Monolith Publications
Books
Born of the Night: The Gothic Fantasy Artwork of Joseph Vargo.
Forward by Joseph Iorillo. Illustrated by Joseph Vargo.
Monolith Graphics 2005. ISBN 0967575664
184 pages. 140 illustrations in color.

The Gothic Tarot Compendium

by Joseph Vargo and Joseph Iorillo.
Monolith Graphics 2007. ISBN 0978885724
224 pages. 78 illustrations.

Tales From The Dark Tower
Short stories by Joseph Vargo and others.
Illustrated by Joseph Vargo.
Edited by Joseph Vargo and Christine Filipak

Monolith Graphics 2000. ISBN 0967575613 (Hardcover)
Monolith Graphics 2003. ISBN 0967575605 (Paperback)
280 pages.

Beyond The Dark Tower
Short stories by Joseph Vargo and Joseph Iorillo.
Illustrated by Joseph Vargo
Monolith Graphics 2011
ISBN 9780982489925
232 pages.

The Legend of Darklore Manor and Other Tales of Terror
Features the novella based on Nox Arcana's Darklore Manor album, and
a dozen other short stories by Joseph Vargo, Joseph Iorillo, and Timothy Bennett.
Illustrated by Joseph Vargo
Monolith Graphics 2008.
ISBN 0978885767
216 pages.

Dark Realms Magazine
Joseph has also written numerous stories and provided cover art for every issue of Dark Realms Magazine, first published in December 2000, the quarterly print publication explores the shadows of art, music and culture, and has been instrumental in boosting the careers of emerging artists, writers and musicians. The entire collection consists of 32 issues, spanning 8 years. Covers are available for viewing in the Gallery

Calendars
Born of the Night: Gothic Fantasy Calendars
Monolith Graphics 1992–2008.
Series of 17 annual calendars featuring a total of 245 works by Joseph Vargo.

Madame Endora Fortune Calendar

Monolith Graphics 2005–2006.
Two calendars featuring 48 collaborative works by Christine Filipak and Joseph Vargo.

Vargo in Other Media
Book Features
Spectrum III: The Best in Contemporary Fantasy Art.
Underwood Books, Grass Valley, CA. 1996
"Gargoyles" by Joseph Vargo, p. 118

The Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companion to Dracula
by Mark Dawidziak
Continuum books 2008. ISBN 978-0826417947
p. 24, 40, 57, 72, 152.

Embracing the Darkness
by Corvis Nocturnum
Dark Moon Press 2005. ISBN 0976698404
p. 31-37, 204

The Strange Sound of Cthulhu
by Gary Hill
Music Street 2006. ISBN 184728776X
Cover art by Joseph Vargo

Notable Fan Creations
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Illustrations by Joseph Vargo employed for a custom-made, hand-bound edition of Bram Stoker's novel, Dracula.

Tattoos and auto-detailing
Super cool fans and Vargo art on flesh.

Magazine Features
Journal of the Dark (1996) Cover Art
Carpe Noctem (1997) Featured Artist
Vampir
(Germany 2003) "The Gothic Tarot"
Bite Me
#10 (Scotland, 2002) "Vampires"p. 14­15, 24­25.
Bite Me
#12 (Scotland, 2002) "The Gothic Tarot" p. 22­25.

Cthulhu Sex #20 (2005). Featured Artist, p. 12­22.
Strange #87 (Greece, 2006) "The Gothic Art of Joseph Vargo" p. 20­24.
M (2007), Cover product feature of "Ace of Spades" design.
Fantasy Art Magazine (China, 9/2009) "Joseph Vargo, Master of Gothic Arts" p. 26-33.

Television
Artwork for "The Secret Life of Vampires" A&E, The Discovery Channel, NBC, Universal, 2005, 2011.
Scenery for "The Pretender" episode "Angel's Flight" 20th Century Fox, 1999.

 

Vargo in Music    

Nox Arcana Albums
Published by Monolith Graphics.
Joseph Vargo: Producer, composer, narrator, writer, creative director, cover artist
William Piotrowski: Engineer, composer.

Darklore Manor
(2003)
Necronomicon (2004)
Winter's Knight (2005)
Transylvania (2005)
Carnival of Lost Souls (2006)
Blood of the Dragon
Monolith Graphics / Nox Arcana (2007)
Shadow of the Raven (2008)
Grimm Tales (2008)
Phantoms of the High Seas (2008)
Blackthorn Asylum (2009)
Winter's Eve (2009)
Theater of Illusion (2010)

Other Musical Collaborations
Born of the Night
Monolith Graphics / Midnight Syndicate (1998)
Executive producer, creative director, narrator and writer. Cover artist.

Realm of Shadows
Monolith Graphics / Midnight Syndicate (2000)
Creative director, narrator and writer. Cover artist.

Blood of Angels
Monolith Graphics / Michelle Belanger / Nox Arcana (2006)
Producer, composer.

Zombie Influx (2009) and House of Nightmares (2010)
Monolith Graphics / Buzz-Works
Producer, writer and composer. Cover artist.

Album covers are available for viewing in the Gallery

Vargo Album Covers
Band: Erotikill
Album: Erotikill
Year: 1989

Band: Doctor Whiskey
Album: Doctor Whiskey
Year: 1991

Band: Crypt Kicker
Album: Unusually High Level of Hate
Year: 1996

Band: Nightcrawler
Album: Nightcrawler
Year: 1998

Band: The Pagans
Album: Live Road Kill (1978-89)
Year: 1998

Band: Skar
Album: Blood of Sorrow
Year: 1998

Band: The Spitfires
Album: The Spitfires
Year: 1998

Band: Ritual of Torment
Album: Ritual of Torment
Year: 2006

Band: Dark Arena
Album: Alien Factor
Year: 2006

© Joseph Vargo / Monolith Graphics.