Paranormal Pick of the Week: Lost Girl Season 3 Premiere

Happy Holidays to our Hexed Listeners and Readers!  I know we are at a quiet time for new episodes of our shows, but the drought is about to end with a fae-tas-tic season premiere this Sunday.  That's right, Lost Girl is back in action for season 3 and Bo, Kenzi, Dyson and Fae from all over will be causing trouble all for our enjoyment.

As Suzie and I have been watching and chatting about Lost Girl from the very first episode, and have podcast all through season 1 and 2 it's a shoe in for this weeks Paranormal Pick of the Week:

Lost Girl Season 3 Premiere 
Sunday January 6, 2013 at 9pm ET/PT on Showcase

PLUS: Lost Girl ConFAEdential airs on Sunday January 6, 2013 at 8pm ET/PT on Showcase, it's a catch up special that will "get up close and personal with the cast as they discuss the on and off camera antics of the past two seasons." Sounds pretty awesome!

See more details on Lost Girl Season 3 premiere and ConFAEDential, but for the spoiler sensitive there is some casting details in there so you have been forewarned!  Also be sure to check out the Showcase YouTube channel, as they've been sharing the awesome teaser and regular trailers for the show as well as for the ConFAEDential special.

If you need to catch up on Lost Girl, both Season 1 and Season 2 are now available on DVD.



Also Awesome:

• Merlin Season 5 Premiere Saturday January 5, 2013 on Space.  This is the fifth and final season of Merlin.  If you need to get caught up on Merlin Space has you covered with The Complete Merlin-a-Thon all week long starting Wednesday January 2, 2013 with Season 1 and airing a season a day up until the Season 5 Premiere.  I know I'll be turning in! Nothing says winter like the magic of Merlin!

Image from Merlin Seasno 5 Episode 1 - "Arthur's Bane Part 1"
Premieres Saturday, Jan. 5 at 8 p.m. ET

Paranormal Pick of the Week: Christmas with the Doctor

Doctor Who The Snowmen premieres Tuesday Dec 25 at 9pm ET

The holiday Doctor Who special tradition continues this year and not only is Space airing the new episode for us but also an entire day with the Doctor. Talk about one heck of a Christmas present and it also is our Paranormal Pick of the Week:

Christmas with the Doctor on Space:

• 4 p.m. – Back-to-back episodes of DOCTOR WHO (Season 7)
• 9 p.m. – DOCTOR WHO: THE SNOWMEN **new** (Encores Dec. 26 at 10:30 a.m.)
• 10:30 p.m. – DOCTOR WHO – Best of the Christmas Specials
• 11:30 p.m. – “The Christmas Invasion”
• 12:45 a.m. – “The Runaway Bride”
• 2:05 a.m. – “Voyage of the Damned”
• 3:40 a.m. – “The Next Doctor”
• 5 a.m. – “The End of Time” (Part 1)
• 6:20 a.m. – “The End of Time” (Part 2)
• 7:55 a.m. – “A Christmas Carol”
• 9:15 a.m. – “The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe”

Also Awesome
TONS of Awesome in the The 12 Days of Spacemas including:

• Sinbad marathon on Boxing Day Dec 26, 2012
• The Almighty Johnsons Season 1 marathon on Dec 27, 2012 (which is all the more sweet as it was just announced we'll get Season 2 in 2013)
• Primeval: New World marathon on Dec 28, 2012
• Star Trek: The Next Generation Remastered Marathon on Dec 29 & 30, 2012

And even more awesome, Slice is airing several episodes of Collection Intervention on Wed Dec 26, 2012 in the afternoon.  It's a really interesting (and respectful) show that tries to help people with collection issues, not only do you get to see rare items but the impact of when collections get out of hand.  I really love the host, she really wants to help the collectors, which makes all the difference.

Have a Happy & Safe Holiday Everyone!

Ep 123: Paranormal TV Dec 12 - 18, 2012

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• It's almost holiday time but before we sign off for the year we still have new episodes of Haven and Vampire Diaries to explore. As it's a lighter week, Shannon and Suzie decide to also look back at the season-so-far for Arrow and Beauty and the Beast. FYI we have a spoiler-free but quite long segue about Big Love and Breaking Amish during our Arrow chat. No idea how that happened.

• Please note that the final 2 episodes of Haven Season 3 have been rescheduled by SyFy to air in the new year. With this being the case, and likelihood of the Canadian airing also being delayed, that means we'll be off until the new year and returning most likely on January 9, 2013 to discuss the return on 666 Park Avenue and Season 3 Premiere of Lost Girl. Be sure to check out our site for any updates over the holiday season and if you get Space remember that the 12 Days of SpaceMAS are just around the corner with lots of marathons and movies to enjoy.

• We wish you a happy, safe and spooky holiday season for any and all holidays you celebrate.

Show Notes:

• Haven finale 2 eps on SyFy in January 17, 2012 (please note their explanation includes content spoilers) and Showcase is now airing just the holiday episode this Friday.
• New Lost Girl S3 trailer, longer and more specifics on the season.
• US Merlin Fans rejoice, the 5th and final season on Merlin will be on SyFy starting Fri Jan 4, 2013.
• Ripper Street to air on Space starting January 19, 2013; it's an 8-episode period crime-drama.
• Zero Hour Series Premiere Feb 14, 2012 on ABC.
• Doctor Who 1972-79 has been added to Netflix.ca
• Video from a Teen Wolf S3 Set Visit over at Review for Humans
• Colton Haynes (Jackson from Teen Wolf) will be a reoccuring character on Arrow. Hat tip to TiST!
• Golden Globe Noms - none of our shows made it! Closest is American Horror Story: Aslyum and Sherlock.
• Winter Solstice / Yule this Friday Dec 21, 2012
• The Clark Bar Recipe that Shannon uses (they are DANGEROUSLY good)
• Shannon chats more Vampire Diaries Season-4-So-Far on an upcoming episode of Before the Dawn. 
• Remember to check out the 12 Days of SpaceMAS!

Time Coding:

• 0:00 - 1:25 Intro
• 1:25 - 18:35 News
• 18:35 - 31:10 Haven S3 Ep 11 Last Goodbyes
• 31:10 - 46:15 Vampire Diaries S4 Ep 9 O Come All Ye Faithful
• 46:15 - 1:06:40 Arrow S1 Ep 9 Year's End & General Season 1 Chat
• 1:06:40 - 1:18:20 Beauty and the Beast Season 1 Chat
• 1:18:20 - 1:24:50 Outro

Series Return or Winter Premiere Dates 2013

• Merlin S5 Premiere - Jan 5, 2013 on Space
• Lost Girl Season 3 Premiere - Jan 6, 2013 on Showcase
• 666 Park Avenue - Jan 6, 2013
• Being Human North American Season 3 Premiere - Jan 14, 2012 *
• Face Off S4 - US Date is Jan 15, 2013 *
• Arrow - Jan 16, 2013
• Supernatural - Jan 16, 2013
• Vampire Diaries - Jan 17, 2013
• Haven - US Date is Jan 18, 2012 *
• Ripper Street Series Premiere Jan 19, 2013 on Space
• Beauty and the Beast - Jan 24, 2013 on Showcase
• The Walking Dead - Feb 10, 2013
• Cult Series Premiere - Feb 13, 2013
• Zero Hour Series Premiere - Feb 14, 2013
• Grimm - March 8, 2013
• * We'll share what the Canadian dates are for these shows when it been confirmed.

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Paranormal Pick of the Week: Haven Season 3 Finale

I can't believe this season of Haven has flow by so quickly, I am so curious to see how they will wrap this season up.  Considering Suzie and I have been chatting enthusiastically about Haven since it's very first episode it is clearly the pick for this weeks Paranormal Picks of the Week:

~~~~ revised information as of December 18, 2012 below~~~~~~

UPDATED HAVEN SEASON 3 Finale Information

SyFy has announced that they are postponing the final 2 episodes of Haven Season 3 and that they will air in January, 2013. Showcase has updated their schedule to indicate this week they will be airing only the Season 2 holiday episode.

I would love to share more, but doing so would be a content spoiler for the show.  If you would like to know the reason behind the re-scheduling, read the SyFy announcement.

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Haven Season 3 Finale
Friday 10pm EST on Showcase *

* Make sure to tune in to Showcase earlier though, as the regular 9pm time slot also has a new episodes.  That means 2 back-to-back new episodes this week, including the finale, starting at it's regular time of 9pm EST.

If you can't get enough Haven, keep Showcase on to get into the holiday spirit with a in a reprisal of the Haven Season 2 Holiday Episode Silent Night at 11pm EST on Showcase.



Also Awesome

• The 12 Days of Spacemas begins this week on Saturday Dec 22, 2012 on Space!  Over the weekend they have marathons of School Spirits, Paranormal Witness, Hot Set and Face Off.
• Looking for something new to watch?  I know we are heading into real holiday season but we still have a new episode of Primeval: New World new on Monday Dec 17, 2012 on Space, Fringe is new on Friday Dec 21, 2012 and there is also the Derren Brown: Apocalypse special on Wed Dec 19, 2012 at 9pm EST on Space.
• If you are in paranormal TV withdrawl, remember a few of our shows are in syndication include Supernatural Monday - Friday at 3pm/8pm EST on Space and Vampire Diaries on M-Thurs at 7pm & 11pm on Cosmo TV.
• I'm also thrilled to share that one of my fave holiday films which is rarely played, The Bishop's Wife, airs on TCM on Sunday Dec 21, 2012 at 8pm EST.
• Or if you are looking for the darker side of the holidays you can't get creepier than the original 1974 Black Christmas on Space Friday Dec 21, 2012 at 9pm EST.

12 Days of Spacemas 2012

It's almost time for 12 Days of Spacemas! I love this time of year and I'm always curious to see what treats Space has in store with use over the holidays with their 12 Days of Spacemas. This year were have marathon galore and tons of films to enjoy and even Christmas with The Doctor with back to back episodes of Season 7, many Doctor Who Christmas Specials and then the new 2012 Christmas special all on Christmas Day! I'm really excited that they are airing Paranormal Witness marathon as I only hopped on to that show mid-season so there is more to enjoy.

If you are a regular Hexed listener you will know we loved many of the shows that are being showcased from Paranormal Witness (Dec 22) to Face Off Season 3 (Dec 23), the awesome New Zealand current day mythological comedy The Almighty Johnson Season 1 (Dec 27), non-fiction spooky series School Spirits (Dec 22) and Sinbad (Dec 26).  Every one of these shows has an entire-season marathons during the 12 Days of Spacemas!  Plus, if you haven't jumped on the Primeval: New World train yet, check out it's marathon on Dec 28, 2012 with the first 8 episodes airing and it has been such a fun show to watch. And for Star Trek: The Next Generation fans they are airing all of Season 1 on Dec 29 & 30, 2012 in a Remastered Marathon (TNG fans check out Shannon's TNG re-watch here).  For the Merlin fans, there is days upon days of Merlin marathons of all four seasons as we lead up the the fifth and final series which will begin to air January 5, 2013 on Space.  In addition, there are tons of movies from fantasy films to aliens invasions and more!



The official 12 Days of Spacemas begins Saturday December 22, 2012 but there is so much awesome that it even spills into the new year. Let's take a day by day look at their offerings (check your local listings for times in your area):



Saturday December 22, 2012

• 6 a.m. – SCHOOL SPIRITS Marathon
• 12 p.m. – PARANORMAL WITNESS Marathon

Sunday December 23, 2012

• 12 a.m. – SCHOOL SPIRITS Marathon
• 6 a.m. – HOT SET Marathon
• 12 p.m. – FACE OFF Marathon

Monday December 24, 2012

• 12 a.m. – HOT SET Marathon
• Family Movie Marathon
• 6 a.m. – TREASURE ISLAND: Part 1 (Encores at 10:15 p.m.)
• 8 a.m. – TREASURE ISLAND: Part 2 (Encores at 12:45 a.m.)
• 10 a.m. – NEVERLAND: Part 1
• 12 p.m. – NEVERLAND: Part 2
• 2 p.m. – TIMELINE
• 4:30 p.m. – THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE (Encores Dec. 25 at 5 a.m. and 10:35 a.m.)
• 7 p.m. – HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE (Encores Dec. 25 at 7:30 a.m. and 12:55 p.m.)

Tuesday December 25, 2012 - Christmas With The Doctor

• 4 p.m. – Back-to-back episodes of DOCTOR WHO (Season 7)
• 9 p.m. – DOCTOR WHO: THE SNOWMEN (Encores Dec. 26 at 10:30 a.m.)
• 10:30 p.m. – DOCTOR WHO – Best of the Christmas Specials
• 11:30 p.m. – “The Christmas Invasion”
• 12:45 a.m. – “The Runaway Bride”
• 2:05 a.m. – “Voyage of the Damned”
• 3:40 a.m. – “The Next Doctor”
• 5 a.m. – “The End of Time” (Part 1)
• 6:20 a.m. – “The End of Time” (Part 2)
• 7:55 a.m. – “A Christmas Carol”
• 9:15 a.m. – “The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe”

Wednesday December 26, 2012

• 12 p.m. – SINBAD Marathon (Season 1)
• Swords & Sand Movie Marathon
• 12 a.m. – THE 7 ADVENTURES OF SINBAD (Encores at 4:30 a.m.)
• 2 a.m. – THE SCORPION KING 2 (Encores at 8:30 a.m.)
• 6:30 a.m. – SAND SERPENTS

Thursday December 27, 2012

• 11 a.m. – THE ALMIGHTY JOHNSONS Marathon (Season 1)
• Mythological Movie Marathon
• 9 p.m. – THE ALMIGHTY THOR
• 11 p.m. – THOR: HAMMER OF THE GODS
• 1 a.m. – STARGATE
• 3:30 a.m. – OUTLANDER

Friday December 28, 2012

• PRIMEVAL: NEW WORLD Marathon
• 6 a.m. – “The New World”
• 7 a.m. – “Sisiutl”
• 8 a.m. – “Fear of Flying”
• 9 a.m. – “Angry Birds”
• 10 a.m. – “Undone”
• 11 a.m. – “Clean Up on Aisle Three”
• 12 p.m. – “Babes in the Woods”
• 1 p.m. – “Truth”
• 2 p.m. – Episodes 1 - 8 (Encore Broadcast)
• 10 p.m. – Episodes 1 - 8 (Encore Broadcast)

Saturday December 29, 2012

• STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION Remastered Marathon
• 8 a.m. – STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION Episodes 1 – 13 (Season 1)
• 9 p.m. – THE EXPENDABLES

Sunday December 30, 2012

• STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION Remastered Marathon
• 8 a.m. – STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION Episodes 14 – 26 (Season 1)
• 9 p.m. – STARSHIP TROOPERS

Monday December 31, 2012

• 6 a.m. – CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
• 9 a.m. – INDEPENDENCE DAY
• 12 p.m. – FALLING SKIES Marathon (Season 1)
• 10 p.m. – ALIENS
• 12:50 a.m. – ALIEN 3
• 3:10 a.m. – ALIEN VS. PREDATOR

Tuesday January 1, 2013

• TRANSFORMERS Marathon
• 6 a.m. – TRANSFORMERS (Encores at 4 p.m. and Jan. 2 at 2 a.m.)
• 8:55 a.m. – TRANSFORMERS - REVENGE OF THE FALLEN (Encores at 7:55 p.m. and Jan. 2 at 4:55 a.m.)
• 12 p.m. – TRANSMORPHERS (Encores at 10 p.m.)
• 2 p.m. – TRANSMORPHERS - FALL OF MAN (Encores Jan. 2 at 12 a.m.)

Wednesday January 2, 2013

• The Complete MERLIN-A-Thon
• 8 a.m. – MERLIN Season 1
• 9 p.m. – MERLIN AND THE WAR OF THE DRAGONS
• 11 p.m. – DARK RELIC

Thursday January 3, 2013

• The Complete MERLIN-A-Thon
• 8 a.m. – MERLIN Season 2
• 9 p.m. – GRIMM’S SNOW WHITE
• 11 p.m. – BLACK FOREST

Friday January 4, 2013

• The Complete MERLIN-A-Thon
• 8 a.m. – MERLIN Season 3
• 9 p.m. – TIMELINE
• 11:30 p.m. – DRAGON CRUSADERS

Saturday January 5, 2013

• The Complete MERLIN-A-Thon
• 7 a.m. – MERLIN Season 4
• 9 p.m. – THE BROTHERS GRIMM
• 11:30 p.m. – SHERLOCK HOLMES

 Have a Happy SpaceMas!!

Ep 122: Paranormal TV December 5 - 11, 2012

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• It's a lighter week at Hexed with three shows to explore of recent episodes of Supernatural, Vampire Diaries and Haven but as always we have lots to discuss especially as we revv up to the Season 3 finale of Haven (which we've confirmed will air on Dec 21, 2012!). We also have lots of news including some things to enjoy over the holiday season.

• We'll be back next week for more Haven & Vampire Diaries talk as well as checking in on how we feel about the premiere seasons of Arrow and Beauty and the Beast (so far)

Show Notes

• Merlin's fifth and final season to begin January 5, 2013 on Space
• Merlin Season 1 through 4 will air on Space with the 12 Days of Spacemas (Jan 2 - 5, 2013 specifically)
• Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome Finale'd up their 10 webisodes.
• Primeval New World episode-by-episode reviews over at Den of Geek
• 12 Days of SpaceMas and Space's Complete Holiday Line Up
• Cult begins on the CW Feb 19, 2013, and we really hope it airs here in Canada!
• Amazing Race Canada Details (here and here), okay it's not paranormal but it is CANADIAN!
• Writers Talking TV Podcast, interview with Lost Girl showrunner Emily Andras.
• We mention End of Days Two-Part Special DERREN BROWN: APOCALYPSE on Dec 19, 2012 on Space
• It's confirmed that the Haven Season 3 finale will air on Friday December 21, 2012 on Showcase with the final 2 episodes of season 3, and then a reprise of the holiday episode of S2.

Time Coding

• 0:00 - 1:30 Intro
• 1:30 - 19:20 News
• 19:20 - 34:24 Haven S3 Ep 10 Burned
• 34:24 - 48:45 Supernatural S8 Ep 9 Citizen Fang
• 48:45 - 1:05:55 Vampire Diaries S4 Ep 8 We'll Always Have Bourbon Street
• 1:05:55 - 1:07:22 Outro

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Paranormal Pick of the Week: Holiday Episodes of Vampire Diaries & Arrow

As it's December it's time when a lot of our shows wrap up for the calender year, but this year before they do we are getting the treat of some holiday episodes, and this week both Vampire Diaries & Arrow turn on the holiday cheer making them our Paranormal Picks of the Week:

Vampire Diaries Season 4 Holiday Episode
Thursday December 13, 2012 at 8pm on CTV two

Arrow Season 1 Holiday Episode
Wednesday December 13, 2012 at 7pm EST on CTV

Both Arrow and Vampire Diaries have multiple air times and lots of repeat airings to make sure to check your local listing to find the best time to watch for you!



We also have more Holiday cheer, plus oodles of adventure and horror movies to enjoy in our additional picks of the week:

Also Awesome

• Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Frosty the Snowman on CBC Monday Dec 10, 2012 at 8pm and 8:30pm.
• Miracle on 34th Street (1947) is on AMC many, many times! It's on Monday through Thursday at 8pm EST so if you want to see it this holiday season you certainly the opportunity!
• Rise of the Gargoyles on Space Tuesday December 11, 2012 at 9pm EST
• Ice Road Terror on Space Wednesday December 12, 2012 at 9pm EST
• Let Me In on  Space Saturday December 15, 2012 at 9pm EST (This is the American remake of the Swedish vampire film Let the Right One In)
• Treasure Island (Part 2) on Space Sunday December 16, 2012 at 8pm EST

Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome Finale Episode

It's Friday which means it's time for more Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome webisodes over at Machinima Prime.  Time to see how everything is going to wrap up with this finale episode.  I can't believe how quickly the time went!  What do you think of the BSG prequel webseries?

The series is a prequel to Battlestar: Galactica and follow a young William Adama as a rookie pilot.

See previous episodes:

• Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome Episodes 1 and 2
• Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome Episodes 3 and 4
• Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome Episodes 5 and 6 
• Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome Episodes 7 and 8

Ep 121 Paranormal TV Nov 20 - Dec 4, 2012

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• Time to get caught up on 2 weeks of Paranormal TV and that's just what Suzie and Shannon are going to do! We took a wee break for US turkey time and now are back to all shows that aired in and around that time, including the mid-season finale of The Walking Dead, 2 episodes of Haven and 666 Park Avenue as well as the latest from Supernatural and Vampire Diares. We also check in on news and the miniseries Labyrinth. It's an exciting week of TV as we have episodes we love as well as a at least 1 that drove us a bit bananas!

• We'll be back next week to chat more shows as we near on into the holiday season.

Show Notes

• Suzie's post on Have Yourself A Gothic Little Christmas
• Vampire Diaries S1 & 2 on and And One Step Beyond (1959 series) on Netflix.ca
• Netflix Canadian Release Date blog
• Vampire Diaries on M-Thurs at 7pm & 11pm on Cosmo TV. They are currently in season 2 and have lots of videos on the site, trailers and some behind the scenes too.
• Not familiar with Cosmo TV? Here is a channel finder
• 3 New SyFY paranormal reality series to Premiere in 2013: Ghost Mine (Jan 16, 2013), Stranded (Feb 27, 2013) and Notorious Hauntings *working title* (Spring 2013). The first 2 are same timeslot, Wed at 10. Ghost Mine explores haunted mine with miners and para folks, Stranded follows paranormal enthusiasts stranded in haunted houses/locatiosn and Notorious Hauntings is checks out world-wide haunted locations
• Showcase Winter Line Up includes Lost Girl S3 Premieres Jan 6, 2013, Beauty and the Beast returns January 24, 2013 and XIII gets a second season which starts Jan 4, 2013 (Stuart Townsend as a weapon-like/conspiracy-thingy, although Shannon says Jim Caviezel) and more.
• Transporter: The Series starts on HBO Canada Jan 4, 2013
• Saving Hope will be back for S2, it's order has been increased to 18 eps and it was the most watched Canadian drama of the broadcast year (and it aired in the SUMMER!)
• Merlin Season 5: Bradley James Answers Fan Questions (video)
• Stephen King’s Under the Dome Gets A Straight-to-Series Order From CBS, description is: "Under the Dome is the story of a small town in New England that is separated from the world by a clear dome. It demonstrates what happens to humanity when they’re cut off from the world they know." It's also described as a 'summer event'.
• TV.com poll on best overall series: Haven was at the top of the list and neck-on-neck with Leverage although Young Justice has pulled in the lead
• We also mention the TV shows Star Trek: The Next Generation, Charmed, Alias, Mr. D, World Without End and Labyrinth Mini-Series

Time Coding

• 0:00 - 0:55 Intro
• 0:55 - 25:45 News
• 25:45 - 45:43 The Walking Dead S3 Ep 7 and 8 When the Dead Come Knocking and Made to Suffer (mid season finale)
• 45:43 - 1:09:55 Haven S3 Ep 8 and 9 Magic Hour Part 2 and Sarah
• 1:09:55 - 1:21:05 666 Park Avenue S1 Ep 9 and 10 What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? and Hypnos
• 1:21:05 - 1:29:50 Supernatural S8 Ep 8 Hunteri Heroici
• 1:29:50 - 1:41:20 Vampire Diaries S4 Ep 7 My Brother's Keeper
• 1:41:20 - 1:45:05 Labyrinth Mini-Series
• 1:45:05 - 1:47:23 Outro

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Have Yourself a Gothic Little Christmas 2012

The 2012 Have Yourself a Gothic Little Christmas was my first! I had been waiting years to go and I finally did this weekend.



And, it was not what I expected. At all. Here is a quick video tour of the show.



Some of the "Gothic" elements were, well, quite blasphemous. In fact this was the first item we saw at the front of the show. I am not religious but even I was shocked at this Goth version of Mary, Joseph and Jesus.



These Drop Dead Gorgeous Barbies by Horror Lovin Tees made me laugh at first. I adore counter culture, especially if it has a point. But how does this fit in the show exactly? Would Goths buy these?

I know the show also carries "Medieval, Steampunk, Fantasy, Fairytale, Victorian, Anime..." and Geek content but to be honest, a lot of stuff there was horror and punk.



I thought there would be a lot of crafters making unique items for Christmas, not stuff you would put in your house that would mock Christmas.



I do not celebrate Christmas as a religious holiday but seriously? Yes, an evil Santa is kind of funny and ridiculous but making fun of the celebration this festival was supposed to be about seemed off and kind of wrong.



So, I started focusing on the things I did like. Turns out, almost all the food I saw there was for dogs!



Then I realized, oh yeah, maybe they think Goths just don't eat? But, do they have dogs...???!!! I just don't get it.



There were all these treats by cutopia but I was nervous that they were for dogs or were maybe soaps... They are an apparel shop so who knows?!



I did love their cupcake apron but not goth, not geeky, very foodie... Oh I was so confused! They had a Batman one just behind it which made more sense. I was so surprised the show definitely was more appealing (yet confusing) for me as a foodie than someone who adores all things gothic.



I absolutely loved Susan Pfeiffer's crafts, definitely an alternative crafty feel to it which is exactly what I wanted to see at the show. Especially those skulls!



And the foodie in me loved these hats that she makes to order. I may end up ordering something, they are so cool!



This was one of the few truly "Goth-oriented" pieces I saw. There were some clothing booths that looked interesting but I loved this purse and wanted to buy it but it was a clutch. I don't do clutch. Bummer.



Marina Smith, the Founder and President of the Jules Verne Phantastical Society, had her Arcane Angel work at the show.



Marina is absolutely talented and brought her Steampunk work to sell.



This was closer to the kind of jewellery I wanted to see! Beautiful, unique and would make a fantastic present for the artsy person in your life. I did not see a lot of unique jewellery at all, except for Marina's pieces.



The dark and macabre elements confused me. There was some geek content but I thought there would be more. My friend Emily saw whips... Not what I was expecting at all. Were they mocking the idea of a Gothic Christmas? Truly, I saw very little there that a Goth would like. A lot of stuff I would never see anywhere but Goth? Not to me, sadly.