From gruesome portraits to creepy critters, these are the paintings that have stayed with our experts long after their first glimpse.
- Professor of Literature and Culture, Lancaster University
Some of the most thrilling items are the most personal, from teen fan art to scribbles on table napkins and university lecture notes.
In a world where pink is ubiquitous, it can be empowering to choose black.
Interview with the Vampire season two asks: ‘What happens to trauma, if you live forever?’
Goth has always been about mixing things up and adapting what you find to fit your own aesthetic.
Renfield attempts to remodel the vampire movie to 21st century specifications.
The latest version of the Gothic vampire chiller is brought to you with the trademark humour of writers Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss.
The fashion of Twin Peaks looked to the past and predicted the future.
Goth teenagers are just like other teenagers the world over – they get depressed, they laugh, they’re creative – so why do we pigeonhole?
In the designer’s embrace of this gothic past, he is an artist for our time.
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