Thirty years since the seaside town hosted its first Goth Weekend, Whitby is still a "safe and accepting" place, say regular visitors to the festival. Held annually in April and October, the ...

The dying coal town is the fictional setting of Alix E. Harrow’s “Starling House,” and the smog of fading power and bad luck is enough to suffocate its residents, most of whom live in abject ...

Goth music might have been at its peak in the 1980's, but it's making a comeback and has found a home at The Handlebar. ... “Anytime we’d go out of town we’d always find goth, ...

Gothic works tend to feature abandoned castles or estates, plots around inheritance, doomed love, and often include supernatural elements. Here, 20 the best gothic books to read this fall: The ...

Review: Gothic tropes are upended in a creepy new tale of the small-town South. By Jonathan Haupt Special to The Post and Courier; Jun 8, 2025 ...

The town hall tower was even in danger of collapsing. During the reconstruction, the preservationists oriented themselves on the Gothic original from the 15th century.

Whitby Goth Weekend celebrates 30 years of being a place where people can express themselves. ... Whitby was chosen as the festival's host town due to its association with Dracula.