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    Goth Chic: A Connoisseur's Guide To Dark Culture

    By Gavin Baddeley

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    Goth Chic is the first book to properly explore Gothic culture in the modern world. Gavin Baddeley unearths hidden gems from the underground alongside better-known manifestations, including horror comics, fetish clubs, Goth-rock superstars and vampire cultists. The result is a book that provides a peerless primer for Gothic culture novices and an incisive analysis to challenge and compel even the most seasoned veteran of this dark underworld.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPlexus Publishing Ltd.
    Release dateFeb 1, 2021
    ISBN9780859657082
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      An allaround pretty informative book about gothic culture, music, etc... Talks about bands who started with the sound which would become known as goth up to the current day "gothic metal" bands. Focus also on horror movies, authors such as Poe, etc... Not bad as an intro into gothic culture.