(Part 2) Best products from r/goth

Anything by H.P. Lovecraft <3 I absolutely adore the shadow over innsmouth and the colour out of space... If youre into video games they have one based on the shadow over innsmouth with themes from the call of cthulhu and its just amazing... Its called "Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth"

Edit: I bought a lovely volume of almost every story by him from barnes and noble for 40$ AND it doubles as a weapon ;) (http://www.amazon.com/Necronomicon-Weird-Lovecraft-Commemorative-Edition/dp/0575081570/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1397318203&sr=8-2&keywords=necronomicon) I just realized you could find it on amazon for thirty... ;-; sadness...

They're a bit more on the deathrock side of things, but Burning Image are pretty great. A song you may dig is Time Is Running Out. They put out a discography on Alternative Tentacles awhile back called 1983-1987, then put out a new album later, but I haven't heard that.

There is a great book you might enjoy by Nancy Kilpatrick. It's called The goth Bible. You can find it on Amazon. It was a favorite of mine back in the day. I still have it on my Kindle cloud.

I once made this same thread a while ago and someone recommended me The Delicate Dependency.

It was great. You have to read it. And for the guy who recommended it for me (/u/blackycircly): thank you.

Thanks! I wash short on time so I just used a silicone push mold with the fondant. The link below is where I found them. They’re great for polymer clay as well. I use them to spookify my house

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07H7GKV52?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Pet store collar and spikes off amazon works well. My friends made me one for my birthday years ago and it is still going strong.
https://www.amazon.com/Spikes-Metal-Screwback-Long-Pieces/dp/B003WZ1WA2/ref=sr_1_28/142-7622582-5485702?ie=UTF8&qid=1519426987&sr=8-28&keywords=goth+spikes

Though it's got a mostly humorous quality, I recommend Voltaire's book What Is Goth. It's a great resource.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1578633222?pc_redir=1396943336&robot_redir=1

People are fucking obsessed with labels. We have plenty of apologies for our little walls, but like everything else, it's just another fucking way of keeping them from us.

I get it: Lynyrd Skynyrd ain't goth, duh. But Type O Negative were pretty fucking close. Unfortunately, they turned their amps up to 10 instead of 8, so that makes them NOT One of Us. Whatever. Without Black Sabbath and The Doors, there wouldn't be any of this anyway.

"How the world still dearly loves a cage."

^(hit that down arrow, and don't forget to block!)

Where are you in the world? I myself am struggling to find UK-based suppliers, but there is Frostbeard Candles on Etsy who are well known for their literary scented candles: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Frostbeard

Woodwick also have good reviews, and have scents like 'Old Leather', which sounds incredibly tempting: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Woodwick-Scented-Candle-Vintage-Leather/dp/B00LFQ3NUW

That track is called Isolated by the solo artist Chiasm, from the album titled Disorder, released in 2001. The artist is also featured on a compilation album (compilation albums being a great way to find similar music) called Diva X Machina V.3. It looks like Diva X Machina is a compilation series, as well, so looking at others in the series may also yield similar music.

The Woman In Black by Susan Hill is a great read. Doesn't get more gothic than this.

You could even go all out and get the audiobook version, which I highly recommend.

My parents mostly let me be but now that I'm much older I have a bit more insight into this thinking.

Everyone builds their own 'world' around them, their own existence. In some people's worlds there is a Christian God, in others there is no God - yet these people have to live on the same earth not just in the world they build in their head for themselves to live in.

In your world you have found comfort in the melancholy, it's a bit of an escapism but everyone does this. My Mom once asked me if I was going to 'go kill people' because I was playing a violent game. Now I know my mom loves tough and often violent action movies, her favorite kind of movie in fact! I fortunately remembered this at the time and said: "Mom you watch a lot of action movies, are you going to go on a rampage and go kill a bunch of people"?

Fortunately we have a good enough relationship that she took heart and never questioned me about video games again.

Now the reason that your Mom is so upset is that the world you built is too drastically different from her world and she's sad and disappointing you didn't join her world rather than building your own.

Think of your best friend from elementary school growing up and in high school ditches your friendship for an entirely new crowd of people. You probably felt hurt, sad, like it was a personal affront - but what did I do to deserve this!?!?

That's pretty much how your Mom is feeling but isn't communicating it correctly to you.

PS: I highly recommend This book for dealing with anxiety and dysfunctional parent(s).

I wear these boots daily, and I find them to be fairly comfy. They're a little expensive, but they'll last you a while. If you're into platform sneakers this is the best I've ever worn, and I can run in those. Demonia/Doc Martens is always a safe choice when it comes to quality, and can usually be glued/nailed back together. Remember, you can always buy a plain shoe (thrift it) and paint it to your liking. Goodluck!

Probably something like this. And I would check etsy for "lace collar with ribbons" as the search term. Good luck.

I bought them on amazon. They're great quality for a cheap price c: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B005ZYTYK8/ref=mp_s_a_1_sc_1?qid=1426171033&sr=8-1-spell&pi=AC_SX110_SY165_QL70&keywords=circle+sun+glasses+supet+large

I highly recommend this book (it goes over some of what you’re asking, I believe):

https://www.amazon.com/Gothic-Hundred-Years-Excess-Horror/dp/0865475903

Gothic: 400 Hundred years of Excess, Horror....

Regardless, it’s a goth “must”.

Non-mobile: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005ZYTYK8/ref=mp_s_a_1_sc_1?qid=1426171033&sr=8-1-spell&pi=AC_SX110_SY165_QL70&keywords=circle+sun+glasses+supet+large

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