In 1764, Horace Walpole published the first gothic novel, The Castle of Otranto, set in a labyrinthine castle surrounded by woods. The novel features the supernatural, with a dark secret from the past ...

Pensacola’s gothic scene is flourishing. What started as periodic evenings of gothic music and dance has grown into monthly events at the iconic Handlebar, and a flourishing new business to support ...

This 1996 track from October Rust leans more toward gothic metal than gothic rock, but it’s a classic (though notably explicit) piece of work that is more than worthy of a spot on our list. That ...

Goth subculture originated in Britain more than 40 years ago, and it's undergoing something of a resurgence. NPR's Vanessa Romo takes us to Los Angeles, where a regular party blends goth with a much ...

Christina Villanueva, or “Hot Goth Girlfriend” to baddies in the know, is a Berkeley-based DJ and promoter bringing together the Goth and queer scenes with a focus on women of color. How did she get ...

About five years ago, in the dark depths of the pandemic, TikTok users suddenly became enamored of a video of dancing bats. The bats weren’t really dancing, just hanging upside down, but the black-and ...