Goth

The goth subculture is a contemporary subculture found in many countries. It began in England during the early 1980s in the gothic rock scene, an offshoot of the post-punk genre. Notable post-punk groups that presaged that genre are Siouxsie and the Banshees, Joy Division and Bauhaus. The goth subculture has survived much longer than others of the same era, and has continued to diversify. Its imagery and cultural proclivities indicate influences from the 19th century Gothic literature along with horror films.

Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
Dracula
Carmilla
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Wuthering Heights
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
Rebecca
Jane Eyre
The Castle of Otranto
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Phantom of the Opera
The Goth Bible: A Compendium for the Darkly Inclined
The Monk
Gothic Charm School: An Essential Guide for Goths and Those Who Love Them – Morbid Flair, Politeness, and Beauty in Dark Places

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Flannery O'Connor
Lady," he said, and turned and gave her his full attention, "lemme tell you something. There's one of these doctors in Atlanta that's taken a knife and cut the human heart-the human heart," he repeated, leaning forward, "out of a man's chest and held it in his hand," and he held his hand out, palm up, as if it were slightly weighted with the human heart, "and studied it like it was a day-old chicken, and lady," he said, allowing a long significant pause in which his head slid forward and his cla ...more
Flannery O'Connor, A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories

Shaun David Hutchinson
Death is as normal and digestion. People move through life the way food moves through our bodies. Their natural usefulness is extracted along the way to help enrich the world, and when they have nothing left to give, they’re eliminated. Much like our bodies would clog up with excrement if we didn’t defecate, the world would do the same if we didn’t die.
Shaun David Hutchinson, The Past and Other Things That Should Stay Buried

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