Many of the following interviews have been archived and are saved here as html or pdf formats. Those still active on other sites are indicated with . Please report dead links.

Jan 2026Gothic Allure: The Art of Joseph Vargo
An in-depth and very astute feature article in Longbox of Darkness by Herm

Dec 2020Vampyre Magazine
Interview with Joseph Vargo

Nov 2020Vamp Jenn's Corner
Interview with Joseph Vargo by Jennifer Vasquez

June 2020 World Gothic Models
Interview with Joseph Vargo by Lyubomir Spirov

February 2019Artistic Chaos Webzine
Interview with Joseph Vargo by Cecelia Ivy Price

October 2018Script of Chaos (Israel)
Interview with Joseph Vargo by Yuval Levi

May 2016The Voyage Alphabet (Denmark)
Escape into a realm of your own imagination with Joseph Vargo.

Jan 2015Tattoo Magazine (Budapest)
Featuring artwork and an interview with Joseph Vargo.

April 2012Pagan Writers Community
Interview with Joseph Vargo about The Gothic Tarot.

April 2012Pagan Writers Community
Interview with Christine Filipak about Madame Endora's Fortune Cards.

July 2011Darkfaery 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 2011Metaekdotiki Mystery Magazine (Greece)
A popular mystery magazine from Greece rings in the New Year with Joseph Vargo.

October 2010Altrisogni (Italian)
Nox Arcana premieres in Italy.

November 2009Metal Sound (Serbia)
An interview with Joseph Vargo for Nox Arcana.

October 2009Fantasy Art Magazine (China)
Feature article about Joseph Vargo in China's most popular fantasy art publication.

September 2009Music Street Journal (2009) - PDF
Gary Hill catches up with Joseph Vargo to talk about movies and music.

August 2009Fantastik 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.

February 2009Horror 101
Joseph Vargo talks about The Legend of Darklore Manor and Other Tales of Terror.

January 2009Halloween Center
Interview with Joseph Vargo for Nox Arcana

October 2008Gothic Gateways
Joseph Vargo talks about Pirates, Plunder and Phantoms of the High Seas.

October 2008The Day
Interview with Joseph Vargo for Nox Arcana.

April 2008Metafysiko (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 2007Echo Immortalis
Features an editorial on Nox Arcana and Monolith Graphics.

October 2006Ninth Gate
Interview and artwork feature on Joseph Vargo in the premiere issue.

October 2006Wicked Karnival
Interview with Nox Arcana.

October 2006Dark Realms #24
Feature on Michelle Belanger and Blood of Angels.

September 2006Music Street Journal (2006) + PDF
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 2006The Perch
An interview with Joseph for Nox Arcana's Carnival of Lost Souls and other Monolith goodies.

April 2006Strange 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 2006Legends Magazine
Read a featured interview with Joseph Vargo, as he discusses art, music and more.

January 2006Space Junkies (Canada)
Interview with Joseph Vargo and William Piotrowski of Nox Arcana.

November 2005Arising Realm (Austria) English version
Arising Realm (Austria) German version
This heavy metal magazine from Austria interviews Joseph Vargo. Some really good stuff here.

October 2005The Plain Dealer - Gothic Empire
Joseph Vargo in a "PDQ" interview for the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

October 2005Nuked Metal
The "Real Deal" - 20 questions with Nox Arcana.

October 2005Dark Realms #20
This feature on Joseph Vargo covers his many talents as artist, author and composer.

September 2005Femme Fortunes
Article about Madame Endora's Fortune Cards.

September 2005Femme Fortunes (pt. 2)
Christine talks about Madame Endora's Fortune Cards and ancient witch legends.

June 2005OOR Magazine (Netherlands)
Joseph Vargo discusses the Necronomicon.

May 2005Embracing the Darkside
Interview with Joseph Vargo about the works of Lovecraft.

February 2005Music Street Journal
Interview with Joseph Vargo about the influence of Lovecraft on Nox Arcana's Necronomicon CD.

December 2004The Gaming Report
Joseph talks about Nox Arcana's Necronomicon CD, and speaks candidly about his experiences with previous band Midnight Syndicate.

July 2004Music Extreme (Argentina)
Interview with Nox Arcana for Darklore Manor.

January 2004Dark Realms #13
Interview with Nox Arcana for Darklore Manor.

May 2003Vampir Magazine (Germany)
Joseph talks about The Gothic Tarot.

March 2003J.K.Tarot
Interview with Joseph Vargo about The Gothic Tarot.

November 2001Bite Me Magazine
Articles on Joseph Vargo's artwork and The Gothic Tarot.

October 2001Happy Halloween
Joseph & Christine talk about gothic art, and music, Halloween, and future projects.

January 2001Dark 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 1997The 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.