 10th
October 11thwill be $15 at the door..

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On Sunday, October 11, Team Zombie Leader will cosplay for a cause at the Horror Depot’s Dark Arts Festival, PVD, RI! Todd Zavorskas, owner of Zombie Leader, believes in Cosplay in the Community and has been a pillar of the New England cosplay scene. Over the past 31 years, Team Zombie Leader has raised over $397,503 for national and local charities, including $10,000 as a New England Patriots 2022 Myra Kraft Community MVP.

At Dark Arts Festival, he will be fundraising for Project Purple in Honor of his Mother, Lorraine, who passed away from Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer. After you visit the authors and other talent, please swing by his booth and enjoy a photo op with Zombie Leader & his volunteers who slay all day. Also, check out original artwork, memorabilia, and autographs that can be yours for reasonable donations! You can find out more about Zombie Leader on his linktree: https://linktr.ee/ZombieLeader.

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To find out more about Project Purple and/or to donate directly, please visit: https://charity.pledgeit.org/team-zombie or click the QR-Code.

R.A.M.P.

At RAMP, we are committed to an inclusive world where everyone thrives. We break barriers, champion accessibility, and promote equal opportunities through innovation, advocacy, and education, fostering a more equitable future.

THE VAGINA TREE

THE VAGINA TREE: AN ORIGIN STORY

It all started with my parents’ divorce. Mom wasn’t feeling particularly festive during the holidays and had zero interest in decorating her Christmas tree. But Mom is a woman of strong feminine power and celebrates all things femininity, so I had an idea: What if we decorated the tree with vagina ornaments? Mom’s response? “If you find them, we’ll decorate the tree.” Challenge accepted. And so began the journey to find, and create, ornaments celebrating every wonderfully unique version of lady bits imaginable. Talk about Girl Power!

Now, the Vagina Tree is coming back to the Dark Arts Festival for its second season, and is once again supporting Project Purple! Come check it out, snap a photo, pick out a one-of-a-kind ornament, and support an amazing cause. 100% of ornament proceeds benefit Project Purple. Come celebrate femininity, embrace the weird, and help us raise a little money for a great cause. Because nothing says holiday spirit quite like a tree full of vaginas.

Guest Artist

Mike Diana born in Geneva New York in 1969. His family moved to Florida when Mike was eight years old. In 1988 Mike made a zine of drawings he made in high school when he was supposed to be doing his school work. In 1989 Mike started his zine Boiled Angel. After 8 issues he would face obscenity charges. Mike got a lawyer thanks to the CBLDF, Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. In 1994 after a trial that lasted over a week he was found guilty and sent to jail for four days and nights awaiting sentencing. He was facing three years in jail. Mike was given a three year probation term with a long list of requirements including being prohibited from creating any art work even for his own personal use.

In 1996 Mike escaped to NYC.

I Think I’ve Created a Monstah is a creative brand built around a lifelong love of monsters, followed closely by a love of horror, pop culture, art, toys, and all things strange and unusual.

Created by Jose A Souza III, what started with making unique, hand-crafted Monstah creations has grown into much more.

With the help of partner Wendy McQuade, that same love of monsters and horror led to the creation of MonstahXpo, New England’s homegrown independent monster and horror convention. Built by monster and horror fans for monster and horror fans, MonstahXpo brings together artists, filmmakers, creators, vendors, collectors, celebrities, and fans for an event that feels a little different from the typical convention.

Joe and Wendy also created MonstahMag, a publication and art showcase featuring horror, gothic, fantasy, macabre, and other artists and creators who make things a little outside the ordinary.

There’s also RetroXpo, celebrating retro gaming, toys, comics, collectibles, artwork, and the pop culture that many of us grew up with.

At its core, I Think I’ve Created a Monstah is about a love of monsters, making cool stuff, giving creative people a place to be seen, and bringing people together around the things they love.

All Ability Art Classes

Downtown Designs presents painting sugar skulls from 1:30-2:30. This class is for everyone at every level and ability.

Downtown Designs is an inclusive, working studio and gallery based in Newport, RI. We feature paintings, ceramics, jewelry and a wide variety of fiber arts created by artists with disabilities.

In the spirit of sharing space and creativity, Downtown Designs collaborates with local artists and organizations for gallery exhibits, commissioned sales, community art projects, artisan fairs and educational classes.

Mixed Media Masks - In this class, folks will be provided with a variety of materials to make a custom cardboard mask. Participants will be instructed in construction of the form, then have full creative control to decorate their project how they wish. Examples of animal masks, horror characters, and more will be provided.

Avatar operates on the principle that choice is a basic right of all humanity. Our vision is to stand beside one another respectful of our diverse choices, talents, needs and desires.

Avatar’s mission is to work side by side with people to enrich the quality of their lives. Avatar encourages each person to define and achieve his or her goals. This is accomplished by recognizing the individual’s talents and by providing the assistance necessary to enhance competencies in areas which are meaningful to the person.

Avatar respects the basic need of all people to cultivate relationships and is committed to recognizing the value of individuals to one another. Avatar is steadfast in its belief that families are an essential component of an individual’s circle of support. Avatar promotes opportunities for people to participate fully in their communities enjoying its benefits and demonstrating their value as citizens.

Coffee Cartography making. In this session, I will be using a byproduct of coffee. We will use coffee grounds to stain paper so that each student has a unique land mass for their own map.

Michael Boisvert’s biggest mission is to strive to inspire one another. To see and encourage the potential, we all have within ourselves.

ART Heals the soul, it is a limitless well of creation and we're what makes it limitless.

Missions

* Establish a home for Atic studios.

-- Providing a safe place for artists to discover new skills, and community building.

-- Encouraging the creation of expression through any form.

-- Sharing our results to inspire the youth as they find themselves.

* Influence a different outlook on Art within our communities.

Coventry Pharmacy Healthcare Booth

We are excited to welcome Coventry Pharmacy, a family-owned, independent pharmacy proudly serving the local communities of Rhode Island!

Coventry Pharmacy will be providing a healthcare booth at our event, where medical professionals will be available to efficiently offer and administer seasonal flu and COVID-19 vaccinations.

Their goal is to provide quick, convenient, and accessible protection against circulating flu and COVID-19 strains during the peak season, helping our community stay healthy and protected.

📍 Healthcare Booth: Coventry Pharmacy

🕦 Time: 11:30 AM – 3:30 PM

Stop by and take advantage of this convenient opportunity to protect yourself and your family!

RISD Auditorium Schedule

11:30 - Face Crusher Legends And Ragnarok Films Q&A With Special Effects Artist Jordan Pacheco Moderated By Scars Magazine

12:15 - Vudu Sister

1:00 - Art In Rhode Island - Opening Words By David Morales, Moderated By Motif Magazine - Featuring - Angell Street Galleries, LitArts RI, Ritual Spaces, The Clubhouse, Trinity Rep, WaterFire Providence

2:00 - An Afternoon of Psychic Mediumship with Scott Allan

3:00 - Costume Contest

4:00 - Mike Diana: The Uncensored Interview about Being Censored.

5:00 - Monster Mash Drag Show

Face Crusher Legends And Ragnarok Films Q&A With Special Effects Artist Jordan Pacheco Moderated By Scars Magazine 11:30AM

"Face Crusher Legends" (horror/comedy, 16 minutes)- A filmmaker asks his chatbot for the scariest film concept ever, and instead learns the gruesome legend of the Face Crusher!

Written and directed by Luke St. Germaine, featuring Erik Rodenhiser, Mike Yuhas, Allie Del Franco, and Steven Schloss. Made in Salem, MA with no AI. Special effects makeup by Jordan Pacheco.

A Viking Death Metal Icon "Solveig" faces the sins of his past as he traverses a drug fueled game of cat and mouse....Hunted by those who survived him.

Vudu Sister 12:15PM

From the eldritch corridors of Providence, RI, gothic-folk artist Vudu Sister’s bleak cantos and tenebrous poetry lean on ancient tales, grunge, post-metal, and gothic rock; indebted to the songwriting of PJ Harvey, Emma Ruth Rundle, and Mark Lanegan. Appearing solo, singer/songwriter Keith J.G. McCurdy's acoustic baritone guitar and unique vocal timbre create a powerful intimacy with grim musical meditations on death, violence, monsters, and war, songs in ancient tongues, and an undertone of femme perspectives.

Arts In Rhode Island 1:00PM

Opening Words By David Morales

Moderated By Motif Magazine

Featuring…

Angell Street Galleries - LitArts RI - Ritual Spaces - The Clubhouse - Trinity Rep - WaterFire Providence

Arts In Rhode Island Lineup

Angell Street Galleries

Born out of a love for art and artists, Angell Street Galleries is a multimedia exhibition and meeting space designed as an incubator for collaborative ideas that nurture the artistic community of Rhode Island. Owner Tom Petrosino, Founding Executive Director of 501c3Galleries, the umbrella organization supporting Angell Street puts it this way, “I love art and artists. I love Providence and I love Rhode Island. This is an investment not only for me and my family, but also an investment in the community I wish to serve.” Co-owner of a scrap metal recycling business in Brooklyn, New York, Petrosino fell in love with the area when he dropped off his daughter to attend the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence. “The turning point, when I realized that I wanted to enter the art world rather than being just a fan of art, was when I knew that my daughter was going to be an artist. I knew at that moment that I was going to open a gallery in Providence.

Ritual Spaces

Ritual Spaces, located at 719 Westminster Street in Providence, RI, is a satellite space ofAngell Street Galleries. It has been operating as a gallery since August of 2025. It provides about 2000 square feet of exhibition space, with twelve foot high ceilings and forty feet of ground level window front. To date, It has served over two hundred exhibiting artists as well as provided meeting space for area organizations.

Mission: Ritual Spaces is a project of 501c3Galleries, a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the artistic community of Rhode Island by providing an unjuried and inclusive forum through the development of exhibition, studio, and performance space.

LitArts RI

LitArts RI is a nonprofit supporting Rhode Island writers through community events, workshops, writing groups, showcases, and shared creative workspace. Our mission is to build Rhode Island’s arts community by supporting the state’s creative writers and enriching the lives of readers

Trinity Rep

As the State Theater of Rhode Island, we are committed to providing artistic work of the highest quality to all members of our community.

Trinity Rep’s mission is to reinvent the public square with dramatic art that stimulates, educates, and engages our diverse community in a continuing dialogue. We do this through nationally recognized stage productions, a professional artistic and resident company, pre-professional training, lifelong learning opportunities, and arts education programs for students in grades K-12.

The Clubhouse

The Clubhouse is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, artist-run space honoring the history of Eagle Square and Fort Thunder, and proud to be part of Providence's rapidly growing Valley Arts District. We envision a space where artists can continue to create and come together for unexpected and inspiring experiences — connecting creative forces for the greater good and contributing to Providence as the Creative Capital.

Formerly a tobacco distributor, the building has been converted into a modular, flexible space for performing arts, workshops, community meetings, and much more. Our inaugural gallery show and permanent collection feature celebrated artists including Bert Crenca, Susan Clausen, Derek Bernstein, David Lee Black, David A. Lang, Kathy Hodge, Erminio Pinque, and more. We are grateful to Gather Wealth, our principal sponsor, for their partnership and shared vision in creating the Clubhouse.

WaterFire Providence

WaterFire Providence is an arts organization known for its large-scale public art experience on the rivers of downtown Providence, bringing art, music, fire, and community together in a shared public space.

The WaterFire Arts Center is our year-round home for art, artists, and community in Providence’s Valley neighborhood, presenting exhibitions, performances, educational programs, artist opportunities, and community events.

An Afternoon of Psychic Mediumship with Scott Allan 2:00PM

Join renowned psychic medium Scott Allan — known to thousands as The Boston Medium — for an unforgettable afternoon of spirit communication at the Dark Arts Festival. Live, unscripted, and deeply moving, Scott connects audience members with loved ones who have crossed over, delivering real-time messages filled with unmistakable, personal detail. Blending years of experience with training from mediums in both the U.S. and the U.K., Scott offers a rare glimpse into what's possible beyond this life — equal parts evidence, healing, and wonder. Whether you're a longtime believer or a curious skeptic, this is an experience you won't want to miss.

DARK ARTS FESTIVAL COSTUME CONTEST 3:00PM

The fall season is here! Join Mind Asylum Designs and Horror Depot for the 3rd annual costume contest at the Dark Arts Festival. Contest starts at 3pm in the auditorium. Participants arrive 2:45
All are welcome to partake and it is 100% accessible.

Mike Diana: The Uncensored Interview about Being Censored 4:00PM

In the early 90’s a 20 year old Mike Diana, a young artist who self-published a comic book with a circulation of just 300 copies — found himself the target of a legal battle that would make history. While living in Florida, Diana was charged, convicted, and jailed for obscenity. Police raided his home, confiscated his art supplies, and restricted him from drawing. He was the only artist ever jailed for obscenity. Mike went on as an artist from this point on and is still working this very day. This will be an interview onstage with Mike with and additional Q and A from the audience. Moderated by Lenny Schwartz.

Monster Mash Drag Show 5:00PM

This Monster Mash drag show starts at 5:00 p.m. in the Rhode Island School of Design auditorium. There will be an ATM for cash and a human ATM to make change. You are not going to want to miss this lineup! Our host of the monstrous ceremonies is none other than the 6 ft 6 Witch of Season 6 Dragula star Severity Stone! Followed by the incubus drag King Buckthorn. Then the sticky sweet spectacle you didn't know you needed Phlegm Mignon. With the cutest freak of Providence Rouge. And capped off with the maniac demon nightmare girl Vesper! So get your money out, make some noise, and enjoy the Monster Mash Drag Show!!

Monster Mash Drag Show Lineup

"Born and raised against their will in Boston MA and transplanted to sunny Providence RI, Severity Stone has been cursing countless stages, and a few screens, for the past 15 years. They are perhaps best known as the "tallest standing and shortest lived" contestant on The Boulet Brothers Dragula Season 666. Outside of drag shenanigans, Severity is also a freelance artist, designer, headpiece conosieur and collector of haunted dolls and Halloween skeletons. Book them for your next birthday party, christening or funeral! "

Buckthorn is a Providence-based incubus drag king with a love for everything bloody and monstrous. Using his skills in costuming, acrobatics, sculpting, pole dancing, and theatrics in the most grotesque ways possible, Buckthorn is always pulling out something to make your mouth water and your stomach hurt. Can’t get enough? Buckthorn is always open for bookings for drag, burlesque, and gogo gigs, and is available for costume and illustration commissions🩸

Vesper Mignon is your Manic Demon Nightmare girl. This Trans-femme fatale is here to spread terror (and her legs) at the Dark arts festival!

Rouge is the cutest freak of Providence, delving into monsters, cosplay, Fred durst and whatever else her heart desires.

The sticky sweet spectacle you didn’t know you needed and now can’t escape. Get ready to catch feelings and maybe a cold. Our next entertainer is the empress of emesis serving looks drama and just a hint of nausea. Your drunk aunt’s favorite crossdresser and the trailer trash of New Bedford… make some noise for the one and the only Phlegm Mignon!

Market Square Line Up

11:30 - Dizzy Ghostpipe

12:00 - Amy the Mime

12:30 - Dr. Gula’s Knife Throwing

1:00 - Venusia Venom

1:30 - Dave and Lulu

1:45 - Chad Anctil

2:00 - New England Witches Guild

2:30 -

3:00 - Dr. Gula’s Knife Throwing

3:30 - Dave and Lulu

3:45 - Chad Anctil

4:00 - AUDACIOUS

Dizzy Ghostpipe - the pantomime of pain, has learned most circus acts and created so many never done before props. He went from a greenhorn to adept having worked with the best in the world. With a combination of escapism, illusion and freakshow magic this show comes with a warning you may get lockjaw from your jaw dropping. Do not be fooled by imitators, this is the real one.

Prepare to immerse yourself in a world where pain, mortality and dreams are an ecstatic nightmare.

Amy The Mime is an interactive traditional & non conventional mime with some pantomime dance and Improv skits.... She also makes paper flower creations too.

Step inside Dr. Gula’s gruesome theater of flesh and steel, where every blade launched is a heartbeat away from absolute carnage. Under the dim, blood-soaked lights, test your courage against the unsettling precision of a master surgeon turned dark entertainer—if you dare to hold still.

I am a draglesque dancer and performer originally from Atlanta new to the Providence Burlesque scene. My performance style could be described as sultry southern cabaret Bettie Page meets Elvira.

We are two clowns that will be walking around making horror or Halloween balloons and a performance of Juggling clubs and knives.

Flow Artist, nationally certified fire performer, local performance artist with more than 20 years experience.

The name says it all! With over 20 years of
experience as a professionally trained dancer, she been captivates Burlesque audiences since 2017 as a traveling showgirl known for her magnetic presence and undeniable talent. When she enters a room, she lights it up. Bringing infectious energy, sultry charm, and legs for days. Her performances are a blend of seductive storytelling, alluring movement, and bold confidence that leave audiences spellbound. Beyond burlesque, she's also a puppeteer, actress, dance instructor, go-go dancer, choreographer, and multi published runway model-all adding depth to her diverse artistry.

Sure, some of us are practicing witches and some of us are not. The New England Witches Guild is open to ALL regardless of gender, religion, political beliefs, age, or ethnicity. We are not a coven, we do not organize religious rituals or activities. We dance. We laugh. We spread joy.

RI Krampus - currently the only head to toe outfitted Krampus here in the Ocean State!

Food Trucks

We sell dirty sodas lemonade and snack items like icecream and popcorn.

The Friskie Story

One late night, (very early morning), on the busy streets of Amsterdam, 2 friends sat on a curb eating french fries. "If only we had something fun to dip these in," we said. At this point, with only a crumbled napkin and a pen on hand, we frantically started writing all the zany, delicious and Friskie ingredients we would add. Passionate about People, Potatoes, and Providence, just like that, the Friskie Frynomenon was born. Peace - Love - French Fries - Randy P.

Author Alley

JP Behrens is the author of the Travis Daniels Investigations series and A Trinity of Chosen. When he isn’t reading or writing, you can find him spending time with his family playing video games, building Legos, or practicing Kung Fu.

We sell antique, vintage, and gently used books as well as hand crafted journals.

Tom Deady is a Bram Stoker Award winner (2016) for Superior Achievement in a First Novel, and has since published several novels and novellas inspired by his love of horror.

Tom was born and raised in Massachusetts, not far from the historic town of Salem.

He resides in Arizona, where he's working on his next novel.

Nathan Guardian received his MA in English at SNHU and was published in newspapers in Salem and Beverly, MA. He lived in Salem for many years and has always been captivated by the mysteries of witchcraft and the paranormal. He speaks openly about his experiences, which began in his early childhood. Nathan also believes in the incredible power of the mind and all the amazing things it can achieve.

“We can do anything as long as we believe, but we must leave no room for doubt, and that, my friend, is nearly impossible.”

“But where there is light, the dark also lingers … with hateful envy.”

Chad Anctil grew up in the fascinating little state of Rhode Island, birthplace of H.P. Lovecraft and his peculiar branch of fiction, where he found his love for reading and horror at a young age - probably too young, but that’s just how Generation X did it. He has always been creative, taking up both writing and DJing in his teenage years before joining the Navy as an electronics engineer on fast attack submarines through the 90s.

Chad is the author of the urban fantasy horror series Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit and the best-selling supernatural mystery novel The Midnight Tree. He is the guest editor of the horror anthology Circus of the Dead. He has been a contributor to many anthologies from publishers including Wicked Shadow Press, Signus Magnolia Collective, Altitude Press, Culture Cult, and the New England Horror Writers, among others. He is a member of the Horror Writers Association, New England Horror Writers, and the Association of Rhode Island Authors.

Lorinda Kalajian writes speculative fiction. She weaves magic and romance into alternative histories. She loves creating new twists for known myths, fairy tales, and histories. Her favorite type of stories to read and work with are royal romances. Most of her novels have a royal character trying to navigate the world that they are from.

She enjoys crocheting blankets in her downtime, using her creativity to make works of art, and bringing warmth one blanket at a time. The movement of working a hook through a project also helps with the words for the novels she is writing. Her favorite type of project is making blankets that inspire or are based on the novels that she reads or writes.

She has a bachelor's in History and English, with a concentration in Creative Writing, from Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. She wanted to be able to write accurate historical fiction. A degree in history helps with research in finding the facts that get intertwined into a creative fictional novel. She also has a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Southern New Hampshire University. One day, she would like to pursue a master's in history.

Daisy McNamara started life as a marine biologist and still isn’t quite sure how things turned out this way. She has been working in storytelling since 2020 through her passion for audio fiction. Daisy is most known for the audio dramas The Gospel of Haven, Eeler’s Choice, and Nightmare Soup. This is her first novel. When not writing, she can be found embroidering, reading, or wandering the beaches of her native Rhode Island.

In her fiction, Sarah P. Blanchard writes about conflicted people making difficult decisions in impossible situations, sometimes with positive outcomes. She's especially drawn to flawed, compassionate characters who believe they must battle their demons alone and complex antagonists who feel they have nothing to lose.

New England-born and raised, Sarah earned her B.A. in English literature from the University of Connecticut and an M.B.A. from Nichols College in Massachusetts. After moving to Hawaii in 2003, she taught English, writing, and business for five years at the University of Hawaii-Hilo and Hawaii Community College.

Donald R. Blackmore is a mechanic by trade, storyteller by accident. Born and raised in Boston and now living in New Hampshire, he is the creator of the Undone series, a dark urban-fantasy saga that blends apocalyptic mythology, horror with a touch of humor. His novels question faith, power, free will and asks "what if God isn't really the good guy?"

Book Around is one of Rhode Island's newest independent bookstores, specializing in locally written books, blind dates with a book, and bookish events. We are owned by Flori Fundamentals, a consulting agency for authors that offers a variety of customized services from social media management to direct outreach campaigns.

Everything Book Around and Flori Fundamentals do is designed to help authors find their readers. We believe that all books deserve shelf space, so let us know if you'd like your books added to our inventory!

Artists - Sellers

Established in 2015 Sagittarius Lost Art specializes in one of a kind dark art mixed media sculptures and pieces using a mixture of resins and natural materials as well as hand crafted jewelry that also reflects the same dark, artistic vision.

Femme Fury is a Plus size focused LeatherDyke owned leather restoration business. I source and restore wearable leather art to return it to full shine and beauty .
Sustainable leather practice is something I value very strongly . Leather restoration work I offer includes cleaning, reconditioning. Removing stains/dye, staining/dyeing, replacing hardware, stitching, altering, embellishing , nicotine and other smell removal and mold removal . I am especially proud of the pieces that I am able to alter to make them more size inclusive

Three Cats Crochet makes handmade origami and home décor.

Hand decorated shortbread cookies

Online horror courses focused on the social, political, cultural and psychological aspects of horror.

Selling original art prints, hand made, no AI.

Handmade divination tools, crystal jewelry, spell jars, original digital art on grimoires and bags, taxidermy keychains.

Artist based out of Hamden, Connecticut. Focusing on horror, fantasy and sci-fi. Inspiration from cinema, comics and from depths of the other worldly realms. Paintings, prints.

Hand made oddity jewelry, belts, and Halloween themed home décor.

I am a Mystical Artisan. I handcraft all my Art with the passion of everything spooky, mystical, and magical!!

A visual eulogy to the cycle of life, death, decay, and rebirth - represented by traditionally drawn illustrations, and responsibly sourced natural bone assemblages with elements of decoupage and preserved flora and fungi.

Trimming & Trinkets brings the spooky sparkling glittery goodness with their handmade resin home decor, jewelry, dice, rune stones, keychains, pins, ribbon hair bows, and much more!

I do a ritual where I sacrifice people to a giant tentacle god called the Nameless One.

Tarot and Rune Reading

We are a humor podcast with one specific focus: we interview folks about their funny poop stories
While it's meant to be primarily fun and entertaining, we also find ourselves breaking social taboos down as we encourage our guests to share their fecal misfortunes and foibles.

Ryze is a seasoned tarot reader and intuitive guide with over 15 years of experience in tarot and astrology. Using the Rider-Waite tarot deck, Ryze offers deep insights into personal journeys and specializes in mediumship to connect with loved ones who have passed. Additionally, Ryze helps clients with shadow work, fostering personal growth and self-discovery. Dedicated to providing transformative experiences, Ryze supports individuals seeking clarity, guidance, and comfort.

I am Sarah Petrucci, an independent artist and designer based in Albany, New York. My business, Sarah Petrucci Art, offers original artwork and high-quality artist goods—including paintings, prints, stickers, and greeting cards—that blend fine art with dark whimsy, gothic glamour, nature, and storytelling.
Having exhibited throughout New York’s Capital Region and beyond - I focus on craftsmanship, authenticity, and community connection through art markets, festivals, and gallery events I look forward to exploring opportunities to share my artwork and the stories behind its creation with you!

Holy Crow is Art, Design, and Evidence of Magic. They are best known for their massive collection of handmade original jewelry that is based on Holy Crow's decades long witchcraft practice, and queer and non-binary identity and style. It is made for all genders and all bodies, and many pieces are made with a message or intention for the person wearing it. In addition to jewelry design, Holy Crow also does visual art, curates vintage and antiques, and writes oracular poetry. We dabble in oddities and curiosities, and we are building a collection for the season of ethically sourced bone art, creepy dolls, and weird little things under glass.

Ceramic artist making handmade alternative style pottery.

Self taught freelance negative space ink illustrator, comic book artist.

Womp Stomp Films is a genre drive independent film company based out of Southern Massachusetts. Makers of Never Hike Alone, Dylan's New Nightmare, and Jason Rising. Their debut graphic novel Ghost Chicken releases this summer 2026.

Art by bumblebeest can be best described as a combination of creepy and cute, as the artist behind it loves both! Both aesthetics are shown off in a variety of prints, shirts, stickers, keychains, and more! All made by Liv.

I make upcycled shirts and patches with hand carved stamps. I also make original painted art on road signs.

Pop Surrealist original paintings and limited-edition giclee prints from own paintings.

Krista's Curiosities creates handmade crafts that blend eerie horror with whimsical charm.

The creepy-cutesie creatures and floral arrangements are born from the lighter side of darkness using various materials, including glass & crystal beads and resin. Just a girl and her beads bringing her passion to life. Support a local business at Krista's Curiosities.

At Mind Asylum Designs, we craft handmade, one-of-a-kind horror props, masks, eerie home decor, and macabre jewelry. Each unique piece is entirely hand-sculpted, hand-casted, and hand-painted with dark precision. We bring your deepest nightmares to life through custom, high-detail artisan craftsmanship designed for horror fans, haunts, and collectors. Get your horror fix and support local small businesses with MIND ASYLUM DESIGNS!

High quality hand made nail art , all unique design , very creative, and eco friendly, young people love them and they have high demand for great nail art products.

Rhode Island based Odd.Burger finds new uses for the dead and broken. Specializing in upcycled lamps made with skulls and bones. Handmade wooden weapons and reliquary round out the selection. 401⚓357📐

I make little freaks, aka taxidermy art dolls, by putting taxidermy heads on porcelain doll bodies.

Artist selling art prints, keychains, pins, stickers, notepads, notebooks, and bookmarks.

Abby Normal (Emily Leslie Moran Hund) is a fine artist and silversmith residing in North Providence, RI. Her work focuses on intersectional feminism in horror, creepy cute animals, punk/ goth couture without erasing their histories in DIY, and bodily autonomy. Abby Normal received her BFA in Painting from Maryland Institute College of Art in 2019, and her MAT from RISD’s TLAD program in 2021. Currently she exhibits work with the Providence Club House, Home of the Providence Drum Troop.

Specializing in handcrafted, one-of-a-kind wire-wrapped and botanical jewelry, as well as preserved terrariums and home décor. Using vintage and antique vessels, preserved botanicals, personalized photography, self-mined minerals, animal remains, and insects to create timeless works of art.

I became obsessed with colonial cemeteries a few years ago and have made it my mission to document and showcase their beauty. It was gravestone rubbings that first piqued my interest because it offered a way for me to collect a form of mourning art (my other great love), but I quickly realized that the only stones I wanted to make rubbings of were more than 300 years old and incredibly fragile. Therefore, in lieu of rubbings, I started making linoleum block prints of gravestone art to protect the stones from further damage. As an added bonus, it’s super easy to share the prints with fellow cemetery enthusiasts and teach newcomers about the different forms of gravestone art!

When I’m not frolicking between tombstones, I also make gothic-inspired illustrations and paint scenes around New England. Sometimes these elements blend together and I end up with paintings of things like churches or of a burned Virgin Mary statue from Dorchester.

Natasha often refers to herself as "sweet, bubbly, loving and funny on the inside but spooky and terrifying on the outside". That is because she loves all things Halloween - movies, music and the history of all that is haunted and creepy. Natasha spends a lot of time researching, writing and mapping out her art before painting it. She has shown her work all over Rhode Island, including Jamestown Art Center, Newport Art Museum, The World's Smallest Art Gallery, Spring Bull Gallery, DeBlois Gallery, Portsmouth Art Guild, Out Of The Box Studio & Gallery, Dark Arts Festival and Atrium Gallery in Providence.

Hand drawn artwork and reproductions thereof as prints, t-shirts, skateboards etc.

Original art, fanart, coloring books. Horror, Fantasy, and Landscapes!

Bryce Choquette is an Autistic Filmmaker, Bryce is best known for some of his work, The Puppet Bunch show, Robotic Circus , Charleston,Behind the Facepaint, and the upcoming movie Family from Hell. Bryce is not just a filmmaker and puppeteer he’s also a Haunted House owner of Spencer Street Home haunts. Bryce will be bringing his newest monster, Horrifying Hopps. Come meet Bryce, get an autograph or a photo with Bryce and Horrifying Hopps at the Dark Arts Festival.

I like weird! Goddess Oddities could compare to a "witchy flea market" . My prices are extremely fair and everything I use is sourced ethically by me...
It's important to me environmentally and financially to reuse, upcycle or repurpose materials in all of my creations. I take the old motto "One person's trash is another person's treasure" TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL!
I make one of a kind pieces from nature or I reinvent used items in hopes of directing them away from the landfills.
I love the idea of giving a whole new life to unwanted items!
I create a large variety unique and sometimes extreme, wearable treasures, decor and more:
Jewelry, wall decor, macrame, sculptures, clothing, decoupage, magic wands and staffs, furniture and more.

Stacy G Teee makesT-shirts, mugs, bookmarks, coasters, etc

Pixel Palmer makes block prints, screen prints, stickers, tees, horror themed designs.

A mother/daughter vintage business that sells décor and Knick knacks ranging from brass, to oddities, kitschy 50s, and antique religious, along with upcycled clothing.

Gothique embraces a darkly elegant aesthetic, providing Alternatives of every kind a source for Home Décor and Office accoutrements that honor Gothic, Victorian, and Dark Academia sensibilities.

The Red Spade is a local artist offering original fine art paintings and traditional high-quality prints, and magnetic-framed designs. The Red Spade also offers hand-painted tote bags. jewelry, and sculpted ceramic and polymer clay pieces such as magnets, figurines, ornaments, and other gifts. Each piece is thoughtfully made with a focus on creativity, craftsmanship, and individuality with a whimsical macabre twist.

Nature inspired creations including unique bone art, mushroom art, bone and shell flowers, driftwood and ocean pieces as well. All gathered materials over 15+ years hiking and exploring New England.

We make hand carved Ouija boards, latex masks, home décor, jewelry and other creepy accessories.

Enamel pins, earrings, and necklaces, as well as art prints, cards, and stickers, inspired by ancient art, vintage design, and the natural world.

Handcrafted smoking pipes and smoking accessories along with other wood turned items.

Original illustrations, prints, stickers, books...

I’m Destiny, the artist behind My Destiny L.L.C. I’m a self-taught abstract artist creating vibrant, emotion-driven pieces that reflect my personal experiences and inspire others to reflect on their own. Each piece is a unique expression, crafted with intention, and designed to brighten your space while making a meaningful impact. I collaborate with Print Innovation Labs to produce 100% sustainable prints, using eco-friendly materials that showcase my art while supporting a healthier planet. By supporting my work, you're not just purchasing art, you're contributing to a vision that aims to inspire change and make a positive impact on the world through creativity.

Adria’s Universe brings the strange and beautiful side of science into the light - specifically, the ultraviolet light! Discover eerie green-glowing uranium glass jewelry, brilliant fluorescent YAG jewelry, and real fluorescent crystals from around the world, from individual specimens to curated collections. We also offer handmade craft kits for all ages, combining art, science, and a little bit of magic. Everything is designed for curious minds drawn to things that glow, transform, and reveal something unexpected in the dark.

Custom Horror mirrors and wood burning.

I sell handmade crochet items: geek crochet and regular crochet.

Kingdom Coven is a Massachusetts-based collage and paper-goods brand created by artist Heather Zeena. Using hand-cut vintage and found imagery, Heather creates surreal, nostalgic, and often irreverent compositions that explore identity, reinvention, archetypes, humor, and the beautifully strange. Her work combines old ephemera, unexpected imagery, and words to create pieces that invite a second look and often reveal more the longer you spend with them.

Odd Sweet Things and Dead Ends is a handcrafted oddities and dark arts micro-business specializing in unique, macabre, and unusual creations. Run by creators like Mike Langone, they offer distinctive items featuring real animal bones, taxidermy, and gothic home decor alongside dark, elegant jewelry.

Welcome to Knot Too Sweet Crochet, where the plushies are sweet--but not too sweet. From baby-safe snuggles to large, one-of-a-kind plushies for collectors, there's a new best friend for everyone to take home. Find your favorite cryptids, creatures, and monsters in squishy plush form!

I am an artist and illustrator working in oil paints. I sell originals, prints, journals and an oracle deck I produced.

Dave Serrecchia makes one of a kind portraits and abstract faces. You can also find some of his one of a kind Urban cityscapes.

I'm Naomi DeMauro, a Boston based illustrator and comic creator with a passion for storytelling and all things cute+ spooky. I am the author and artist of “I’ll Love you Forever”, an ongoing vampire romance manga. I sell physical copies of my manga along with original screen printed apparel, acrylic keychains, prints, smaller zines, and vinyl stickers! My illustrative work is anime inspired with a gothic edge, and features an obsessive amount of vampires, bats, and creepy-cute trinkets. My apparel plays a lot with spindly metal fonts and memes that make me laugh. I think my logo, a kewpie baby with bat wings, is very representative of my work and overall vibe. All of my artwork is original, I have a bit of inventive fan art for the vampires that made me who I am today, and everything is illustrated or handmade by me!

Ethically and sustainably sourced wet specimens, bone & insect art, jewelry, and oddities.

Horror/heavy metal/dark art on t-shirts and other apparel, gig posters, alternative movie posters, prints, stickers, etc.

Line drawings, some colored, some b&w, prehistoric life.

We promote safer sex on our website! We are the next only fan in New England