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The Gothic Beauty 25 Year Reunion of Original Artists calendar is a celebratory Kickstarter project created by Gothic Beauty, the long-running publisher behind Gothic Beauty Magazine and the Gothic Beauty Box. (Just for full transparency, I read Gothic Beauty as a baby bat and I sometimes write for Gothic Beauty these days.) This campaign marks a quarter-century of the magazine’s influence in the goth community, bringing together original artists and contributors to honor the publication’s legacy in a format that supporters can enjoy all year […]
November 21st, 2025 | Filed under Headline,Lifestyle,Zines | Read More »
NsomniaksDream has the idea that not all Halloween makeup styles need to be spooky to be effective for this season, and to prove it, she prepared this incredible Unicorn makeup tutorial for you to be able to recreate the look and see for yourself how right she is, because you can totally rock this look at your next party. The Unicorn makeup focuses on pink colors, and it takes special attention to the eyes, where you can see that NsomniaksDream uses a black eyeliner and […]
September 29th, 2023 | Filed under Lifestyle,Media | Read More »
Want to experience what it’s like to be an angel for Halloween? If that’s the case, then Danika Daisley’s got you covered, because she’s prepared a super easy and quick tutorial for you to recreate her look, which portrays an angelic style that makes you look as a celestial being with porcelain skin, eyes that seem to survey the land with a deep gaze, and a face adorned with gems and gold, which further accentuate the divine look by bestowing upon it an magnificent energy […]
August 31st, 2023 | Filed under Lifestyle | Read More »
The Horror Zine, founded by award-winning editor and writer Jeani Rector, is currently reading for a monsters anthology. Full guidelines are on their site. We are looking for monsters, creatures, beasts, mutants, monstrosities, frightening oddities, malformations, altered insects or animals, mythical creatures, monsters from space or from bodies of water, or something we can’t even imagine but you can. We are not looking for vampires, werewolves, mummies, or Frankenstein (unless it is something totally unique). We are not looking for ghosts. We are not looking […]
April 15th, 2023 | Filed under Books,Professional | Read More »
Question: How do you feel fiction-writing and screen-writing compare? Gothic.net’s Panel of Experts weight in on the ways fiction-writing and screenwriting compare. Some of our experts feel writing fiction allows for more intricate character development and internal monologues, while writing for the screen requires a tighter focus on action and dialogue. Some find that writing for film or television requires more collaboration with directors, producers, and actors, while writing a novel or short story allows for more solitary creativity. Some find it all comes down […]
February 24th, 2023 | Filed under Headline,Professional | Read More »
Cassi Jene` uses dark colors to make this Demonic Witch look come to life, and I particularly like how she creates the style by adding some black lines that stream down her face from her eyes, which could be tears, or a style of warpaint, or maybe even be streams of dark energy that escape her eyes, since the witch she is portraying could be so full of that evil energy that it simply pours out of her, which is an idea I like because […]
February 20th, 2023 | Filed under Headline,Lifestyle,Video | Read More »
Question: Do you feel it is better for a book or story to be classified as horror or mystery or literature? Yes! This feature marks the return of Gothic.net’s popular Panel of Experts series! Part of the study of library science is figuring out how to categorize books to make them findable and comparable. Book classification can really impact which readers are likely to find the book a writer may have spent years crafting and perfecting. Sometimes a theme will definitely appeal to horror fans […]
February 16th, 2023 | Filed under Headline,Horror,Professional | Read More »
For this tutorial, kitty smith has a bold look for you that’s so easy to put together with her guidance that you’ll be reaching for your palette as you watch it so you can recreate it as she shows you each of the steps required to accomplish it. This look is a vampire style, and she achieves it by utilizing purple eyeshadows coupled with darker colors to accentuate the eyes. There’s a nice detail here, because while she goes with purple and recommends it for […]
February 5th, 2023 | Filed under Lifestyle,Video | Read More »
An inventive idea by SchminkenGrime, this makeup tutorial shows you how to create a butterfly look for woodland picnics near haunted forests, and the result is so colorful and amazing, that it actually captures the radiance of butterfly wings, and makes you want to stare at it for hours, observing every hue, shade and color added to the look, from the thick lines that define the outline of the wings to the details and solid colors it presents on the sections that represent the wings […]
August 28th, 2022 | Filed under Lifestyle | Read More »
In the middle of the spooky season, most people are craving some creepy and dark reads or movies that will fill their Gothic passion. On the other hand, we are always are on the lookout for some dark fantastical elements, regardless of the season. So it is a plus to know your components of traditional Gothic literature. Horses are not only the protagonists of fantastic races that move lots of money for those who are betting online. They are amazing creatures and animals who have […]
January 28th, 2022 | Filed under Books,Headline,Lifestyle | Read More »
