Richard “Datamancer” Nagy Reportedly Died
Steampunk laptop by Datamancer Richard Nagy, better known as Datamancer, reportedly died last week in a car crash. This is a terrible loss for steampunk’s maker community, indeed, all steampunk...
View ArticleSupport Your Fellow (French) Steampunk!
Considering a significant portion of our readership lives in French, or understands French, I am sharing this particular fundraiser here as well, for it is a good cause for the French community. The...
View ArticleSupport your fellow steampunk
Most steampunks already know Brian Kesinger‘s beautiful art, and in particular his tea girls and especially the dynamic duo Otto and Victoria. Aside from his awesome art, calendars, t-shirts and...
View ArticleSupport Your Fellow Steampunk
The Steampunk Objective’s “One Man Airship” Everyone that is a regular reader of The Gatehouse knows The Steampunk Objective. The Dutch based international steampunk collective often setting up...
View ArticleEvent Announcement: D.E.S.C. 2
What: The Dutch European Steampunk Convention, or D.E.S.C. for short What: We at The Gatehouse like to think that the name of the event is self-explanatory Where: De Lindehorst, Meppel, the...
View ArticleSteampunks for Elfia’s Ruling Body!
Every year the people visiting Elfia (formerly known as Elf Fantasy Fair) can elect a ruling couple as king and queen for the duration of the event. This is no different for the upcoming edition of...
View ArticleHelp Keep Dieselpunks Online
Dieselpunks front page Every dieselpunk fan is probably familiar with Dieselpunks, the largest online dieselpunk community, founded by Tome Wilson and a partner website of The Gatehouse. The community...
View ArticleSupport Your Fellow Steampunk: Hullabaloo Steampunk Animated Film
“Hullabaloo is the story of Veronica Daring, a brilliant young scientist who returns home from an elite finishing school to find her father–the eccentric inventor Jonathan Daring–missing without a...
View ArticleEvent Announcement: Emporium Vernesque
Event: Emporium Vernesque What: steampunk convention When: November 28-29 2015 Where: Willemeen, Arnhem, The Netherlands Website Event facebook Emporium Vernesque, the annual Dutch steampunk...
View ArticleEvent Announcement: Steampunk Meeting at Elfia Arcen
As many of our readers undoubtedly know, this weekend it’s Elfia Arcen, the fantasy fair on the beautiful grounds of Arcen Castle in Arcen, the Netherlands. Now because there is no steampunk camp this...
View ArticleEvent Review: Coalescaremonium Picnic
Coalescaremonium picnic What: picnic in the park When: Sunday, September 19 2015 Where: Cinquantenaire park, Etterbeek, Belgium Ticket price: FREE! To celebrate the upcoming 4th edition of...
View ArticleEvent Review: Elfia Arcen
Elfia Arcen What: Fantasy Fair Where: Arcen castle gardens, Arcen, The Netherlands When: September 19 – 20 2015 Price: varied, depending on the formula Just like previous editions of this event, this...
View ArticleEvent Review: Dapper Day Soirée d’Automne at Disneyland Paris
Event: Dapper Day What: retro style fashion event (1920s – contemporary chic) When: Saturday, September 26 Where: Disneyland Park, Disneyland Paris, Marne-la-Vallée, France Ticket price: Dapper Day...
View ArticleDieselpunks Community Closes Its Doors
The Dieselpunks home page I’ve just received the sad news that Dieselpunks, a partner website of The Gatehouse, is closing down later this month. Our friend Tome Wilson, who started the site seven...
View ArticleSupport Your Fellow Steampunk and Get to Dress an Octopus
The talented Mr Brian Kesinger, of Otto and Victoria fame (amongst other things), is back with a new project. Featuring the young adventurer and her cephalopod best friendin an all new, fun book:...
View ArticleLarry Amyett Saves the Dieselpunks Community
Good news, everyone! Our partner site Dieselpunks is saved. Larry Amyett will take over from Tome Wilson as the community’s proprietor. Readers of The Gatehouse will be familiar with Larry: he...
View ArticleEvent Review: Atsusacon
Atsusacon What: Asiamania convention When: August 6 & 7 2016 Where: ICC, Ghent, Belgium First of all, let me say that there is probably no other convention in Belgium that tries to put this many...
View ArticleSupport Coalescaremonium
Those that have been long-term readers of this fine website, will have noticed our annual reviews of Brussels based Gothic event extraordinaire Coalescaremonium, each spring. Now Coalescaremonium...
View ArticleCompete for an Autographed Photo of Harry Potter’s James Phelps
Are you, much like us, a fan of the Harry Potter (movie) series? Then you are in luck! When The Gatehouse visited the grand re-opening of Harry Potter the Exhibition in Brussels, Belgium (more about...
View ArticleWidow Bridge: A Steampunk-Themed Short Featured Looking for Supporters
Photo by Małgorzata Elfya Kołtuniak A group of international filmmakers, based in Poland, is asking for your help. They are looking to make a steampunk-themed short feature titled Widow Bridge. As they...
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