The Roots Of Goth

Danielle_Shearer

his name was Vlad Tepesh Romanian for impaler

Amyjunkiekcany

very cool

psychocandy

hello i am candice mariona and it was very nerve racking and i wasent prepared as i would have liked but it was fun

dickson8158

how the hell can this person call herself a 'goth' when she doesn't even know the real name of the person that inspired one of the biggest horror/goth novels ever? hello! vlad dracula its not that hard

chaoskitten

"if your goth you dont have to call yourself goth" surley she's calling her self goth and.....JOY DIVISON ARE NOT GOTH!!

mimi00889

Dear Videojug, you could have found someone a bit more competent to talk about this subject!

shizuyuki

^__^;; Goth aesthetics come alot from the European gothick art movement in the 18th century. It came from Romanticism's belief of the Middle Ages as the 'Dark Ages', filled with arcane mysticism, black magic, and pagan witchcraft and superstition. Look up some of the artworks of Henri Fuseli, Piranesi's "Carceri 14", and a bit of Goya's works. If you look up Gothick (yes, with a 'k') in an art history standpoint you can see alot of the aesthetics that the modern goth movement borrows from. Gothick is mostly spelled 'gothic' nowadays however. Hope this helps out too.

user17

shes very judgemental towards anything that isnt goth to. tut tut.

user17

the cure arent goth. joy division arent goth.

user17

betty page isnt goth either.