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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Ruadhán J. McElroy
I never saw "being different" in and of itself as the point to "being Goth" -- dressing different from most others, maybe, but the point to me was to get together with people who liked the same music and clothes, or at least very similar music and clothes, and go to clubs, go to movies, go to coffee-houses and hold poetry readings and, in general, just have some good harmless fun. Did I look like a dork? Sure, but so did everybody else in the club. We weren't "being different", at least not all ...more
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Alan             Moore
Or there’s Alex Crowley, tiresomely attempting to persuade his school-chums to refer to him as Shelley’s Alastor, like some self-conscious Goth from Nottingham called Dave insisting that his vampire name is Armand. ...more
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