Event - Geek Village Wintertales (2025)

"Don't believe anything you see. Don't believe anything you hear. Don't believe anything you believe. There was no 360° videobooth on Geek Village: it is all AI!"

Can you believe somebody actually took the time to send me that message? 
Hilarious.. and it was faster deleted than they typed it.

Cadia stands, as long as a single Cadian soldier remains alive to fight

On 20 +21 December it's the 3rd Geek Village fair in 13 months and the 1st one not in Thor Central Genk. 

And YES, a spin on #theRED360 of Deep Red Noise vzw will be FREE/GRATIS/GRATUIT again. So come visit our tiny corner of the Trixxo Arena in Hasselt, and if the booth has enough room, I'll might even make some cosplay portraits again.

If you can & want to donate 1€ for your 360°-spin, or buy a set of roleplaying dice at 5€, that money will be used to help local stray cats. Last edition's donations helped with food, a castration, treating a hurt paw and finding a kitten a safe home.. and bonus: one stray entered my bedroom on a tuesday and simply decided to become a house cat. The following day was a Wednesday so I named him: Whisky.

Since this is a placeholder for the event, give me a few days after the event to gather my thoughts about this edition and then I'll do the "⧍▼"

Meanwhile you can stay updated about my progress on the stills:

▷ All photos can always be found on/downloaded from my Flickr and here!
▷ A "How to download stills from Flickr" tutorial was posted here.
▷ Some highlights might go to Instagram, Threads or Bluesky.
▷ A video might go to Clapper & to Tiktok
▷ Buy Red Cathedral a whisky on Ko-Fi
▷ Updates are on THE Facebook.
▷ Give a follow to this young creative foundation: Deep Red Noise vzw/asbl 

Or rather: give a follow & like everywhere.

Geek Village Wintertales gallery (Click on the arrows on the side to scroll):   

Geek Village Wintertales (2025) [Deep Red Noise vzw]

 Update: 0% of all stills have been edited & uploaded

While you patiently wait for me to edit all photos,
you can watch the 360°compilation clips from the Summer edition:

▶️01. Steampunk on Tiktok / on Instagram (23/11/2025)
▶️02. TV, movie or game? on Tiktok / on Instagram (24/11/2025)
▶️03. Anime/Asianime on Tiktok / on Instagram (27/11/2025)
▶️04. Attack on Titan on Tiktok / on Instagram (01/12/2025)
▶️05. Pirates & witches on Tiktok / on Instagram (04/12/2025)
▶️06. Furryverse on Tiktok / on Instagram (05/12/2025)
▶️07. Hazbin Hotel on Tiktok / on Instagram (07/12/2025)
▶️08. Warhammer 40k on Tiktok / on Instagram (09/12/2025)
▶️09. Daemons on Tiktok / on Instagram (11/12/2025)
▶️10. The happy princess on Tiktok / on Instagram (13/12/2025)
▶️11. The unhappy princess on Tiktok / on Instagram (16/12/2025)
▶️12. Superheroes on Tiktok / on Instagram  (18/12/2025)

Or you can listen to a bearded photographer reading books:

▶️01. Anne Rice - De mummie (30/10/2025)
▶️02. Naomi Novik - Temeraire (Deel 1) (05/11/2025)
▶️03. Bernie Sanders - Het is oké om kwaad te zijn op het kapitalisme (10/11/2025)
▶️04. Garth Nix - Het Oude Koninkrijk Deel 2 : Lyrael / also on Instagram (14/11/2025)
▶️05. George Orwell - 1984 (19/11/2025)
▶️06. Kaye Dee - Drags & Drama #1 : Liefde heelt (26/11/2025)
▶️07. Guillermo del Toro & Chuck Hogan - De meester 2 - De val (03/12/2025)
▶️08. Joe Haldeman - De Eeuwige Oorlog (10/12/2025)
▶️09. J.R.R. Tolkien  - De Hobbit / also on Instagram (17/12/2025)
▶️10. Rick Priestley  - Warhammer 40.000 : Rogue Trader  (23/12/25)
▶️11. Stephen King  -.. (26/12/2025)
▶️12. Robin Hobb - .. (30/12/2025)
▶️13. Antonio Gala - .. (01/01/2026)
▶️14. Martialis - .. (02/01/2026)
▶️15. Joe Abercrombie - .. (07/01/2026)
▶️16. Barbara De Smedt - .. (14/01/2026)
▶️17. Haruki Murakami - .. (21/01/2026)
▶️18. Virginie Despentes - .. (28/01/2026)
▶️19. Philip Pullman  - .. (04/02/2026)
▶️20. Dave Gibbins - .. (11/02/2026)
▶️21. Confusius - .. (17/02/2026)
▶️22. Kate Mosse - .. (25/02/2026)
▶️23. Hugo Raes - .. (04/03/2026)
▶️24. Jilliane Hoffman - .. (11/03/2026)
▶️25. Clive Barker - .. (18/03/2026)

Yes, every winterweek I read the 1st page of a book on Tiktok. (#Page1Project)
Maybe I should read your book?

▶️ Or you can watch 9 short video testimonials from LGBTQIA+-members in the cosplay community. 
Maybe you'd want to tell about your experiences in the 2026-series?

▶️ Or you can check out what the results are if you book me for a private cosplay shoot in for example: a Western Town. Or near a tunnel & a wall. Or in an old house.

▶️ Or you can look at pictures from the previous GV-editions:

 Geek Village Summerfest (2025) [Deep Red Noise vzw]

 (Click on the arrows on the side to scroll)

Geek Village Winter edition (2024) [Deep Red Noise vzw]

 

▶️ Or if you're really bored, 

you can browse through some of my favorite post-Covid cosplay photos:

 Post-C19 Cosplay samples

A direct link to this article: https://tinyurl.com/GeekVillageWinter2025 

Namaste.

Maybe till the costumed Museum Night in Alden Biesen or at Geeks & Freaks Maastricht. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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