Title: How to Be Goth (with Pictures) - wikiHow Fun
Headings: How to Be Goth
How to Be Goth
Part 1
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Listening to Goth Music
Part 2
of 4:
Dressing the Part
Part 3
of 4:
Getting into the Mindset
Part 4
of 4:
Getting Involved with the Community
Community Q&A
Tips
Warnings
References
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Content: Although the club never named themselves as a "goth club", the club helped bring all the forming elements of goth together. The subculture took inspiration from Gothic architecture such as castles and cathedrals; the Romantic movement originating from the late 1700 and 1800 century and Gothic literature such as The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole where the use of the word "Gothic" was first used in literature , Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Dracula by Bram Stoker and the works of Edgar Allan Poe. Goth subculture draws inspirations from ancient Celtic, Pagan, Egyptian and Christian mythology and religions and goth fashion combines high chic, antique, retro-kitsch, punk, fetish and secondhand trash elements
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Learn what goth music is. Members of the subculture consider listening to and appreciating goth rock, post punk, deathrock and darkwave music to be an important part of being goth. Many goths listen to many other different genres, too, but there are certain ones which are considered goth whereas others are considered goth-friendly. It doesn't mean you can't listen to them, it just means that you won't make you "goth" if you only listen to those goth-friendly genres. Musical goth characteristics include an echoing tribal beat, 4 / 4 post punk beat or drum machine, funeral synthesizers, flanging guitars that produced cold and brittle effects, distorted guitars, a prominent lead bassline and deep eerie baritone vocals, usually in men. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/6\/6e\/Appreciate-Goth-Music-Step-6.jpg\/v4-460px-Appreciate-Goth-Music-Step-6.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/6\/6e\/Appreciate-Goth-Music-Step-6.jpg\/aid10859-v4-728px-Appreciate-Goth-Music-Step-6.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":546,"licensing":"<div class=\"mw-parser-output\"><p>License: