This is something that has been asked me a lot over the years, and I finally sat down for a few hours to make this happen. This is a list of music, books, TV shows, films, cosmetics, clothing & accessories, and blogs/YouTubers that I recommend for gothy folk. Sorry for the length of this post, this isn’t even the full thing! (The full list is at http://spookyloop.tumblr.com/recommendations )
Some of the titles feature violence, gore, nudity and other controversial/possibly triggering elements, so if that worries you, please be aware of this and possibly find out a little bit about the thing in question before proceeding to listen/watch/read them. Same goes for any of the cosmetics mentioned, if you have special requirements or concerns, please find out information about the company and their products before using them.
If the title is in italics it means that I have yet to see/read/use it myself but I know many people in the subculture like it. This is in now way an exhaustive list and I have left out some of my mainstream favourites, and will add to the list as I come up with more titles.
Here is a long list of goth-y bands
For the most exhaustive list full of recommendations take a look at this Spotify playlist that contains approx. 4000 goth-y songs (and the like). Most of the songs are from Spotify’s server (and not my local files) so you should be able to listen to them as long as the songs are available in your country.
Some quick recommendations:
Die Ärzte (especially their early stuff)
Emilie Autumn (Opheliac & Laced/Unlaced eras)
Siouxsie And The Banshees
Everything by Edgar Allan Poe, my personal favourite is The Masque of the Red Death
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley
The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde
The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice
Battle Royale by Koushun Takami
The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker (also other work of his, and the Hellraiser comics)
Dexter books by Jeff Lindsay
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
Nemi comics by Lise Myhre
From Hell graphic novel by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
The Vampira Show, if you can find clips of it
Interview with the Vampire
The Silence of the Lambs (& the sequels)
Everything by Tim Burton, most of all Edward Scissorhands and Beetlejuice
The Addams Family & The Addams Family values
The Bride of Frankenstein
Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)
Hellraiser, Hellraiser II
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Stephen King adaptations: The Shining, Misery, Carrie…
Anything and everything with Christopher Lee, Vincent Price, or Bela Lugosi
COSMETICS & HAIR PRODUCTS
Manic Panic (my favourite hair dye, nothing else stays or shows on my unbleached hair)
Collection Make Up (I’ve lately fallen in love with them. Really cheap and good quality, at least in my kind of use.)
As @gothic-culture has done a huge job creating a masterpost for alternative online stores and every person has different needs for clothing, I won’t go in detail here. You can find the list here: http://gothic-culture.tumblr.com/post/86421795396/here-we-go-as-promised-a-list-of-shops-that-may
My personal advice is thrift stores, flea markets, eBay, recycling centres, DIY, and hoard anything your relatives and friends don’t want anymore! I can also recommend New Rocks shoes. They’re expensive but last for ages and there are many sold as second hand online.
BLOGS OUTSIDE TUMBLR & YOUTUBERS
Rose Shock (on Tumblr as @roseshock)
Black Widow Sanctuary (on Tumblr as @5ande)
Gothic Charm School (on Tumblr as @gothiccharmschool)
It’s Black Friday (on Tumblr as @itsblackfriday)
Toxic Tears (on Tumblr as @xtoxictears)
Phew! Hope that’s a good start for all you batlings! :3
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