THE GREAT LIBRARY AT CELAENO
"For the benefit of other travellers thru the Aether, Ryleh has assembled herein some quaint and curious lore regarding those wierd Beings and terrible Entities which bubble and fester eternally beyond Time and Space...and possibly in strange, long-forgotten corners of the Web as well. This collection will continue to grow and expand as Ryleh peruses more of the musty tomes and darkly-shuddersome volumes currently reposing in the benighted Great Library at Celaeno."

HOW TO WRITE SERIOUS GOTHIC POETRY
"Do you live in a world of darkness? Always finding yourself standing in the middle of a crowded room screaming, but no one hears you? Does your pain seem endless? Then Gothic poetry will work for you!" Step-by-step directions -- without sarcasm -- offered by WikiHow.

A PICTORIAL TOUR OF NEW ORLEANS' CITIES OF THE DEAD
"New Orleans' cemeteries have long fascinated locals and visitors alike. With Spanish, French, African, and American influences, the cities of the dead reflect the architectural tastes of New Orleans. Each cemetery has its own unique magic -- from St. Louis #1's crumbling ruins to Metairie cemetery's shining tombs." Enter, if you dare!

HAUNTED NEW ORLEANS
"News, events & tales from the dark side" of this gorgeously-decadent Southern city. Cities of the dead, vampire sightings, ghost stories, voodoo and more are offered at this site. Includes photo galleries of "Les Temps Des Vampires," one of the premier events of New Orleans Vampire/Goth sub-culture.

THE GOTH BIBLE: A Compendium For The Darkly Inclined
"An artistic culture that revels in the Victorian romantic movement, The Goth Bible brings to light the traditions and history of all that is goth." This Google book search provides an excellent overview of this book's contents, starting with "Death in Doc Martens" and ending with "Esoterica." Along the way, you'll learn such interesting skills such as "How to Lace a Corset." The Goth Bible By Nancy Kilpatrick.

THE GOTH MUSIC HANDBOOK
An incomplete but informative listing of Goth bands, with a brief history and abbreviated discography for each group. Since this text document has not been updated since 30 July 1995, it now provides more of a historical perspective of the First and Second Goth waves than anything else.

DROP DEAD MAGAZINE
Published primarily to promote the bands who play the Drop Dead Festival, the magazine mainly focuses now on Art Punk, Electropunk and underground Indie with some Deathrock and Punk content. Published since 2005. The site offers an online store and subscriptions to the hard-copy magazine.

GOTHIC BEAUTY MAGAZINE
America's gothic magazine of goth fashion, music and lifestyle since October, 2000. Check out their free online articles, browse their extensive line of goth merchandise in their virtual shop and chat with other goths worldwide in their forums. Even better, back issues are available through this website!

"HOW EVIL ARE YOU?"
"So, you want to see just how evil you are, eh? Well, we feel no obligation to you whatsoever, nor do we have any specific reason to fulfill your perverse thoughts and feelings. However, we will oblige and provide this test for your evil tendencies. Go ahead, take the test. Prove what you will to yourself. Let your soul be damned, and get started!! This test has a slant towards computer use in the mid-90's, since it was originally made back when you could assume that anyone browsing the web had a certain amount of computer-literacy and geeky tendancies."

DARK SHADOWS JOURNAL ONLINE
Everything you ever wanted to know about about Barnabas Collins and Dark Shadows: news, announcements, episode guide, movies, cast, feature articles, photo archive, audio/video clips, desktop wallpapers, DVDs and more. Even better: what this site doesn't cover in exhaustive detail it points to on an extensive links page. Definitely a great starting point for all things Dark Shadow!

THE GOTHIC DOLL MAKER
Create your own Goth Doll using this free drag-and-drop Gothic Doll Maker. Choose your favorite head, torso and legs; dress her up with a wide range of tops, skirts, jeans and dresses; then add boots, wings, flames and a black cat. You can even use screen capture (Ctrl+c to copy, Ctrl+v to paste in most photoediting apps) to save your creation, afterwards. WARNING: may load slowly as there is a HUGE selection of items to choose from!

HOW TO WRITE A LOVE LETTER TO A GOTH
Seriously! It starts out with "love letters to goths should be atmospheric" and goes on to say "if you are in love with a goth, odds are you may be goth yourself. You may share your true love's favorite bands, clothing, hairstyles, ideas, lifestyle and macabre sense of humor. But even if you're not, attention to what your goth beloved likes is the way to make a positive impression. Opposites attract -- so be real, and treat your goth beloved as a goth." With links on "How To Date a Goth", "How to be Gothic and Emo" and more.

THE GOTHIC FANTASY ARTWORK OF JOSEPH VARGO
"The powerful and captivating artwork of Joseph Vargo opens a gateway to the darkside and dares the viewer to venture within. While his work is dominated by an immense and memorable array of ominous and often nightmarish entities, his timeless images are also permeated with tremendous beauty, grace and symmetry." This site also offers Gothic Tarot cards, calendars, posters, t-shirts and more featuring the art of Joseph Vargo.

THE CROW SCREENPLAY
"The Crow started out as a comic book series created by James O'Barr. The series was originally written by O'Barr as a means of dealing with the death of his girlfriend at the hands of a drunk driver. It was later published in 1989, and became an underground success, with some movie studios seeking the rights. It was adapted into a film in 1994." The full screenplay -- with typos -- can be found on this site.

JAM STUDIO
hawks the "free online music mixing & songwriting tool, quickly creates backing tracks, karaoke songs, soundtracks & demo songs with professional sounds. JamStudio is perfect for songwriters, musicians, producers or any music enthusiast. Producers can enter chords, loops, sound effects, sound clips, tracks, music, beats, patterns, riffs, pads, samples, remix and sequences using guitars, keyboards, synthesizers, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, music software and producing tools." Check it out, Dude.

YOU MIGHT BE A REDNECK GOTH IF...
Yes, it's one of those lists. Again! More than 75 "Redneck Goth" jokes with such gems as: "Your closing remark at a funeral is 'Y'all come back now, y'hear?'" and "Your beer cans have fang marks." Even better -- or worse! -- you can add your own wit and wisdom to the page, afterwards!

VOODOO MUSIC FEST
"is a three-day music festival traditionally held on Halloween weekend in New Orleans, Louisiana's City Park since 1999. In 2007, the Festival expanded its schedule to cover three days. This is the Official Site of the [annual] event held in New Orleans, Louisiana. Includes an event schedule, news, artist's profiles, videos, and merchandise."

VAMPFANGS
hawks "The finest custom fit fangs and special FX teeth on the market. Offering both Scarecrow fangs and Dental Distortion Teeth at factory direct prices." But that's not all: contact lens, makeup, footwear, jewelry, clothing and more are available thru this site.

CORPSES FOR SALE
The name says it all: "Lifesize, realistic, decayed corpse props for sale or rent and other corpse related products. Each corpse is Hand Crafted and is very durable in construction. Total attention to detail is seen in certain features such as nostril cavities and fingernails that are imbedded into the decaying skin." Check out their selection of fine, instock corpses; view their gallery of corpses or build a lifesize, realistic, decaying corpse in the privacy of your own home with their "How To Build A Corpse" manual. Truly awesome!

MORTICIA'S MORGUE
covers "all things macabre: Vampires & Gothic; Witchcraft & Magick; macabre TV & Movies; Cemeteries & Death; Halloween; New Orleans; Wednesday's Child; Women, Fasions & Guns." If it's macabre, you should be able to find it here!

GOTHIC NET: BONE-CHILLING LITERARY CULTURE
bills themselves as "A Gothic and horror community for fans of horror literature and movies and goth culture." Here you'll find Gothic fiction, articles, community boards and links appealing to your darker interests.

The BLEEDING EDGE
"Find collectible gothic dolls, toys and action figures, goth emo punk toys, Goth Anime dolls and more at BeGoths.com. We are your source for goth toys, references and information." The toys teens love!

DARK GRAVE -- A GOTHIC MUSIC SITE
"Providing information on new and old gothic music that is unusual and hard to find. Also includes information on the culture, new sites, online radio stations and much, much more.

HOT TOPIC
Does anyone NOT know what HOT TOPIC is???!? According to their website they're a source for "alternative music-related apparel and accessories" but we know they offer much, much more. Fact is, you'll find LOTS of items you just can't get at your friendly, neighborhood Wal-Mart store! So check them out: at least their inventory is always changing.

BIBLE FIGHT
"In the beginning, there was a contest of strength amongst the most prominent figures in Scripture to determine the mightiest. The tales of this great rivalry was thought lost forever. Until now." Choose Eve, Noah, Moses, Mary, Jesus or Satan in either Tournament or Arcade action. Whatever you choose, you're sure to go to Hell for even LOOKING at this game!!!

TALES OF BLOODY MARY, THE COMIC BOOK
"Every once in a while, a Legend is reborn. It's been a difficult day for Mary: first waking up in a graveyard and then fighting off intruders in her home. Now Mary begins to learn more about the world around her and her place in --and out-- of it!" Check out her trailer, read the reviews and then order her comic books for your collection, all on this page.

COMICSPACE: GOTHIC
An online collection of Gothic-tagged comix, illustrations and graphic art. Titles include "The Black Lipstick Curse: The Vampire Cat," "Lovely Demon: Demonic-Reaper Chronicles" and "The Surreal Adventures of Edgar Allan Poo" among many others. Angst was never so much fun, before!

ZOMBIE GRINDER
"This one's a side-scroller, moving at an unexpectedly fast pace. With a death-ish metal soundtrack...and a big, fat, roly-poly hero who runs 30mph and jumps twenty feet in the air! Its not really my kinda music, but there is something about a big redneck with a shotgun rampaging throughout a zombie-infested city that makes it appropriate."

EDGAR AND ELLEN
"The Official site. Includes book excerpts, interactive games, cartoons, fan art, gallery, reviews and Rare Beast maker." Free stuff, too!

TAMAGOTHI
Do you remember the Tamagotchi, the cute little virtual pet that lived -- and sometimes died -- in its' own keychain game module on your belt? Well meet the Tamagotchi's dark, angsty brother, the TamaGOTHi! Beat him, drug him, ignore him: the more you abuse him, the better he will grow! Play online or download Berto Alvaro's Shockwave Tamagothi to your own desktop. Truly, misery LOVES company!!!

THE PUNKOMATIC
"Compose cool music and share it with your friends using the external save/load capability. Load the demos and try out the Random Music Generator." Lots of headbanging fun, here! Now *UPDATED* with original songs, here.

LENORE
"Lucky 13 For Lenore: Unlucky For Everyone Else! Lenore (the little dead girl) celebrates ten years of grisly greatness with a full-color issue! Celebrating a decade with SLG this year, Roman Dirge is pulling out all the stops with a full-color issue of Lenore to commemorate the anniversary."

THE LABYRINTH OF JARETH
"The LoJ Fantasy Masquerade Ball is a singular night of enchantment created each year as a celebration of inspiration and fantasy. Lost within the borders of chaos and light, nobles dance within the Faerie Court where legends take precious breath and dreams are born. Now celebrating the Tenth Annual Fantasy Masquerade Ball!"

THE GAMESROOM AT THE WENDY HOUSE
Play solo in "Attack of the Vampire Gothic Cyber Bats from Hell;" challenge your friends in "Ghoulduel," a Multiplayer ghoulish dueling game; hit the "Virtual Dancefloor" where YOU are the DJ or just surf their site, checking out their photo galleries of past events! All courtesy of The Wendy House, a regular monthly event at Leeds University Union, UK.

THE GOTH QUIZ TO END ALL GOTH QUIZZES
by drumsofdoooooom. Now you can find out exactly what kind of a Goth you really are. For example: "You're a Rennaisance Goth! You like to dress in really old clothes, you want to live in a castle, and have a habit of putting the letter 'e' where it doesn't belonge. Rennaisance Goth: 60%" Now with picture goodness at the end of the quiz!

GOTH SIMS: GOTHIC DOWNLOADS FOR THE SIMS GAME
If you're SO Goth you have to play one in The Sims, this site was made for you! Download romantic, fantasy, modern, and horror skins for your Sims character; object sets in themes including Vamp, Wicca, and Absinthe; and walls/floors with a dark/gothic theme.

NEWGROUNDS: THE GOTH COLLECTION
"Are you totally goth? Then assuming I've stereotyped your tastes well, you should totally enjoy this collection. This collection contains both goth-themed Flash as well as Flash that I think goths will like."

GOTH.NET
A site For Gothic and Dark Resources: Links, Art, Writings, Local Events pages, Email and Webspace.

ANGEL/DEMON NAME GENERATOR
With a simple click of the button, you can generate up to 50 different names at a time for angels and demons. A mixture of Greek and Hebrew, they certainly have that old Medieval "Wrath of God" feel! Use them the next time you need to name a character or for creating your own pantheons and hierarchies.

ADOPT A DEMON
Now you can own your very own virtual demon! Just pick out a homeless demon and save it to your hard drive, then register your newly-acquired fiend, put it onto your webpage and link it back to the website. Your demon will happily guard its new home afterwards -- and you won't even have to feed it!