GothSince it first emerged from Britains punk rock scene in the late 1970s, goth subculture has haunted postmodern culture and society, reinventing itself inside and against the mainstream. Goth: Undead Subculture is the first collection of scholarly essays devoted to this enduring yet little examined cultural phenomenon. Twenty three essays from various disciplines explore the music, cinema, television, fashion, literature, aesthetics, and fandoms