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Alt.Arts.Dark.Erotica - A new Usenet newsgroup where you can discuss dark erotic art and literature.
| alt.binaries.pictures.grotesque | Wade through all the stupid sex ad spam, and you can occasionally find a VERY disturbing image here. Not for viewing by minors or the easily offended. | - |
| alt.obituaries | Come here to find out who has died recently (or sometimes, who people would LIKE to die soon). Occasionally you see some interesting retractions or apologies for mispostings about people who are still alive. Also some reports about ailing celebrities. | |
| alt.society.funerary | This empty newsgroup is meant to be used for discussing funeral and mourning customs of various cultures. Let's come in here and spice this place up! |
| alt.divination | Tarot cards, I Ching, runes, astrology as it relates to divination, geomancy and related topics are covered here. Also there are occasional references to cartouche. Of course there is some commercial spam garbage in here too, but you can weed it out and get some grains of wisdom. No specific faq for this newsgroup unfortunately. | |
| alt.tarot | Tarot cards, and how to use them to divine the future. Information on various decks, interpretations, and spreads. A recent thread involved how to "clean" influences from other readings out of your deck; another covered how to get rid of a deck you don't like. Ongoing discussions involve whether or not tarot are evil - most likely posed by newsgroup outsiders. There | FAQ |
| alt.gothic | A very energetic, active newsgroup, with many readers worldwide. This is THE place to go for info on the gothic lifestyle, upcoming goth events, goth clubs and concerts, goth advice and more. Common threads involve retorts to the oft heard "Why are you dressed in black?" questions; "Is ***** gothic?"; whether or not Marilyn ! Manson suck and/or are gothic; and a pretty general seeming consensus of hatred for vampire fans. Except for Scary Gary, this newsgroup is amazingly free of spam and off topic advertisements. Some fun threads involve gothic movie castings, best hair and clothing dyes, and gothic reading lists. Just be careful not to post, "What is gothic?" | FAQ |
| alt.gothic.announce | Apparently a moderated newsgroup, for gothic related announcements. Besides new webpage announcements, you will find concert listings, new club announcements, and other delightful bits of information. | FAQ |
| alt.gothic.fashion | Discuss skincare, fashion, makeup and some home decor ideas. Find out about corsets, neat stores both online and in the real world, and even gothic fragrances. | FAQ |
| alt.gothic.music | Gothic style music, some regional club and event dates, and band discussions. | FAQ |
| aus.culture.gothic | Australian goths discuss goth in Australia, shops, clubs, radio stations, zines, and bands. | FAQ |
| uk.people.gothic | United Kingdom goths gather here to discuss gothic issues and events for their region. Concert listings, club openings, web page announcements, and typical goth discussions. | FAQ |
Please note that the Alt.Horror
FAQ does a great job of covering the horror newsgroups. Horror Related Newsgroups
| alt.books.anne-rice | Here you will find Anne Rice fans, asking questions about her books, talking about Lestat, rehashing Interview With The Vampire (the movie) and inquiring as to when new books will be released. Frequent discussions about books that haven't yet been made into movies, and who would be good to play the parts. A recent thread recast The English Patient stars as vampires; many threads involve questions about books, plot, settings and characters. | FAQ |
| alt.books.clive-barker | This newsgroup doesn't get as much traffic as I would expect. Messages here generally involve books for sale, the Hellraiser movies, and questions about upcoming Barker books. Too many postings here ask "Is Clive Gay?" (Yes, he is). Expect more traffic every time a new book or movie comes out. | FAQ |
| alt.books.dean-koontz | Discussions about his books and the upcoming miniseries. A popular thread is "What was your first Dean Koontz book?" | FAQ |
| alt.books.ghost-fiction | Recommendations for ghost short stories and books. A fairly new, spam free, low traffic newsgroup. | FAQ |
| alt.books.peter-straub | Reviews of Peter Straub books. This is a low traffic, relatively spam free group - which makes it very nice to read. Koko is mentioned here a lot. Some group reading activity takes place on occasion, for book discussions. | FAQ |
| alt.books.poppy-z-brite | Poppy Z. Brite's vampire, gothic and horror books and short stories. A recent thread discussed favorite Poppy quotes; another asked who of her characters you would be. Frequently Poppy books are cast as movies, and long threads involve what actors should play which parts. A close knit group of people reads this newsgroup, and topics often veer off into personal matters and inside jokes - nonetheless interesting. | FAQ |
| alt.books.stephen-king | Stephen King's books and short stories. Current threads have involved speculation as to Mr. King's email address; requests for info on paper fanzines; and recommended music to read King books by. This is a very active newsgroup - after all, Mr. King has written SO many books to discuss! Some group reads occur once in a while for discussion purposes. Rumors involving new books and movies fly frequently. | FAQ |
| alt.fan.authors.stephen-king | Discussions about The Green Mile; questions about Richard Bachman (King's pseudonym), chat about the Dark Tower series; and discussions about his books and stories that have been made into movies. Lately threads have involved the remake of The Shining. I'm not sure how people decide whether to post here or at the alt.books.stephen-king newsgroup though! | FAQ |
| alt.fan.neil-gaiman | Neil Gaiman's comics and books. Find info here on his new book releases, book tours and signings, and past work. Of course, lots of discussion here revolves around Sandman. Some fun casting discussions occur here for Gaiman characters. | |
| alt.horror | Horror films, books, literature, and stories are discussed here. Reviews and opinions, spoilers, some for-sale ads of films, magazines and books. Info on upcoming conventions. Common threads involve arguments about which horror writer is better, and what the scariest movie you ever saw was, and discussions about what your first horror movie was. A popular thread involves what is the best horror anthology. Occasionally battles will flare up over "Is ***** a horror movie?" or what the best/worst movie was. An amusing thread involves Freddy vs. Jason: who would win? | FAQ |
| alt.horror.creative | Creativity in the horror genre. Writers, amateur filmmakers, and graphic designers congregate here. You can find good advice on filming your film, marketing your films, books, and magazines, writing horror, and more. | |
| alt.horror.cthulhu | Talk about Thomas Ligotti, Clark Ashton Smith, H.P. Lovecraft, and the Cthulhu mythos with other fans. Occasionally you will find info on Cthulhu related RPGs. This newsgroup is very active. Additional FAQ here | FAQ |
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| alt.fan.scream | Discuss the Scream movies. Current talk revolves around if/when there will be a Scream 3 movie. There are a few pieces of fan fiction and fantasy openings for Scream 3 posted here on occasion. You can also find ads for a lot of new Scream related websites. | FAQ |
| alt.movies.phantasm | Newly created in July 1998. Come on over and get to posting! | - |
| alt.movies.tim-burton | Nightmare Before Christmas movie is a popular topic here, and you can join in on discussions about Mars Attacks, Batman, Edward Scissorhands, and Beetlejuice. Not enough discussion about James and the Giant Peach lately for my taste, sigh! Currently there are a lot of discussions about the upcoming Superman movie. | FAQ |
| alt.movies.john-carpenter | Director John Carpenter's movies are discussed, including The Thing, In the Mouth of Madness, and John Carpenter's Vampire$. | - |
| alt.tv.amer-gothic | American Gothic was canceled, so of course this newsgroup is full of questions wondering if it's coming back. Old episodes are rehashed, and unaired episodes are speculated about. Currently, rumors are flying about an American Gothic convention. | FAQ |
| alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer | Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Questions and answers about the show; info about new show-related fan websites; episode reviews; and info about various actors from the show. | FAQ |
| alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer.creative | Buffy the Vampire Slayer fan fiction and creative efforts. | Faq |
| alt.tv.dark_shadows | The well loved soap opera. Info on dark shadows conventions, episode discussions, and various attempts to keep it on the air. A cute thread involves Dark Shadows' Funniest Moment according to various people. This is also a great place to find out about obtaining Dark Shadows related merchandise, including videos, the blooper tape, and fanzines. | |
| alt.tv.forever-knight | This vampire series may have been canceled, but it still has many devoted fans throughout the net. Discussions about the character Nick; where to find FK toys; info about FK mailing lists and webpages. This newsgroup has frequent requests for episode guides for some reason. | FAQ |
| alt.tv.kindred | Another canceled series, with loyal fans. Lots of posts wishing the show would return; discussions about characters; a long thread on Archon's name. | |
| alt.tv.x-files | I wasn't sure whether to add this here, since X-Files isn't exactly a gothic show, but it's so very dark, in my opinion, that here we are. This busy newsgroup provides you with every nitpicking detail about the show, analysis of every episode; and tons of speculation about upcoming shows or reasons for past events. Tons of listings of X-files related net resources, as well as products for sale. Beware of spoilers, and jump in on the current "Mulder is NOT dead!" war. | FAQ |
| alt.tv.x-files.creative | Stories, sounds, music and graphics based on X-files characters and situations. Enjoy some Cancerman stories, check out the sexual-oriented pics and stories, and perhaps post some of your own creations. There is some really good quality stuff posted here! | FAQ |
| alt.music.danzig | Glenn Danzig's music. Concert info, discography, limited edition CDs for sale. Also discussions about the Misfits. Some interesting and perplexing threads involve whether or not Danzig is Satan or the Antichrist. | |
| alt.music.darkwave | Unfortunately this newsgroup is not very well trafficked, but you can find the occasional announcement type posting. | |
| alt.music.enigma-dcd-etc | The music groups Enigma, Dead Can Dance, and similar groups. Unfortunately most posts here are commercially oriented rather than discussions. You'll see some posts here about the band Delirium, and sometimes This Mortal Coil. | |
| alt.music.faith-no-more | Mike Patton and the band. CD reviews, info on music videos. Currently a disturbing thread involves whether or not Patton is an asshole. | |
| alt.music.london-am | London After Midnight's ans. | FAQ |
| alt.music.marilyn-manson | Marilyn Manson's music, tours, and controversy. New web page announcements, concert announcements, and song, CD and video reviews. And of course, a common thread here is "What is Mr. Manson's real name?" | FAQ |
| alt.music.ministry | Ministry site announcements, reviews, videos and CDs for sale, and bootlegs. Lyric requests and postings, commentary on videos. | |
| alt.music.morrissey | Morrissey and his music, and also some spillover discussions about The Smiths. Info on his upcoming concerts, speculation as to his sexuality, lyrics, and album reviews. Kill Uncle is discussed a lot here. | |
| alt.music.nin | Nine Inch Nails and Trent Reznor. Bands you should check out if you like NiN; album reviews; info on net resources. Lyrics are posted and analyzed. If you are looking to buy, sell, or trade new, used or bootleg NiN stuff, this is a great place to post. | FAQ |
| alt.music.nin.creative | Nine Inch Nails inspired music and lyrics. Debate about what the best NiN song is. NiN web page announcements. | |
| alt.music.smiths | The Smiths and Morrissey's music, lyrics and albums. A fun thread lately has been What is the Sexiest Smiths Song? Guitar tab requests and lyric interpretation discussions. | |
| alt.music.thecure | The Cure and Robert Smith. Lots of for sale/trade messages involving videos, vinyl/CD music and bootlegs. Lots of postings about Robert Smith's hair and appearance. Some guitar tabs are available here from time to time. An occasional mention to the side project The Glove. | FAQ |
| alt.music.tool | Tool. Very active newsgroup. Another FAQ | FAQ |
| alt.music.type-o-negative | Type O Negative's music. Not a very active newsgroup apparently. |
Coming soon!
| alt.games.vampire.the.masquerade | Players of Vampire: The Masquerade and related games. No online newsgroup roleplaying, but do see the FAQ about posting in character - it's highly encouraged. (Plus, this is one of the better written faqs I've seen). Get help with in and out of character problems, read arguments about the merits of various clans (posted by in-character clanmembers), and share tips for new players. Also convention and website announcements, and some commercial posts related to the subject at hand. Recent threads concerned tremere magick, clan parties, and the value of life. | FAQ |
| alt.games.vampire.tremere | Like the Masquerade group, the idea here is to converse in character. Malkavians meet here, and see the FAQ to figure out why this is not about the Tremere. I'm a little fuzzy on it myself. I'd highly recommend reading this newsgroup for quite a while before posting. | FAQ |
| alt.games.whitewolf | World of Darkness roleplaying games. Again, post in character. Make sure to mark your In Character posts with IC: at the beginning of the subject/header. The recent threads I've seen here include powergaming (not recommended), discussions about changelings, IC postings from Rick's Cafe Americain, and talk about Time Sphere and unusual mage characters. The FAQ I've listed here is the World of Darkness FAQ by Paul Strack. | FAQ |
| alt.vampyres | Discuss vampire lore and history; read or post vampire stories and poetry; and discuss vampire related literature, books, and movies. This isn't the right place to chat about role playing games and live action role playing games, even if they involve vampires, since there are newsgroups specifically for that. Also see the Suggested Reading for Alt.Vampyres Mini-FAQ | FAQ |