The Michigan Mausoleum

News about the future of The Michigan Mausoleum, and interviews with the front women for three goth bands.

The Second Annual World Goth Day Film FestEvil is next Saturday! In this, the season finale episode, I introduce one of the vendors you will see there. Then I speak with Monster Drag Brunch who will be participating in Goth Day activities. I will also speak to Rob Stefaniuk, director of the movie Suck. Then I chat with Ohio based punk band, Eaten By Kittens.

In this episode: Updates for World Goth Day. Then I speak with David Blakeslee of the Grand Rapids Film Society about the film Nosferatu The Vampyre. I also chat with Conner Coin of the Flint based publishing company, Gothic Funk Press. Then I welcome musical guests Feral Ghosts.

In this episode I speak with Dacre Stoker, author and descendant of Dracula author Bram Stoker. I also chat with the organizers of a Lansing horror based film event. Then I sit down with the Chicago based band Bellhead.

In this episode I chat with Jason Corbett of the band Actors. And my co-hosts and I discuss the controversy surrounding the remake of The Crow.

In this episode my cohosts and I compare notes on the new movie Lisa Frankenstein. Then I chat with Steven Archer and Donna Lynch of Ego Likeness.

In this episode I sit down with Shannon Hemmett of Actors and Leathers. I also speak with a Michigan man who is suing his local township for the right to establish a green cemetery.

World Goth Day Updates! Then I speak with filmmaker Mark Finnell about his new film Being Satori Circus. And I sit down with members of the band Bootblacks.

In this episode my co-host and I speak with doctoral candidate Leah Bush about her thesis on aging in the Goth subculture. Then I chat with Michigan Chillers author Johnathon Rand.

In this episode my cohosts and I dissect and discuss the new book Goth: A History by Lol Tolhurst. Then I sit down with Kaine Delay of Left Spine Down.

In this episode I speak with an advocate for the rights of LGBTQ homeless people, and spotlight a goth owned business. Then I sit down with the members of Access To Concrete, a Detroit based band that will be performing at the Fixation festival in April.

In this episode I delve into how people in the Middle Ages coped with winter depression. Then I speak with a professional death doula, and sit finally I sit down with the Vancouver based band Ringfinger.

In this episode I explore the dark origins of the Christmas holiday. I speak with Michigan novelist S.W. Raine, and then engage in a group discussion about what it is to self identify as a vampire.

In this episode I delve into the history and origin of one of my favorite ghostly folklore figures. I also speak with the organizer of the Windsor Asylum Goth night event. Then I sit down with members of some local Punk groups that are determined to make positive change.

In this episode I’m joined by Tara Johnson-Medinger, director of the feature film, My Summer As A Goth. Then I chat with Constantin Tzenos if the Toronto based band Odonis Odonis.

In this episode I speak with the owner of a Michigan based vendor of creepy literature. Then I sit down with a panel of polyamorous Goths.

In this episode, my co-hosts and I give our top pics of Halloween must watch horror films. Then I sit down with I Speak Machine front woman Tara Busch.

In this episode we showcase a Goth owned business and discuss how Goth is depicted in popular satire. Then I speak with singer, author and Satanic Minister Shiva Honey about her writings and her new album Devotion: Ritual Music For Love, Loss, And Desire.

In Episode #5 I reminisce about Goth Days past, and speak with a professional cemetery photographer. Then I welcome my special guest, Toronto based singer and songwriter Anastasia Minster.

In this episode I am joined by a panel of cohosts to talk about what’s going on with gothic TV shows. Then sit down with Michigan based horror fiction author L.A. Nantz.

In this episode we delve into the stories and myths of Michigan’s own werewolf legend. Then I sit down with filmmaker Jermaine Nix, director of the upcoming film Fearsome Howl, to talk about his take on the Dogman legend.

In this episode we discuss the terms “elder” and “baby bat.” What do they really mean in the Goth subculture, and are they enough. I also sit down with Michigan author Bethany Grenier to discuss her new book “Heart Of Ember.”

In this, or first full length episode, Opal joins me as cohost. We talk about the new goth night at The Junction in Lansing and Evil Dead Rise. Then, Grand Rapids Goth board members Abby Hunter and Katrina Peshka talk about future events.