Carpe Noctem Magazine
In 1994, Catia and Thom Carnell published the first issue of the “dark art journal,” CARPE NOCTEM. Their vision… to bring quality art, insightful interviews, and knowledgeable cd, book, and software reviews to a needful public. With an initial run of 1,000 magazines and one distributor – Tower Records – in their corner, CARPE NOCTEM soon blossomed and print runs increased to numbers that were unheard of in micro-publishers. Within just a few releases, CARPE NOCTEM was available around the world in Tower Records, Hot Topic, Hastings, Barnes & Noble, Borders, and many other outlets. Contained in the pages of CARPE NOCTEM were features on musicians, artists, writers, and filmmakers – the likes of which were unseen in small press publications. Soon, CARPE NOCTEM became the pre-imminent dark culture publication the world over. CARPE NOCTEM ceased publication in 2000.
Reviews
“Carpe Noctem combines an elegant graphic style with an intelligent, respectful look at our otherwise disreputable genre. I eagerly await the next issue.”
~ Mick Garris, director / writer
“Cabal is a book about the poetry of the monstrous. It’s a book about… giving up normality. I mean, I read your magazine. I know there is no lack of comprehension about this. I’m telling you something that you guys virtually embody.”
~ Clive Barker, author / filmmaker / artist
“With its gorgeously brooding design and black wit, Carpe Noctem deserves a high spot in the Gothic pantheon.”
~ Poppy Z Brite, author
“A sharp, entertaining, and beautiful journal for those of us in the business of making visual, verbal, and sonic horror. Carnell’s interviews are respectful and knowledgeable and can provide an introduction to other craftsmen in the industry who might otherwise be invisible and/or impossible to find.”
~ Diamanda Galas, musician
“The definitive periodical for those with darker appetites. Carpe Noctem combines all of the best elements of horror genre magazines like Fangoria and Famous Monsters of Filmland with the art-oriented Gothic aesthetics of Propaganda and Ghastly, and takes it all to another level; wonderfully literate and impeccably stylish, Carpe Noctem is, in my opinion, the number one sourcebook for dark thought and culture.”
~ William Faith, musician
Be sure to check out these collected interviews from the pages of Carpe Noctem: