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Whitby Halloween 2015: Friday Bands Review

After April 2015’s epic four-night festival at Whitby Pavilion, it’s almost a relief to go back to the less exhausting two nights of gigs. But don’t be lulled into a false sense of relaxation – the Whitby line-up this year … Continue reading

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Manchester Gothic Conference 2015: “What Lies Beneath”

We’re back from the third annual Manchester Gothic conference, a meeting of many darkly-inclined academics giving papers on the entirety of Gothic culture, beyond merely the subculture. We’ve touched on theatre, literature, cinema, theology, psychogeography and dinner to name a … Continue reading

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Whitby Gothic Weekend: Halloween 2015

It’s finally October, and we hope all your Halloween plans are coming together! Especially if you’re heading for North Yorkshire, to help the Whitby Gothic Weekend celebrate its second 21st Birthday. There will be enough traders to make even the … Continue reading

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Sylvia Lancaster at Darkness and Light in Manchester

Days ahead of the eight year anniversary of the murder of Sophie Lancaster, her mother is repeating her plea for the law to classify subculture crimes as an official strand of hate crime. Sylvia Lancaster – whose daughter was murdered … Continue reading

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Where were you when the Goths sacked Belfast?

A few news organisations have run with the story that Belfast City Hall will reopen its doors, permitting the public to tour parts of the building on a weekend, after a ten year ‘blockade’ enforced by Goths. Well possibly. In … Continue reading

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