Carpe Noctem
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Carpe Noctem was a goth sub-culture magazine that was edited by Thom and Catia Carnell (with Thom credited as just 'Carnell') and published in the 1990s. It was best known for having printed Jhonen Vasquez's Johnny the Homicidal Maniac comic in short strips from August 1995 to January 1997, prior to JTHM's being picked up by Slave Labor Graphics. It contained interviews with notable authors, artists and musicians such as Clive Barker, David Schow, Neil Gaiman, Alex Ross, Brom, Cliff Nielsen, Frank Miller, Joe Jusko, Robert Rodriguez, Tom Savini, Viggo Mortensen, Criss Angel, Gino Vannelli, Gwar, Human Drama, Sam Rosenthal, Jhonen Vasquez, Bob Wilkins, and Ronnie James Dio.
It is no longer in publication, and its Web site has ceased to exist.
Thom Carnell is currently writing for Fangoria magazine and is reportedly working on a novel entitled, No Flesh Shall Be Spared. His website is http://www.nofleshshallbespared.com.
[edit] Selected Issues and Their Featured Articles
| Issue | Featured Articles |
|---|---|
Vol 2, #4 |
Interviews with horror make-up FX artist Tom Savini; artists Leilah Wendell, Dave McKean; musicians GWAR and Mortiis; Director Mick Garris; Fiction by Sijin; Art features by Aaron Smith, Dorit Thies, Jhonen Vasquez, and Lloyd Pratt. |
Vol 3, #1 |
Interviews with musician Rozz Williams; director Robert Rodriguez, and artist Leilah Wendell; Fiction by Sijjin, and Carnell; Art features by Walter Arnold, Jhonen Vasquez, John Carey. |
Vol 4, #1 |
Interviews with writer David J. Schow; musical act The Brickbats; and singer Diamanda Galas; Art features by Matt Towler, Jessica Boone, Cliff Nielsen, Rik Rawling, Jhonen Vasquez, Peter Kim, E. Katie Holm, Wendy Klein, Louis Small Jr., Adam Rex, Anthony Pidgeon, and Heather Renee Russ. |
Vol 4, #2 |
Interviews with artists Alex Ross and Brom; author Caitlin R. Kiernan; and musical groups Lustmord; Autumn; Sunshine Blind; and Zoar. Fiction by Sijjin, Touchstone, and Carnell; Art features by Jhonen Vasquez, Stephen Fitz-Gerald, Linda Joyce Franks, Clay Moore, Christine Kerrick, Castle Blood, and Valerie Palmer. |
Vol 4, #3 |
Interviews with author Christa Faust, comic artist Mike Mignola, and musical group Wench; Fiction by Sijjin, Michelle Mueller, and Jonathan Lyons; Art features by Daniel Ouellette, Henry Higginbotham, Izalia Roncallo, and Felipe Echevarria. |
Vol 4, #4 |
Interviews with stage illusionist Criss Angel, comedian Bobby Slayton, illustrator Charles Vess, and musical act Rhea's Obsession; Fiction by Sijjin, Darren McKeeman, Caitlin Kiernan, and Mehitobel Wilson; Art features by VonTipton, Voltaire, Terese Nielsen, and Lisa Snellings. |
#13 |
Interviews with writers Clive Barker, Storm Constantine, Neil Gaiman; painter Robh Ruppel; musicians Lisa Gerrard & Peter Bourke; funeral historian Dale Seuss; musical acts Tappin the Vein, Thanatos, and Human Drama; and comics writer Steve Seagle |
#15 |
Interviews with writer Joe R. Lansdale; musicians Gitane DeMone, Jarboe and Mors Syphilitica; actor and painter Viggo Mortensen; photographer Stu Williamson, and painter Miran Kim. |
#16 |
Interviews with writers Jack Ketchum, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro; illustrator Countess Von Buhler; and musicians Angels of Venice; Fiction by Andrew Vachss, Mehobitel Wilson, Caitlin R. Kiernan, and Scott Nicholson; Art by Clive Barker, David Ho, Eric Dinyer, Tara Greer, and Michael Cohe |
[edit] Trivia
Carpe Noctem is also. . .
. . . the title of Duke University's humor magazine.
. . . the name of a successful dutch film club.
. . . the nickname of Akis Papabasileiou, a Greek Professional DJ/Producer.
. . . a phrase adopted by the Online Gamer community, as a parody of carpe diem.
. . . written on the prom T-shirts every year at St. Joseph's Prep in Philadelphia.
. . . the title of a song in Jim Steinman's opera Tanz der Vampire.
. . . Christopher Snow's motto from Dean Koontz's Fear Nothing
[edit] Name meaning
Carpe Noctem's name is a pun on the Latin expression carpe diem ("seize the day"; literally "pluck the day") that intended to mean "seize the night." [1]
