Local goths often have a general attitude of deep, dark despair — and now they have a reason for it: They will soon have to crawl back to Hot Topic to buy their gear…at least for a little while.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. My complexion is ashen; my eyes are rimmed with black; my hair has been crimped and backcombed into the texture ...

Every item on this page was chosen by an ELLE editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Growing up, I never fit in with an aesthetic subculture. Grunge was good till I ...

I’m not aware of any scientific literature on the subject, but the rate of skin cancer among members of the goth subculture is probably very low. Their dedication to a nocturnal lifestyle and ...

Ever since the first modern-day goths crawled out of their bat-encrusted caves and vampiric dwellings in the '70s, the goth subculture has been constantly redefining itself, evolving into many ...

As a proud goth—someone who physically, emotionally, and spiritually gravitates towards the dark edges of life—Halloween is my Christmas. By the time Mariah Carey’s season rolls around, I’m pretty ...

A woman has shared the quirky décor her gothic mum has around her home - including coffins - but says people often call her "evil". Kalila Matthews has grown up with the attitude to embrace her own ...

MARILYN Manson is a strong, sinister character onstage – ready to make lion chow out of the Christian right and shock the status quo out of complacency – but he says he was pushed to “the far end of ...