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Dec 2020 Vampyre Magazine
Interview with Joseph Vargo by Rachel Boese
Nov 2020 Vamp Jenn's Corner
Interview with Joseph Vargo by Jennifer Vasquez
June 2020 World Gothic Models
Interview with Joseph Vargo by Lyubomir Spirov
January 2019 Artist Chaos Webzine
Interview with Joseph Vargo by Cecelia Ivy Price
October 2018 Script of Chaos (Israel)
Interview with Joseph Vargo by Yuval Levi
May 2016 The Voyage Alphabet (Denmark)
Escape into a realm of your own imagination with Joseph Vargo.
Jan 2015 Tattoo Magazine (Budapest)
Also available in Hungarian
Featuring artwork and an interview with Joseph Vargo.
April 2012 Pagan Writers Community
Interview with Joseph Vargo about The Gothic Tarot.
April 2012 Pagan Writers Community
Interview with Christine Filipak about Madame Endora's Fortune Cards.
July/August 2011 Darkfaery Subculture Magazine
No rest for the wicked. Joseph takes a few moments to answers some questions about his dark art and music.
June 2011A Tour of the Shadows
A very well-researched blog that summarizes to date the works of Joseph Vargo, Nox Arcana, and Monolith Graphics.
January 2011 Metaekdotiki Mystery Magazine
A popular mystery magazine from Greece rings in the New Year with Joseph Vargo.
October 2010 Altrisogni (Italian)
Nox Arcana premieres in Italy.
November 2009 Metal Sound (Serbia)
An interview with Joseph Vargo for Nox Arcana.
October 2009 Fantasy Art Magazine (China)
Feature article about Joseph Vargo in China's most popular fantasy art publication.
August 2009 Fantastik Edebiyat (Turkey)
Interview with Joseph Vargo about his artwork, writing and music.
July 2009Lili's Lair
Interview with Joseph Vargo about Nox Arcana's Blackthorn Asylum CD,
Interview with Christine Filipak about Madame Endora's Fortune Cards.
June 2009Ideology of Madness
Joseph talks about Blackthorn Asylum (spoiler alert).
February 2009 Horror 101
Joseph Vargo talks about The Legend of Darklore Manor and Other Tales of Terror.
January 2009 Halloween Center
Interview with Joseph Vargo for Nox Arcana
October 2008 Gothic Gateways
Joseph Vargo talks about Pirates, Plunder and Phantoms of the High Seas.
October 2008 The Day
Interview with Joseph Vargo for Nox Arcana.
April 2008 Metafysiko (Greece)
Interview with Joseph Vargo.
August 2007Halloween Database
Interview with Joseph Vargo for "All Things Spooky."
July 2007Reflections of Darkness (Greece)
Joseph Vargo and William Piotrowski talk of their inspiration for Shadow of the Raven.
May 2007Parallel Perspectives
Interview with Joseph Vargo, and editor's review of Carnival of Lost Souls.
February 2007 Echo Immortalis
Features an editorial on Nox Arcana and Monolith Graphics.
October 2006 Ninth Gate
Interview and artwork feature on Joseph Vargo in the premiere issue.
October 2006 Wicked Karnival
Interview with Nox Arcana.
October 2006 Dark Realms #24
Feature on Michelle Belanger and Blood of Angels.
September 2006 Music Street Journal
Interview with Joseph Vargo about Nox Arcana origins, new projects like Blood of the Dragon, plus... Vargo lets the cat outta the bag on Shadow of the Raven.
September 2006Flames Rising
Interview with Joseph Vargo about art, music and upcoming music releases.
May 2006 The Perch
An interview with Joseph for Nox Arcana's Carnival of Lost Souls and other Monolith goodies.
April 2006 Strange Magazine (Greece)
This magazine from Greece features a 5-page interview and feature on Joseph Vargo, his artwork, the music of Nox Arcana, and the gothic realm of Europe. Translated from Greek.
February 2006 Legends Magazine
Read a featured interview with Joseph Vargo, as he discusses art, music and more.
January 2006 Space Junkies (Canada)
Interview with Joseph Vargo and William Piotrowski of Nox Arcana.
November 2005 Arising Realm (Austria)
This heavy metal magazine from Austria interviews Joseph Vargo. Some really good stuff here. Translated from German.
October 2005 The Plain Dealer - Gothic Empire
Joseph Vargo in a "PDQ" interview for the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
October 2005 Nuked Metal
The "Real Deal" - 20 questions with Nox Arcana.
October 2005 Dark Realms #20
This feature on Joseph Vargo covers his many talents as artist, author and composer.
September 2005 Femme Fortunes
Article about Madame Endora's Fortune Cards.
September 2005 Femme Fortunes (pt. 2)
Christine talks about Madame Endora's Fortune Cards and ancient witch legends.
June 2005 OOR Magazine (Netherlands)
Joseph Vargo discusses the Necronomicon.
May 2005 Embracing the Darkside
A feature and interview with Joseph and Christine about The Gothic Tarot.
February 2005Music Street Journal
Interview with Joseph Vargo about the Necronomicon CD.
December 2004 The Gaming Report
Joseph talks about Nox Arcana's Necronomicon CD, and speaks candidly about his experiences with previous band Midnight Syndicate.
July 2004 Music Extreme (Argentina)
Interview with Nox Arcana for Darklore Manor.
January 2004 Dark Realms #13
Interview with Nox Arcana for Darklore Manor.
May 2003 Vampir Magazine (Germany)
Joseph talks about The Gothic Tarot.
March 2003 J.K.Tarot
Interview with Joseph Vargo about The Gothic Tarot.
November 2001 Bite Me Magazine
Articles on Joseph Vargo's artwork and The Gothic Tarot.
October 2001 Happy Halloween
Joseph & Christine talk about gothic art, and music, Halloween, and future projects.
January 2001 Dark Realms #1
Interview with Midnight Syndicate. A good source for a history of Joseph's earlier project and his concept of creating a classical Halloween CD (especially considering how Ed Douglas tries to re-write history).
October 1997 The Realm
An article on Joseph Vargo's art gallery, The Realm. This art gallery (now just a fond memory) was the first and only of it's kind in Cleveland that catered specifically to an after-dark crowd.