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When it comes to Goth culture, most people think that it’s a fairly modern development that came along in the wake of punk rock.  Actually, though, that was just another twist in its whole evolution.  Modern Goth culture began in the 1920s and can be traced through all kinds of things, including TV shows from the 1960s like The Munsters and the Addams Family. 

But you can go back even further to when an 18 year-old named Mary Shelley wrote the original Frankenstein.  That was 1818.  If you want to dig more into Goth–and it’s absolutely fascinating–there’s a great book called Goth: Vamps & Dandies by Gavin Baddeley.  Lots of pictures, too.  It’s available now through Plexus book.