The 6th Annual Nosferatu Festival returned to Austin, Texas on February 23-25, 2023 for a weekend of bands, burlesque, sideshow, films, and vendors celebrating the film Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horrors. The festival was founded in 2019 by Gore Noir Magazine, and has been put on with help from The Darker Side of Austin since 2020.
This year’s Nosferatu Festival featured 3 days of Nightstalker parties at Kick Butt Coffee and 2 days of the Daywalker Bazaar at Come and Take It Live.
The Nightstalker Parties featured bands, burlesque, sideshow and a game show. As per usual, the parties featured a mix of local, regional and national acts. This year we were very excited to have New Jersey (not North Carolina) Horror Punk legends Electric Frankenstein as our headliners on Saturday with support from Evelyn’s Casket from Seattle and Castle Club from Austin with burlesque performances by Viridian Moon and Janie Slash. The Friday opening party featured the bands Coffin Fits and Blood Hammer from Austin and Tricie and the Phantom Punks from Houston and a burlesque performance by Vivienne Vermouth. Sunday the festival was closed out with a side show performance by Gay Satan, Sick City Daggers from San Antonio, and a scaled down version of Gore Noir Magazine’s SplatterGore-ies live game show.
The Daywalker Bazaar featured 25 horror and horror-adjacent artists and vendors, the annual Garlic-Eating Contest, the return of the costume contest, screenings of the winners of the 4th Annual Nosferatu Festival Vampire Short Film Festival and Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror.
Host Scarah Damsel of the DoomedBurlesque performer Vivienne VermouthBurlesque performer Vivienne VermouthThe Coffin FitsThe Coffin FitsThe Coffin FitsFestival founder Mitch Rafter of Gore Noir Magazine with Vivienne VermouthKick Butt Coffee sound engineer ErnieNikke from Bloody Rose Boutique and Brenna from Typhoid & Swans StudiosVivienne Vermouth with Black PhillipBlood HammerBlood HammerTricie and the Phantom PunksTricie and the Phantom PunksTricie and the Phantom PunksTricie and the Phantom PunksTricie and the Phantom Punks
Day 2 – Saturday, February 24
Mitch and Scarah hosting the Garlic-eating Contest at Daywalker BazaarGarlic-eating Contest at Daywalker BazaarGarlic-eating Contest at Daywalker BazaarGarlic-eating Contest at Daywalker BazaarGarlic-eating Contest at Daywalker BazaarJanie SlashJanie SlashJanie SlashViridian MoonViridian MoonViridian MoonElectric FrankensteinCastle ClubCastle ClubCastle ClubEvelyn’s CasketEvelyn’s CasketEvelyn’s CasketEvelyn’s CasketElectric FrankensteinElectric FrankensteinElectric FrankensteinElectric FrankensteinElectric FrankensteinElectric FrankensteinElectric FrankensteinElectric FrankensteinElectric FrankensteinElectric FrankensteinElectric Frankenstein
Day 3 – Sunday, February 25
Festival Founder: Gore Noir MagazineDaywalker Bazaar vendor: Bloody Rose BoutiqueDaywalker Bazaar vendor: Allison Eve ArtDaywalker Bazaar vendor: Typhoid & Swans StudiosDaywalker Bazaar vendor: Doctor AbominableDaywalker Bazaar vendor: The Dark CraftsDaywalker Bazaar vendor: Nightmare NymphDaywalker Bazaar vendor: Von Blackstone DesignsDaywalker Bazaar vendor: Angel’s Devilish CreationsDaywalker Bazaar vendor: Headstone Hotsauce & Petty ThingsDaywalker Bazaar vendor: Brootal BrandingDaywalker Bazaar vendor: Bekka Baker ArtDaywalker Bazaar vendor: BjorkyDaywalker Bazaar vendor: SIGIL OCCULT JEWELRYDaywalker Bazaar vendor: Factorum MonstrumDaywalker Bazaar vendor: Brunky Art & Wrath James WhiteDaywalker Bazaar vendor: Moondust ManagerieDaywalker Bazaar vendor: Madness Heart PressDaywalker Bazaar vendor: Pallbearer PressDaywalker Bazaar vendor: GolgothaDaywalker Bazaar vendor: DeathBlooms CuriositiesDaywalker Bazaar vendor: Eon & Children of the NightDaywalker Bazaar vendor: Goth YogaPaul, Christi and AllyCostume Contest at Daywalker BazaarCostume Contest at Daywalker BazaarCostume Contest at Daywalker BazaarCostume Contest at Daywalker BazaarGay Satan side showGay Satan side showGay Satan side showGay Satan side showGay Satan side showSick City DaggersSick City DaggersSick City DaggersSick City DaggersSick City DaggersSick City DaggersSplatterGore-iesSplatterGore-ies
