Some people wear all black because it's cool/goth/rock 'n' roll etc, I wear all black to hide food stains
THE MOURNING PAPER
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The UK’s premier goth magazine. An independent publication exploring alternative culture, lifestyle, art and literature. 🏴 Www.themourningpaper.co.uk Tmpmag@aol.com
Lindsay Hearts, Foxblood founder, tells all in TMP’s latest interview - from her early roots in fashion to her proudest achievement to date! A huge thanks to Lindsay and her team for this interview. #goth #gothic #foxblood #altfashion #indiemagazine
An Interview with Lindsay Hearts: The Birth of Foxblood
An interview with the founder of alternative fashion brand, Foxblood.
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+++ Mabon Blessings To You All Today - 22 Sept 2026 +++ #Mabon, the autumnal equinox, the Feast of the Ingathering, is a Pagan ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess & the Gods during the coming winter.
Want to be part of our writing team? 🖤 We’re open to everyone, new and experienced, who has an interest in and Gothic and otherwise alternative (sub)culture. You can find submission guidelines on our website, www.themourningpaper.co.uk Just email your pitch to TMPMAG@AOL.COM 🖊️
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In this article, Edward explores dark tourism in Scotland and beyond. 🏴☠️ Written by Edward MacMillan (@eyup_its_ed on Instagram) 🖊️ Read this and more on our website, www.themourningpaper.co.uk 💻 #darktourism #travel #goth #gothic #indiemagazine
Dark Tourism: Exploring Morbid Curiosity
An exploration of ‘Dark Tourism’ in Scotland and beyond.
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An introduction to ‘The Devils Tailor’ an upcoming six-part documentary series about macabre fashion sculptor, Brandon Murray. Read more about the series here. #fashiondesigner #goth #gothic #alternative #darkart
The Devil’s Tailor: A Gothic Fashion Documentary Series
An introduction to ‘The Devils Tailor’ an upcoming six-part documentary series about macabre fashion sculptor, Brandon Murray.
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It’s finally that time of year again! 🎃 This year’s Halloween lush review includes the Bewitched Bubble Bar, the Boo! Shower Gel, the Silvery Moon Soap Bar, the Blackcurrant and Mint Lip Scrub and more! #goth #lush #halloween2026 #spookyseason #indiemagazine
Discover Lush's Spooky Halloween Collection for Autumn 2023
Discover Lush's new Halloween collection featuring spooky bath treats, product ratings, and a playlist for your perfect autumn self-care day.
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An article exploring Pastel Goth fashion, history and influence - from media to Japanese street fashion. 🖤 Read more alternative-focused articles on our site, www.themourningpaper.co.uk #goth #fashion #indiemagazine #alt #alternative
Pastel Goth: Breaking Subcultural Norms
An exploratory article into Pastel Goth fashion, history and influence.
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‘A House Named Valentine’ follows a woman in a depressive spiral following her husbands infidelity and the ostensibly supernatural events that follow. Writer, Shaun McLaren, reviewed this promising debut novella by Kaci O’Meara in this article. 🖊️ #author #horror #indiewriter #bookreview
Glasgow-based Author Releases Debut Gothic Novella: ‘A House Named Valentine’
‘A House Named Valentine’ follows a woman in a depressive spiral following her husbands infidelity and the ostensibly supernatural events that follow.
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In this photo-essay, Brendan Hughes describes the atmosphere inside Glasgow-based club night, Asylum, hosted at Ivory Blacks. He also recalls his enjoyable time photographing members of the goth community. #goth #scotland #ivoryblacks #musicjournalism #indiemagazine
Finding Asylum at Ivory Blacks: A Photo-Essay on Goth Community
Brendan explores Ivory Blacks’ role as a sanctuary for Glasgow’s alternative scene, whilst reflecting on his own personal shift from photojournalist to an accepted member of the space.
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Ever dreamt of a social media where everybody is alternative? Well you’re in luck! AfterLife is a social media made by alternative people, for alternative people. With a focus on non-addictive interfaces and a gothic aesthetic - the site already has over 20,000 members! 🖤 Read more here.
Introducing AfterLife: Social Media Outside the Mainstream
What happened to the internet we used to love? This is the story of why I built AfterLife, how it grew from a late-night side project into a community of 20,000 alternative people, and where it’s h…
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Peter Ray Allison, co-founder of Mythic Echoes LARP group, explores the impact that Dracula had on modern live-action role play games. 🎲 In November, Mythic Echoes will be hosting their next event: ‘As Night Falls: The Crimson Ball’. #vampire #larp #fantasy #alternative #gothic #culture
Dracula, Derby and the Rise of Vampire Live Roleplays
An exploration into the uses of the Dracula archetype in modern games and live-action roleplays.
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A deep dive into the bark heard around the #goth world, over on the #blog right now.
The Rapper and the Content Creator, the Gooners and the Goths
No part of this, from the artificially sustained conversations to the prodigious amounts of money involved, feels particularly goth or even subcultural at all.
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The heat in the UK may be falling but as temperatures continue to rise across the planet, it’s increasingly important to keep yourself comfortable and safe when dressing in goth fashion. 🖤 🖊️ Written by @aetherograph.bsky.social #gothfashion #goth #gothic #alt #alternativefashion #heatwave
Surviving the Heat as a Goth
Some words of advice on staying cool as a goth during hot temperatures.
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This short story follows the lone survivor of an environmental horror, after the land turned against mankind. 🌲 Read this and more on our website under the ‘Literature’ section. Www.themourningpaper.co.uk 💻 #gothicfiction #gothicliterature #literarymagazine #goth #horrorg
In honour of Dolly Parton, encourage your children to read books. In honour of Tim Curry, encourage them to play near an open storm drain in the rain.
Today, we’re remembering the incomparable Dolly Parton. 🖤 Dolly Parton was an advocate for acceptance and trying to leave the world a little kinder than you found it. Thank you for showing the world that being unapologetically yourself can be a beautiful thing. #WeAreSophie #dollyparton
It is with great sadness that we receive the news of Tim Curry’s death. This phenomenal actor will live on through his roles on stage and on screen 🕊️ #timcurry #riptimcurry #breakingnews #actor #goth
We’ll be doing another Halloween lush review this year! 🎃 Check out this video to see what we got. #lush #bathbombs #halloween #goth #alternative #pr
More goth fashion photography from Mic of MGMF Visuals (@mgmfvisuals on Instagram) 📸 Model: @tooth_raider on Instagram Follow The Mourning Paper for alternative culture, news, art and literature. 🕯️ #goth #alternative #gothfashion #photography #photographer #alt #gothic
Goth City Promotions has announced their tenth anniversary celebration, due to take place in Leeds this October. @gothcityleeds.bsky.social This one-off event will run from the 12th to the 17th. You can book tickets now via the link in this article. 🔗 #goth #livemusic #alternative #gothic #alt
Leeds’ Goth City Announces Tenth Anniversary Celebration
Goth City Festival is returning for its tenth anniversary celebration from the 12th to the 17th of October.
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Incredible shots of Emy (@b1asph.emy) by photographer, Alex Holt (@alex__streetphoto) - tags on Instagram. 📸 Follow @officialmourningpaper for alternative culture, news, art and literature. 🕯️ #goth #alternative #gothfashion #alt #photography #gothic
On this day in 1956, Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó - better known as #BélaLugosi - died in LA... but remains forever undead as the archetypal Count #Dracula, and immortalised in the anthem by #Bauhaus
Shout out to the alternative friend groups! You are each other’s greatest accessory. 🖤 Some goth memes for you today. Follow @officialmourningpaper for alternative culture, news, art and literature. Visit our website, www.themourningpaper.co.uk #goth #alt #gothic #alternative #darkaesthetic
When you’re a different type of alternative to your friend but you’re still best buds 🖤 #goth #memes #alternative #alt #gothic
You lift while listening to goth metal once and you understand why Peter Steele looked like that
At this year’s IGA, we saw presentations on everything from dolls to trad wives, horror to classic Gothic literature.💀 @igagoths.bsky.social We rounded up some attendees to tell us about themselves and their papers. 🖊️ #academia #internationalgothicassociation #goth #alt #gothic #gothicacademia