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Here’s a makeup tutorial that takes me back to a simpler time where I could feel like things didn’t matter as much as they seem to now. It is a fantastic time machine crafted by Snowy Lowther, which she uses to show us how to create a very simple but highly effective 90’s Gothic look. This speaks to me on a personal level, because the 90’s were the time when I got into the whole Gothic world, when the darkness spread its wings and took […]
I really like this look because of how straightforward it is, and because it covers a style similar to one that I have actually tried before, so when I saw it, I couldn’t help but give it a go again, and the extraordinary results brought back fond memories that made me seriously consider re-adopting it. This concept is very easy to recreate, thanks to Josh Coffin’s explanation during each step of this makeup tutorial, and it pays special attention to the eyebrows and the eyes, […]
Vaughn Belak‘s artistic creations draw you in with a luminous, large-eyed gaze, spatters of shadow and light creating an alluring blend of fae mischief and gothic gloom. His upcoming collection, Dodging Knives and Throwing Bullets, will give art fans a close look at not just Belak’s art, but also the mind of the artist. Ed Grabianowski: Your artistic style has really crystallized into a very iconic, recognizable form. As your work evolved over the years, was there a particular moment when you realized, “This is […]
Goth fashion shapeshifter and erotic model Razor Candi‘s return to the U.S. has sparked a surge of creative photoshoots and spicy videos, and her fans can enjoy her elaborately crafted personas in a new photobook, published by Blue Blood. It’s over 200 pages of nothing but pure Razor Candi. But to truly appreciate art, you have to understand the artist, so we talked with her about the book and her latest endeavors. Ed Grabianowski: Since we last talked you’ve moved from Romania back to the […]
Beautiful goth and horror icon RazorCandi used to have a Facebook page with almost 150,000 followers, but Facebook unpublished the page. Supposedly this happens because there are too many complaints, but she just posted one of the images which apparently got a lot of negative feedback. It is a meme of her looking very deathrock in a cemetery and it says: “Oh, I dress like a freak? Please explain to me what “normal” is in grave detail.” I assume she was not banned just for […]
One of the most popular features we ever did on this site was Ed Grabianowski’s Exclusive Interview: Goth Fashion Icon and Horror Fan RazorCandi. Tonight, you can all be Ed Grabianowski over on Reddit in the IamA subreddit where you will be able to ask RazorCandi anything at 9PM PDT (West Coast) / 11PM (Central) / Midnight (East Coast) on Friday, September 23. (In GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), this is actually 4am Saturday and 7am where RazorCandi is in Transylvania.) Edit: The Ask Me Anything […]
Old skool goths probably remember the little BLT humor zines from conventions. Each issue had hilarious, witty, and sarcastic writing and really cool artwork. Content ranged from goth-industrial club reviews to quizzes on how to tell if you are dating a vampire (spoiler: you are not dating a vampire.) My favorite parts were probably the bad advice columns and the band interview outtakes with funny things that happened while interviewing bands such as Nine Inch Nails, Die Warzau, Frontline Assembly, GBH, Dread Zeppelin, and more. […]
We like gothic and we like literary, so Heavy Red’s Alice en Bataille couture Halloween costume really hits the spot. The concept is a sort of goth battle-ready Alice in Wonderland. Each year, Heavy Red does a different take on Alice in Wonderland cosplay. Maybe I am over-thinking it, but I do believe the progression of Alice costumes progresses through the themes of the books, first riffing on Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, and now moving on to Through the Looking-Glass. If you would like to […]
Immortal Day is a free browser based text-adventure for ages 17+ where you can masquerade as a vampire, hunter, hybrid, lycanthrope or a zombie. It’s simple to set up an interesting new character account and you can also easily log in via Facebook. Forget about tending your crops in FarmVille 2 because this dark supernatural experience will see you checking in on your dangerous new persona regularly. The developer, Vampire Games Online, express an appreciation of the supernatural immortal theme by sharing an entertaining, if […]
Bloodborne is a third-person action role-playing game, exclusive to the PlayStation 4 and due next year. Everybody loves a little dark fantasy. Traipse the cobblestone lanes of Yharnam’s cityscape. Appreciate the aesthetically pleasing tall fences and gates—check out that intricate filigree! Something sinister, however, lurks in the bowels of this glorious city. People are diseased and the dogs look like they escaped the Umbrella Corporation. Sure, the visuals look impressive. And so they should. Remember Dark Souls? The feel of this game is similar to […]
