Anne Rice

Charlaine Harris: Deadlocked

Anne Rice: The Wolf Gift

Top 5 Pop Literary Lexicons

When you get right down to it, the concept of books about books is a little weird. After all, if you'd read the book in question, what could you have possibly missed that required another book to explain to you? Well, it turns out a lot. Sometimes you're dealing with a huge series that is so full o ... More >>

Gothic Council Rules on Halloween Costumes

​There's a pretty sharp divide between goths over Halloween. While all of us can agree on the sanctity of the holiday, and many can trace our current interests back to an obsession with the 31st of October and all the hoopla that surrounds it, the actual mode of celebration is hotly debated. ... More >>

Concrete Blonde

​There's a pretty sharp divide between goths over Halloween. While all of us can agree on the sanctity of the holiday, and many can trace our current interests back to an obsession with the 31st of October and all the hoopla that surrounds it, the actual mode of celebration is hotly debated. ... More >>

Concrete Blonde's Johnette Napolitano On Halloween & The Pressures Of Bloodletting

Photos by Amber Boggs​Concrete Blonde emerged from the crucible of 1980s post-punk L.A., fueled by Jim Mankey's signature guitar riffs and the introspective lyrics and distinctive wail of singer/bassist Johnette Napolitano. Their early history is well known, down to the oft-repeated story of h ... More >>

True Blood: Drunken Vampires & Danko Jones

Alan Ball was known for his masterful use of music in Six Feet Under. He's lost none of his touch when it comes to his current HBO series, True Blood - which happens to be set in the Louisiana swamps, not terribly far from Houston. ​Gothtopia first read Dracula at age 8, and Anne Rice's Inter ... More >>

Happy Birthday Siouxsie Sioux: Eight Of Her Best Songs

Siouxsie on Facebook​Today Siouxsie Sioux, born Susan Janet Ballion, turns 54 years old. Sioux is one of the undisputed originators of the post-punk and goth genres. Whether you're talking about her work with the Banshees or the strange, dark world music that defined the Creatures, you can be ... More >>

Gothic Council Debates Sookie Stackhouse, Yeti Porn

​Gothtopia was born as a Rocks Off staple when your humble narrator took it upon himself to seek out the ultimate vampire anthem after attending a book signing/Q&A by Charlaine Harris, author of the Sookie Stackhouse novels. Since then we have spent every season of True Blood exploring the fan ... More >>

Gothic Council Debates Unionization, Johnny Cash

evilpoppy.org.uk​In Wisconsin, there's a huge political fight over what form of bargaining state-worker unions will be able to use in the future, and it got us thinking. After all, goths provide many valuable goods and services to the community, such as dark music, disturbing art, and a whole ... More >>

Ridley Pearson: In Harm's Way

Popular mystery writer reads from new novel

True Blood: Jace Everett's Ominous Theme Song "Bad Things"

Alan Ball was known for his masterful use of music in Six Feet Under. He's lost none of his touch when it comes to his current HBO series, True Blood - which happens to be set in the Louisiana swamps, not terribly far from Houston. No New Episode This Week ​Good sex always requires a ref ... More >>

Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles Feast

Why are there fang marks on your microphone?

Gothtopia: Searching for the Perfect Vampire Anthem

Note: Lost in all the inaugural hoopla this week was the fact that Monday was Edgar Allan Poe's 200th birthday. No better time, then, to debut Rocks Off's new Goth column... Recently, my wife and I made our way down to the Houston Public Library to hear a talk with Charlaine Harris, author of ... More >>

Underworld’s Monthly Bash

Seraphemera Books brings a goth writer and musician together for a multimedia night

Peeking Inside the Shadowy Crypt of Houston's Goth Community

Seraphemera Books brings a goth writer and musician together for a multimedia night

Harry Potter and the Sisters of Mercy, or Goth Like Me

Seraphemera Books brings a goth writer and musician together for a multimedia night

Base Raps

Paul Wall and Chamillionaire each release Astros tributes, while rock radio churns out the cheesy montages

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Paul Wall and Chamillionaire each release Astros tributes, while rock radio churns out the cheesy montages

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Paul Wall and Chamillionaire each release Astros tributes, while rock radio churns out the cheesy montages

Ladies Who Lust

Women's writings get steamy at Urban Aphrodite

Man with the Mike

Ernie Manouse chitchats with visiting stars

The Class of '03

Grab your gift certificates and trade in your white elephants -- here's what you really wanted for Christmas

Lestat's Ba-ack

Anne Rice offers a final tale from her precious vampire's lips

Small Screen, Big Step

DEJ Productions tries to give "direct-to-video" a good name

Damned Amusing

Not all the howls are intentional in this entertaining Anne Rice fare

Dark's Shadows

DJ Dana Dark shepherds Houston's goths to blacker pastures

Symphony for Orchestra and Bullhorn

Composer Eve Beglarian

Press Picks

Composer Eve Beglarian

The Sucking Game

Monsters that go dull in the night