Goth Reacts to Top 10 Goth Icons | Black Friday

[@itisblackfriday]

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[@Aconitum_napellus]

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[@eddiekolterman6532]

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[@Lani012]

Kinda surprised that Anne Rice was not included in this list. I went to one of her book signing events during the late 90's in Southern California. There were probably about 500 hundred people who showed up and the vast majority were dressed up Goth style, myself included. It was a real treat to meet her and she looked divine all decked out in a black Victorian wedding gown. Love her to bits! I love your look...so detail oriented and gorgeous!

[@brie1226]

Lani Kelly she's changed her lifestyle

[@dagger5220]

Very much agreed Anne Rice should have been on there and regardless that's she's changed her lifestyle doesn't mean she wasn't an influential person in the Goth/Vampire community and she definitely was. I know she's still very much in that community because she throws a Vampire Ball every year in New Orleans. This year being her last Because of her health.

[@katcoffman3293]

true, the only things that kinda sucked was when she brought out her christian books. They weren't very good.

[@Metalredhead]

Anne Rice should indeed be on the list. So should Horace Walpole, Lord Byron, Mary Shelley, Marie Corelli, Matthew Lewis, John William Polidori for their amazing works of gothic literature.

[@benjaminbenson3399]

@@katcoffman3293I think she made up for her later Christian stuff by the contrast of how extreme her earlier "sleeping beauty " series is ( written under pen name)

[@wksgOwensboroky]

I think the only way someone would interpret the list as cringe-worthy is if they are holding to an "elitist" standard. Basically the hipster of Goths. All the choices are legitimate, the honorable mentions are iffy at worst, it's overall a great list. I was expecting something awful but was pleasantly surprised.

[@ConstantChaos1]

Yeah, did they hold strictly to just original music type goths, no. But they did an AMAZING job covering like every way someone enters the subculture, from visual and film to literary to music and even the mood adjacent musical variants, I honestly have never seen a better mrs mojo list

[@chelle-belles9176]

I can see Amy Lee being an honorable mention, at least to people in my age group. Evanescence was coming into popularity during my preteen-early teen years and whereas their music isn't what you would call textbook goth, I think that their look (specifically Amy Lee's) and even some of their lyrics could transcend into goth territory. I know that when I was young, Amy Lee was one of the first gothic looking women I'd seen and I fell in love with it.

[@stephanieofelysium7778]

I agree 100%. Her music is goth, it's just not traditional goth. It's much like bands such as Within Temptation, Nightwish, Sirenia, Delain, ect.

[@fortheloveofgoth]

I was going to mention Within Temptation, it seems they go hand and hand with Evanescence.

[@WereRen]

Thank you! My thoughts exactly. No she isn't traditional goth but for anyone growing up in the late 90's and early 2000's she definitely is an icon.

[@ramoneabuoun1498]

Amy Lee said in a interview that she is not goth and never was she also kind of made fun of goths in a way.

[@ramoneabuoun1498]

+Kai_Decadence yeah i think you're right she also said in another interview what's with the black I'm not goth see I'm happy those were her exact words.

[@spiritsofus]

Rozz Williams- Christian Death Dinah Cancer-45 Grave Carl McCoy- Fields of the Nephilim Brandon Lee- the Crow Sisters of Mercy

[@Humangenerated]

they didnt even mention a single one.. this list lacks so much. wot abot Dave Vanian and Patricia Morrison. :(

[@ravenshadowz2343]

Brandon Lee being in The Crow would not make him goth, what else besides The Crow makes Brandon Lee goth?

[@chiara6612]

Carl Mccoy... i still have a crush on him.

[@rantersparadise]

@@ravenshadowz2343 Elvira was on there....

[@choccymilkconnoisseur2775]

@@ravenshadowz2343 he still deserves the spot more than that pig manson

[@toxikfire6668]

I can't even begin to tell you how happy I am that Peter Steele made the list. He never really considered himself to be goth but he was essentially, his ideas and his music and style is what really brought me into the goth world. Rest in peace

[@autumnprice3246]

Siouxsie and the banshees tho , dear prudence and the passenger omg I'm in love 😍

[@AdelaTomankova]

I hope you wrote this comment on friday

[@niki8005]

I think helena bonham carter should've been on the list

[@catnip9178]

Agree.

[@Sister_Crow]

Nikola Wright yeah, I mean they're saying her characters are influencial, Soo Tim Burton?

[@thecuriouseden7174]

Yes agreed! Her and Johnny Depp. Should of been on that list.

[@clareismyname]

Agree completely.

[@Otaku.Jakub13]

Where Is Andrew Eldritch from The Sisters of The Mercy And Lux Interior ? 😁

[@molli_gothitelle]

Ian Curtis, Robert Smith, and Morrissey are my Holy Trinity.

[@ansleymoore1002]

Mollyishere I WAS JUST ABOUT TO SAY MOZZ he’s my sad icon

[@pandagirlgamer-pgg5417]

Yes!!!

[@herowinsor7403]

Yass

[@wjndowmspwmd]

Silver Legion I don't know if he's goth, but he is far right. I'm fairly certain he is a Nazi.

[@wjndowmspwmd]

@Silver Legion I have not researched it myself. I don't think many people are aware, thus him not being an outcast. Just look up "Morissey nazi" and some things should pop up. I think he has worn like, a swastika either on a t-shirt or as an arm band a few years back, but I have a pretty bad memory (adhd) so research it yourself. I know for fact he is a "far-righter" (which isn't necessarily a Nazi) though.

[@sadrabbit53]

Low-key want to be full out goth or alternative but: 1. Don't have the makeup 2. Don't have the clothes 3. Don't have the money for makeup or clothes 4. Don't have the fashion sense or talent for makeup or clothes 5. Don't have the confidence

[@lilmeep7706]

Satirical Vivi + they don't goth at all

[@darthasheth1693]

Satirical Vivi I feel you

[@Lyndsey_]

That and my parents wouldn’t let me

[@jennoscura2381]

Much of my makeup is from elf or Wet N Wild. It's cheap as heck. So there's your makeup. I have gotten some awesome goth stuff from the thrift shop. Spend some time looking at goth youtube videos for ideas. I HIGHLY recommend Angela Benedict. She does cheap 90's goth outfits. You don't need to spend a ton to present goth. Seriously, some cheap drug store makeup and thrift shop clothes can do it.

[@GeoNeilUK]

Be like YouYouYou and video yourself rocking out to Goth music in your car. Don't need clothes or fashion sense, you just need the music!

[@EmilyOlivieri]

I think Amy Lee is fair as an honourable mention. especially for people my age and a little older than me she and evanescence were the first introduction to alternative/gothic culture. I wouldn't really call myself goth but I love the culture and a lot of my gothic friends do love evanescence.

[@Snowwhitequeen23]

100% agree with ya!

[@AzuraRose]

Yep! For me as a 90's kid, Amy Lee and Evanescence was more directly involved in my becoming goth than Siouxsie or The Cure (though obviously they deserve credit as the founders of goth!). I wouldn't have put Amy in the top 10, but a brief mention was warranted. Hell, the new female vocalist for Cradle of Filth credits Amy Lee as a big influence on her coming to gothic metal, and we're the same age and from the same area of Ontario, so Evanescence was definitely a major part of goth in early 2000s Canada.

[@beck1m561]

I'm a tad bit younger but I always heard evanescence on the radio as a kid and got so into it and I loved her a lot. I'm just barely a 90's baby at 97 but I was raised on older rock and roll, punk, some metal, and I had a little of my own taste in music develop after so I was highly attracted to darker and more different music like evanescence, t.A.T.u., Emily Autumn, just things a lot of people around me weren't interested in.

[@ReptilianTeaDrinker]

+Bec t.A.T.u and Evanescence are awesome. I will never stop listening to their songs. XD You're a couple of years younger than me. Nice to see some fellow mid/late 90's babies here like me. :D Agreed, I remember not many people liking Evanescence, t.A.T.u, Foo Fighters and some other artists and bands I listened/still listen to. People always talked about Britney Spears or something instead. lol I mean, Britney Spears had a catchy song here and there, but I wasn't a huge fan. xD

[@aEquanimity]

Evanescence isn't goth though...

[@beepot2764]

God I love the cure.

[@aestheticroses5999]

bee pot same

[@benjaminbenson3399]

Bee pot your I love the cure is right next to I love Tim Burton and though yours has a great many likes it's depressing that the Burton one has so many more. More...than..the Cure..it just doesnt seem possible, this is going to bug all night.

[@machtnichtsseimann]

Just had them playing on my computer today...all day.

[@frankieisarat]

Macht Nichts Sei Mann love ur pfp 😌😌

[@ravennoodles705]

It"s my favorite band😊✌

[@ctgrl]

I love Tim Burton!

[@bizarreisthenewblack]

Ava Grace Same :P

Sameeee

[@beepbop2851]

Doesn’t everyone ❤️

[@floofycosplayer2611]

NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHIRSTMAS IS MY LIFE

[@jaicrawford9882]

Edgar allen Poe is one of my biggest influences for dark poems and dark novels that Im trying to watch

[@ConstantChaos1]

They did a great job of tackling goth from every angle, like you got literary goths, film goths, orthodox music goths and other macabre musical origins for damn near everyone who would describe themselves as goth on here It's honestly like the ideal of a mrs mojo list, def better than some of their old drag ones

[@justinereno9569]

Elvira is such a sweet heart! I got to meet her some years back.

[@whutzat]

She is super nice to her fans. ^_^

[@hissyfit4711]

They said they were going to only put real people on there, and then they put Elvira in the list. Weird.

[@RedheadLady]

+hissyfit4711 I think because she became her character. She was famous because of who she became. She wasn't playing a role written for her. Her and her character where basically one and the same.

[@RedheadLady]

+hissyfit4711 I think it's because Cassandra and Elvira pretty much became one and the same. There has been a few Morticia Addams but there will only ever be one Elvira.

[@MrsKore20]

my mother once said that alice cooper was the marilyn manson of her youth. i still like them both, but i don't see alice cooper as a typical goth. he's a shock-rock-person that you could also put into the horror-punk-section. but i guess that depends on which aspects of his personality you are thinking about.

[@MrsKore20]

***** yes, i agree. and i guess sometimes there isn't a strict rule and some parts of the art/music might have an overlapping character and it depends on the viewer and which parts of a musician's way you look at. ps: so jealous that you met him :)

[@MrsKore20]

***** somehow i knew before that you have an affinity to misfits ;) great to hear that the vips you met still seem to know who made them great and spend time on talking to fans and giving autographs.

[@MrsKore20]

***** yes, i am german, but the name is just a nickname which i use for games. i gave my first titan quest character this name. sometimes i think that many "extreme" characters in the music business are very intelligent and therefore they are able to see certain things from a different perspective and put them into words. maybe that's because the pop(ular) music is way to boring and nearly every song follows the same structure and patterns. to me popmusic is like a plain piece of plastic and the metal/wave/goth/punk etc. is more like a wooden furniture with character. you don't forget about the songs and bands in years even decades.

[@MrsKore20]

***** thank you! some people react like it's weired to speak in pictures, so to say. so nashville, the city of music?! any suggestions for music? i always look for inspirations because there are so many artists out there who are totally worth to know. (of course i know the misfits, the exploited, ramones but apart from them there must be so many bands who make great music.)

[@-Reagan]

Personally, having a memory that extends from before Manson was famous, yes. Your mom is correct!

[@sophiehiggins7138]

"how does she mix that sexiness and silliness with no effort?" erm look at you???????

[@AJManol]

What about Maila Nurmi??? Vampira! The first horror host EVER, and also a weirdo in real life! Not a creation of a factory but of her own personal imagination.

[@benjaminbenson3399]

Amen

[@jubileenine]

Agree...

[@MysticHeather]

Yeah she was so ahead of her time

[@BlizzAz]

Vincent Price was shown twice but didn't make the list? I think he should've been on there instead of Alice Cooper.

[@amandaruiz4410]

I was thinking that too.

[@tylerbee4444]

he should've been on it but so should've alice

[@Skiamakhos]

Heck, the Muppets' caricature of him, Vincent Twice Vincent Twice & The Count (Ah, Hah, Ha!) should probably have been in there, if there'd been room. I know the Count was one! One big influence! (Ah, Hah, Ha!) and then Vincent Twice Vincent Twice makes Two! Two big influences (Ah, Hah, Ha!) on goth. ;-D

[@Jackie_blue]

Cassandra Peterson aka Elvira...not only beautiful but so kind! She was a patient in my mom's office a few years ago and gave my daughter such a lovely gift! My daughter, in turn, made her a wonderful picture which Elvira was so excited about. She most gracious and kind.

[@AhegaooPrincess]

Ugh I LOVE The Cure. They're my #1 favorite band. I saw them for the first time a couple months ago and I cried.

[@SusannaPowers]

I saw them June 23 at the PNC Music Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina and they were unbelievably good. Better than their recordings, if that is possible. Awesome first concert for me.

[@DaraMartinez0819]

+Susanna Powers I WAS SO CLOSE TO GOING TO SEE THEM IN CHARLOTTE OMG them being in North Carolina, let alone only an hour away from me, made me want to die ;^; I'm glad you got to see them, though, because that's amazing ♡

[@ccarruthers4616]

I saw then at deer lake park earlier this year and I didn't know I was going till the day of, my mum if great 😂

[@portiajanes2064]

saw them a couple weeks ago it made my life

[@whutzat]

My cousin interviewed Robert Smith for a magazine I was SO JEALOUS!!!

[@GhoulishAura]

Was waiting for the Addams Family characters or Lily Munster.

[@phantommangagirl]

The list was real people only.

[@g3orginab958]

Emmalee would have love Yvonne to be on there

[@daddylonglegs9854]

They said in the beginning that goth characters is for another list.

[@SpookySammy]

Real people list not characters

[@bellatrix2253]

Samantha Eastwood Bella Lugosi though? He was an actor portraying Dracula ie character.

[@CookingwithKarma]

I had the biggest crush on Trent Reznor when I was younger lol .. he gets better looking with age that guy! 2 of the best concerts I've been to in the last few years was The Cure and Marilyn Manson. Have always been a huge fan of their music. So awesome!

[@mirandanight1]

What! Voltaire wasn't on the list!? He's the raining goth King.

[@mirandanight1]

+Aneira Silvermoon he shoulda been at least #2 is what I'm saying.

[@whutzat]

*reigning

[@tinkerbell9012]

He was though..

[@caffeinebee]

He wasn't part of the countdown, but they did have him in the beginning, sort of like an honorable mention, I suppose?

[@mirandanight1]

+Hadden Cat he's better than an honorable mention.

[@karleeweeg4998]

Peter Steele deserves to be on the list for sure💔 I don't know if you're personally a fan but Type O negative has such amazing music and they deserve more attention💚 I love Pete

[@xXMzOzzyFanXx]

peter steel's will always live on in my heart. Stay negative

[@exo-geno2135]

Stay negative? I'm confuse I though you like him

[@karleeweeg4998]

+Exo- Geno haha we love him. It's a band name pun😝

[@zZzYQ9]

Ooh, definitely. I didn't think of him right away, but you're right!

[@karleeweeg4998]

+Tessa “Ye Whyze Owle” I know they aren't typically recognized as a goth band buuuut I've always considered them to be. They just have that general sound but they're unique at the same time lol

[@HM-ik2wc]

I got chills when they showed the clip from Type O Negative. I love them so much

[@haylee2731]

AMY LEE YES I DONT CARE WHO DISAGREES WITH ME I LOVE HER AND I LOVE EVANESCENCE

[@stephanieofelysium7778]

AMY LEE IS GODDESS!!!

[@haylee2731]

+xShameful Metaphors YEEES

[@haylee2731]

+becca kornaski YES SHE IS

[@svei5289]

Shes lovely but I wouldn't call her a goth icon.

[@midnightwaterfairy]

omg yes i love her music !! i sing them all the time !!

[@adamsransom]

I think Amy Lee and Trent Renzor were the "gateway" musicians into goth for a lot of people at the time - I was a punk teen, and Evanescene and NIN both had some of the music qualities I was into, while simultaneously exposing me to other elements.

[@ThreadBomb]

I'd say Trent Renzor is more goth and more goth-influential than Marilyn Manson.

[@hannahshark8080]

Yup, Trent Reznors music got me into Alternative music styles so he was definitely my gateway drug 😂

[@spookieloop]

I'm so glad Rob Zombie was at least mentioned. Also, with Bela Lugosi up there, I'm a little sad that Boris Karloff was left out.

[@alexandervincent7989]

How can you be soooo pretty?!?! Love the headpiece btw! Much love from Argentina ♥

[@itisblackfriday]

Speak for yourself ^___^ ♥︎ much love back! xox

[@bruisexviolet]

Trent Reznor does definitely deserve an honorable mention, if for nothing else- he got Manson started in the music business. I feel like Peter Steele should've got his own spot but there are so many amazing icons to mention. Robert Smith is a great number one choice. This video made me pretty happy actually and now I've got to go listen to a bunch of music!

[@Silentscreamer37]

IAN CURTIS IS ONLY HONORABLE MENTION BUT MARILYN MANSON MADE IT ON?! And no Vincent Price? Arghhhh!

[@Silentscreamer37]

Also, Elvira is just a character. I sooner would have chosen Morticia Addams...

[@suuzy_g]

Black Kats and Baby Bats morticia Addams is a character!

[@Silentscreamer37]

I meant Elvira is just a character to me, whereas Morticia is an icon to me. Morticia seems more real life and Elvira seems over the top, more like a mockery. I should have been a little more clear.

[@benjaminbenson3399]

At least they were shown price multiple times!

[@silentm0th]

No Addams family, no Vincent Price! But other than that it was a pretty good list

[@napalmstriker5173]

I think the cringe part was : •Aliester Crowley cuz he is not a goth at all , he's a satanist occultist and psychopatch •alice cooper cuz he's a shock rocker ,not goth at all , at least Marilyn Manson was semi industrial •Amy Lee this one needs no explanation its obvious lol

[@GentleJungle]

I agree with every point. My exact same opinion.

[@GentleJungle]

+Tan +Tan Their material isn't classically gothic. Crowley magic practice is satanic and is a-typical bad press for goths. Amy Lee's music is not classically gothic. It's in a nu-goth sort of music area at best. Alice Cooper does not have classically gothic music. Marilyn Mason's music is not classically gothic. His shock rocker and somewhat juvenile form of music got me as a child in to shock rock, etc. He's a nu-goth icon at best. So yea. Goths can be in to it, it's fine, everyone is allowed to like who they like. Classic goths however would not be automatically say like, "oh yea Alice Cooper. He's a goth icon." He doesn't make gothic music as his main genre. Icons are usually at the top, the beginning, purely gothic. Classic.

[@nemanjajokovic4833]

+Kai_Decadence Yeah Manson was signed to his label.But what about his later albums,only Antichrist Superstar and some tracks of Portrait of American family had industrial metal sound.Eat me drink me was a gothic rock album and Pale Emperor was gothic metal with blues influence.And he had a gothic look too.

[@nemanjajokovic4833]

+Kai_Decadence Yeah you are right I do think Pale Emperor doesn't have thath much of goth sound but on his official site they stated he was going for some kind of "gothic" sound.

[@GothicElf68]

+enigmatik I agree with most your assessment of who was "cringe-worthy" for being on this list, and for those that I agree with, the why's. I disagree with your assessment of Aliester Crowley completely. I DO think he belongs on the list. Also, (and this is @ RaelleMejias also) he was NOT a Satanist. That was Anton LeVey who wrote the Satanist Bible. If you even listened to the video, the say Crowley was a magician and a mystic and that he founded the religion "Thelema" which is nothing like Satanism at all. Satanists are in fact atheists, while Thelema is a religion based upon the philosophical Law of the same name, which states: The law of Thelema is "Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Love is the law, love under will." He was called a devil worshiper in his time, likely due to the fact that pretty much anything that was an alternative religion was called "devil worship" by mainstream "Christians," and the "title" has stuck. I apologize if this comes across as a bit of a rant, but as an eclectic Pagan, I get really irate when things get labeled as Satanist when (1) the person doing the labeling clearly has no clue what Satanism is even about, and confuses it with supposed "devil worship" and (2) what they are labeling as Satanist isn't even close to Satanism.

[@potatertots2060]

"...aaaaand at #1, we have Edward Cullen!"

[@gabriellanisselius9692]

Bahahaha

[@lighterfuel]

I couldn't stop laughing at your reaction to Amy Lee 😂

[@isakigoboom]

I thought the list was great and I personally do see Amy Lee as my personal Goth 'idol'. While Evanescence may not be Goth music; I'd consider her to be a big part of the community. She's been the biggest influence in my life.

[@valentinemistress1075]

Same, she's always had this dark tone to her music, and her dark victorian style always appealed to me...

[@valentinemistress1075]

Saeber the Pride Queen They came out in 1998...Fallen came out in like 2003

[@isakigoboom]

Valentine Mistress But Fallen is what got them know. That's when I found out about them too. It's still my #1 favorite album of all time. Origin is pretty awesome too 💙

[@isakigoboom]

*****​ Sorry, but no they aren't. Evanescence is my favorite band and I love them to death. They're rock, not Goth. Check out bands like Bauhaus or Souxie and the Banshees or The Cure from the early years- they're Goth bands.

[@UltraViolet666]

Yeah on several occasions Amy Lee has rejected the Gothic title for herself and the band. Evanescence is just a rock band. you can see by their latest album (self titled). Still has dark themes but it absolutely doesn't mean it's gothic. BUT she still did inspire a lot of younger people into becoming goth or at least alternative :)

[@autogoy]

What you said about Marilyn Manson is so true. People feel ashamed of admitting that they like him, but I'm not. I love his music. I'm more ashamed of saying that I don't like Tim Burton, but there, I said it. Please don't hate me.

[@hellcat.countess]

+Kai_Decadence Could it be that you're referring to Burton's former partner Helena Bonham Carter?

[@seattlekiri]

+Kai_Decadence I think you are thinking of Helena Bonham Carter?

[@Strega_del_Corvo]

I love older Burton but the new stuff is just not doing it for me AT ALL. Beetlejuice, Sleepy Hollow, Ed Wood, Edward Scissorhands --- all fantastic! Also, I LURVE Marilyn Manson. Post punk has my heart but Manson is great!

[@Jennifersabbath1111]

I love MM I grew up listening to antichrist superstar all trough high school and even know. I like his new stuff and I'm excited to see him on August 14th 🤘🏻

[@Goatly02]

Marilyn Manson is one of my favorite bands. Also I love Marilyn's character

[@freyascott2506]

Trent reznor is Marilyn Manson's producer as well as a producer for a lot of Gothic industrial acts. I really think he should be where Marilyn Manson is on the list as he's a major contributor to modern goth music

[@bizarreisthenewblack]

Freya Scott I know right, I'm into Manson (as you can tell y my shirt in my profile pic :P) but he doesn't really make goth music.

[@coleroark5211]

Bizarre Is The New Black. Yeah but lots of goths listen to him

[@thirdstrike4u]

Trent isn't goth either.

[@thefangirlingpuellamagi3345]

plus, even though his music was more industrial he did enjoy goth bands (and a bit of fashion in the Broken era) taking lot's of influence from them. Part of the reason he was chosen to induct The Cure in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

[@komfykoala6083]

Both are industrial artists, not really goth.

[@slytherinslytherinforlife9494]

I like goth culture but I do not dress or look goth but I would kinda like to be more goth

[@stefanaududec9744]

Mr. Vader you're a casual goth

[@thequeenofsnakes5225]

I feel that

[@gizira_leon]

Slytherin #Slytherinforlife same PS: your username is 🖤🖤🖤

[@ghidorahs1fan209]

Then do it. It's as simple as that.

[@ConstantChaos1]

I think that's true for all slytherins even those who are goth want to be more goth

[@fortheloveofgoth]

I love Amy Lee. Shes more softer compared to the rest. She is definitely one of my icons

[@haylee2731]

ME TOO!💜

[@karinacave5539]

Icon???? jaja icon is Patricia Morrison forever nooott Amy Lee......Amy is alternative noot goth not goth

[@karinacave5539]

+Corv Blackstairs usa el tuyo y no jodas .....si no sabes de gótico no hables

[@facgce960]

True! I love her so much

[@333br]

Amy Lee was one of icons when i was kid even though i was never goth, by the way can you please explain me what's with the capital letter on profile icons, i have been seen this all over the KZbin coment section, i'm extremely curious....

[@user-no4ex9oo3p]

I love how you have that red filled in on your waterline it blends in with your eyes so well and makes your eyes stand out and look like they're full and flooding or bit bloodshot.

[@katannvalentine6697]

I am a big Evanescence fan and I do believe Amy Lee earned her spot in the end. She may not be a big icon in the gothic genre but she did influence a lot of gothic people with her own hand-made outfits that was gothic-like. Also her music has an eerie tone about it, and her lyrics are also gothic-like. Not traditional but definitely goth. I hate it when they call Evanescence emo. Emo didn't even exist at the time.

[@carlatenaglia617]

yeah i agree she is not emo she takes darkness and brings beauty she is almost like Marilyn's little sister to me in the music world with her angelic but soul touching voice

[@zeroblacksun]

Emo was in full force since the 90's. I do think that she has some goth cred, but her musical style is more Alternative, pop, metal, and rock with a goth aesthetic.

[@ConstantChaos1]

She fits as a route some people take to enter goth, the list really covered all the possible paths in for goth, from the film/visual to literary to adjacent music and even got some of the heaviest hitters of the mainstream goth culture, fuck they even covered goths who got here through witchcraft. I definitely feel like this was a project of secret passion over at mrs mojo. I hone6have not seen a better list before or since from them

[@xDemonBlade]

Haha at the poe part I couldn't help but laugh because of south park. God brilliant.

[@itisblackfriday]

YOU MEAN NIGHT PAIN

[@xDemonBlade]

I'M SORRY! Didn't mean to insult the original goth. NIGHT PAIN!

[@xDemonBlade]

haha

[@PeanutButterZombie00]

Oh shit, the episodes with the Goth kids are probably my favorites. Especially the Goth vs Vampires one...per se.

[@capturedbyken2936]

+PeanutButterZombie00 "OMG NO WAYYYY" lmao ...love me some goth kids lol

[@sophiam878]

Shocked Ian Curtis wasn't in the top 10😮

[@thequeenofsnakes5225]

He was an honorable mention tho

[@spencerbergan3669]

Off topic a tad, but I would have actually loved to see Marilyn Manson play the role of the Joker in Suicide Squad. I feel like that would have been a perfect fit. Is that just me?

[@obscurareborn]

Oh my gosh! I thought that too! Y'know because he did that song with Avril Lavigne which was about Harley Quinn or something and I was like "He would make a great Joker tbh." ^^

[@ViolentAurora]

that definitely would have been a wet dream hahahaha although who they picked looks pretty perfect for it on his own

[@obscurareborn]

Yeah, that is true. ^^

[@lyssaomegaart4398]

Agreed. He's an excellent actor, too.

[@lilyflavin5108]

I just saw Marilyn Manson in concert last night with Slipknot, and Of Mice &Men. And he was awesome

[@cielphantomhive4683]

I'm only a minute in and my first thought was Edgar Allan Poe...I wonder if he's actually on here lmbo

[@cielphantomhive4683]

Nope...I'm a few seconds more...I feel dumb

[@cielphantomhive4683]

WAIT HE"S ON THERE YAY I WAS RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@andimeeker6591]

they had tim burton im so happy!!

[@RivLoveshine]

Ciel Phantomhive CIEL! I love Black Butler.

[@quinncameron3297]

Can we take a second of how much I love this channel? I am no where near goth or into its following but I love love love love this channel, great personality and I honestly have come to love the goth following and have learned a lot following you!

[@xXMzOzzyFanXx]

Cant forget about MrBlackDarkness666

[@sycamoreman9625]

hm...

[@Blankphotograph5799]

lol

[@piscesrain8882]

Lolololol

[@mylesdulin8358]

Oh my lord.

[@kha3584]

Lmao

[@vampireleniore]

I agree with everything but putting shock rockers in there. I don't think Trent Reznor is any less of a gothic icon than Marilyn Manson. Both of them are loved by a lot of goths, but don't make gothic music. They did a pretty good job though and obviously had done their homework.

[@vampireleniore]

Oh and I was really irked when they mentioned Amy Lee as an honorable mention. They were waaaaay off the mark with that one.

[@mica913]

My favorite Marilyn Manson albums where from way back in the early 90s but even then his music was mostly referred to as industrial by my goth elders.

[@pennyh9822]

everyone likes at least one Marilyn Manson song

[@talktal]

not me

[@lilyflavin5108]

talktal so you don't like "the beautiful people" or "Sweet dreams" or any other he has done before? Even though he isn't the original singer for "sweet dreams".

[@talktal]

Lily Flavin no. was always just too hot topic for my taste.

[@socialreject7962]

penelope hamnett True

[@yourmailishere]

deep six!

[@luxdevoid]

The true Godfather of goth was poet Lord (George Gordon) Byron. The aesthetic and massive pop culture movement he drove (poets were the equivalent to musicians now) at the time was virtually identical and the UK bands mentioned here were heavily influenced by Byron and his contemporaries like Mary Shelley and Poe. Thus, the late 70s moniker 'New Romantics' in homage'.

[@dasist3321]

Glam + Kraut + Psychedelic + Punk

[@behindthatbabyface8606]

just realized I love all these things in this video. I told my mom my goth phase would never end even though I'm too lazy to do my makeup and hair everyday like I used to when I was young

[@jlewwis1995]

Put Ian in Manson's spot and drop Manson's ass down into the honorable mentions and this list would have actually been pretty on point. Watchmojo actually did OK for once, I'm shocked.

[@jlewwis1995]

Then again I might be a bit biased because I love classic goth and post punk :)

[@GremlinSpike69]

I'd say that that was one of the most respectful overviews of Goth, ever! I am pleasantly surprised!

[@zaknafein_aconite]

A detail that some seam to forget when seeking out accurate goth musicians, is how said musicians actually sound, as apposed to how they look. Of course, most bands wear the spikes, leather, fishnets (oh my!), but others such as joy division, the smiths, or even Depeche mode appear almost completely average upon first glance. One would never even consider them as remotely "goth", unless (as you've stated) they did some degree of research on the matter. That must obviously be why so many seem to believe (falsely, of course) individuals such as Marilyn Manson, Amy Lee, Alice Cooper, and Rob Zombie as iconic within the goth genre. In reality, our genre started, and (for the most part) remains underground, so they couldn't possibly be goth, due to how often they cater to the mainstream. The sooner the self-proclaimed "normal people" discover this common mistake to be what it is, the better.

[@kelleymarie22]

^^^This^^^although, I like all those mentioned...

[@zaknafein_aconite]

***** The aesthetic is musically expressed through poetic and often bizarrely romantic lyrics, accompanied by baritone vocals (often with reverb affect) and prominently somber instrumentals. It is never required to involve or show disturbing imagery for petty attention to better get them into the mainstream. If you honestly believe you know a thing about goth music just because you decided to show a complete stranger (that's myself, in case you managed to miss it) gratuitous rudeness, you're nothing but a mere snob, and possess no place in this thread, since you wish to spread nothing but cancerous negativity left and right.

[@zaknafein_aconite]

***** I possess one, already. As well as the gall to show my face, on the internet....

[@cactiareamazing]

I swear I see you on almost every Goth youtubers channel :D

[@mevrouwroos]

I love Depeche mode so much

[@jessiehermit9503]

"Elvira! Elvira! My heeeeearts on fiiire, for Elvira!"

[@mellm.s.3675]

"Oh Peter Murphy! Such a good start" hahaha gotta love yaaa goth queen!

[@sachadcx]

Rozz Williams should have been on the list. This video made me happy :$ Hugs!

[@itisblackfriday]

Good point, I guess there are a lot of iconic artists who could be in a list like this, but they might be slightly too obscure to register in the mainstream media probably.

[@thedreadfulmortalrecords]

Indeed !

[@sobiasaleem3200]

Great video but why the surprise about Trent Rezner? Trent paved the way for Manson. Nobody knew who he even was till he opened for NIN!

[@BR0K3NARCH3TYP3]

Sobia Saleem Yeah, but Reznor's style and aesthetic was much more industrial and alternative rather than goth. If anything, Nivek Ogre of Skinny Puppy should've been an honorable mention over Trent. Trent might've helped Manson get big, but Manson owes a colossal stylistic debt to Skinny Puppy

[@benjaminbenson3399]

It was opening for N.I.N. on tour that brought them almost instant fame. Without this recognition,M.M.surely would have faded in obscurity, leaving nary a demo tape as proof the band existed at all!

[@BlackMoore82]

Somehow no mention of Andrew Eldritch from The Sisters of Mercy, David Vanian of The Damned, Dinah Cancer of 45 Grave, the late Rozz Williams from Christian Death & Shadow Project, Wayne Hussey from The Mission, Monica Richards from Strange Boutique & Faith and the Muse, or actress Theda Bara... smh

[@thefluffyaj4119]

unfortunately it is a top 10 and not a top 20 or 30. but I definetly think two of those guys should be there instead of alice and marilyn. especially switch out manson for rozz, rozz was a huge inspiration on the american scene, a fascinating person, and he paved the way for marilyn. rozz walked so marilyn could walk

[@emilyb3176]

how could you or that list not mention Nick Cave?😱☠

[@n00n47]

Emily B i was wondering the same!!! :(

[@benjaminbenson3399]

Caves influence ran far and wide,not only music and fashion(though an icon of both)with his arts poetry films novels etc. He was there, from the very beginning with"The birthday party" esp."bats", and came to be a founder of the genre, deserving of at least fifth place!

[@dr.fruityboots4706]

I can’t like this comment enough, spot on!

[@dasist3321]

. . .and Blixa

[@AmourAnnette]

Elvira is love, Elvira is life.

[@itisblackfriday]

I want to know her magical secrets for getting her boobs to sit like that hahaha :p

[@screamingnspace]

Fashion tape? Lots and lots of it?

[@ghostwhisperie]

+It's Black Friday maybe their fake?

[@kierakorus9279]

I saw a really old interview with her once; it's a special bra that's more or less indestructible and pretty much the tata version of a chastity belt, LOL. I believe if memory serves, she said it was specially made and she doesn't wear it unless she's doing her Elvira look. That video also contained behind-the-scenes footage of her putting on her makeup, which took somewhere in the ballpark of 1-2 hours, ish. It used to be on YT, before they started taking everything down for copyright. My mom was a huge fan of hers in the 70s/80s and raised me as such

[@FelicianoCookie]

+It's Black Friday I know right?? She is amazing. What did you think of the short series "The Search for the Next Elvira?"

[@breamccoy6367]

I didn't know this list existed until I saw you review it. This list was actually one of their more well-thought-out ones. I might've re-ordered some of them, but I think they were all good choices.

[@robashton8606]

Reznor is deffo a goth icon amongst the people I know. The Sisters and the Nephilim should have been on there a s well. As for Alice Cooper, don't take the piss!

[@bookwarmlady5367]

mortisha should of been there or wednesday adam

[@ivey2459]

Unless I'm also wrong, it's spelled Morticia.

[@PeanutButterZombie00]

They just did real people, instead of fictional characters, otherwise I'm sure either of them would have been included!

[@attercops]

I think they said only real people in the original video.

[@ramoneabuoun1498]

Their not on the list because if you paid attention to the video they said only real life people are on the list and Wednesday Adams and Morticia are not Real life people but characters in t.v. shows and movies.

[@ellenkints3130]

Elvira is not a real person either though...

[@davida.p.9911]

How about Christopher Lee (aka Count Dooku) he also played Dracula in several films. ☺ And for films I would nominate Bram Stokers Dracula with Gary Oldman from 1992.

[@LunaBones]

I'm thrilled Alice Cooper made it onto this list. His better known songs may not have as traditionally gothic a sound but he does have some incredibly haunting and dark songs.I think his contribution and massive influence to the morbid side of music, image and performance is impossible to ignore, yet I don't feel he gets much recognition from the gothic community.

[@williamhorton8331]

How could Robert Smith not make the list. When I think of the culture he's the first face I think of.

[@sarahmchugh4169]

Well, he did. He was number 1.

[@maddycannon4425]

You're freaking face at Amy Lee being an honorable mention. I was crying xD and the battery dying XD

[@nyxshadowhawk]

Awesome crown, Friday! I'm dissapointed that Voltaire didn't ultimately make the list... Amy Lee was in the honorable mentions, but not Voltaire?

Robert Smith is actually my first celebrity crush

[@littleoak5]

Can you react to watch mojo"s top cartoon goth girls?

[@octaviamiron5187]

Marilyn Manson is life I absolutely love him and his music

[@nicanchika]

That head dress is lovely. I'm not a goth outside but my inner self is. You have a new subscriber. Love love your positivity and how you carry yourself. Keep up the good awesome content. Love from Jersey 💋

[@AneMonsteret]

i think Amy Lee is closer to emo than goth

[@Metalkid1500]

She's no where near emo. Emo stuff is more cringy, but goth is more artistic, awesome, and beautiful.

[@Johannabeilenhoff]

Definitely not emo!! She herself looks kind of goth when she's dolled up, but Evanescence is rather a symphonic Metal band like for instance Nightwish.

[@natelandherr5202]

No Evanescence is emo, the lyrics she writes are less rebellious but more internal struggle, that's where the dividing line is. That desn't make them bad, I enjoy them

[@sivvaldimarsdottir5873]

+Silver Fox Nope, not at all. Evanescence is some sort of an alternative metal/rock band, but definitely not symphonic metal, and much less something close to Nightwish or any other similar band.

[@AnaemicAn]

+Silver Fox I'm sorry, but Evanescence will never be even close to Nightwish. Some of their older work may be metal-ish, but their new stuff and the whole opus is kind of weak. It's the kind of music you listen to when you are first getting into an alternative subculture.

[@LynneleWhite]

Amy Lee was the one who really got me into the goth culture when I was in elementary school. Her music made me happy in my depressive and suicidal moments, and made want to continue to live. Sure she's not an "icon" but she is pretty important to me. :)

[@donovanborja2663]

you should of been mentioned too. your vids turned me on to Goth culture. i am 100% metal. i was born with molten iron pumping through my heart. but i always try to see all your vids. and my 6yr. old loves your fashion and style.

[@MsZeldasaga]

oh, so THAT'S how her name is pronounced "susie sue". I always read it as "sou swee... swu soo... she sells sea shells by the sea shore". I honestly was perplexed by her name.

[@maquinaextraordinaria]

lol same here

[@daysleeper4792]

'Sioux' comes from the Native American tribe of the same name and is pronounced 'Sue', its just a clever play on words 😀

[@maquinaextraordinaria]

that's amazing! thanks for the information 😁 i love her even more now

[@chandalikepanda]

If I made the same list, Peter Murphy and Siouxsie Sioux would have been at the top of the list. I feel like they didn't get the credit they deserved.

[@jellybean50]

I've seen Alice Cooper live where he did the Frankinstien's monster thing and he got be-headed in the end!! SO AWESOME!!

[@kunaiXfighter]

why is amy lee no? She was like my goth idol growing up

[@haylee2731]

I know right, I love her

[@hunterjones6683]

She isn't exactly goth. She leans more so on the line between Emo and Goth. Although, I do admit, I love her. Her voice is gorgeous.

[@freaklikejanine]

I also agree. I think Amy Lee does influence a lot of goths, however it's the fact she is more popular and listened to by 'emo's'. I also think its a bit like Marylin Manson, where people like it but don't want to admit it because of the fact it's more mainstream.

[@xsinktheseships2]

I know where your coming from, but as an emo kid growing up I can safely say that Amy Lee was more of a babybat obession, like linkin park and slipknot. Like, middle school 'goth' music lol.

[@xsinktheseships2]

shakur95 If you were in middle school in 2008 it was. Trust me. I found it shocking, too.

[@yos7159]

I thouht the adams family were going to be on the list

[@Chelsea_._]

Yos they were doing real people, not characters.

[@netizen_m3919]

They’d be on a Fictional character list.

[@rebeccastockwell2608]

It was a really good list in my opinion. Think people saying it was cringey were those same people you mentioned that insist that their taste in music in so obscure you'd have never heard of them. I was super impressed that Pete he's not exactly a house hold name. I feel like there were a couple missed out that should have been on there for sure and I did laugh at Amy Lee getting a mention. I just subscribed to you based on this video. I enjoyed your genuine seeming reactions and lack of pretension . I look forward to more videos.

[@theabacross1581]

Trent Rezenor shouldve been on the list, he's a huge part of Industrial goth rock

[@jamiehanley3419]

Hi lovely, I've met siouxsie quite a few times and everytime she has been just gorgeous. Amazing woman x

[@jaimehernandez4039]

Saw the Cure this past June here in Denver. They struggled through the show as the altitude left them breathless. Was still worth the money spent. ❤️❤️

[@niamhmcnally7747]

I was saying from the start ROBERT SMITH SHOULD BE IN IT ROBERT SMITH ROBERT SMITH

[@silvialovesalice]

I have to disagree with Alice Cooper, I understand that his music and aesthetic can match with the gothic culture but... he's just not orientated to that style.

[@gennarocavainolo8488]

I loved when you said you got to see him twice live and held his hand. I have a different distinction ...I've seen him play live 3 times in 3 different decades.

[@juniperdovah]

But Elvira IS a character lol Cassandra Peterson isn't goth in her daily life but anywho, the list was pretty good!~

[@juniperdovah]

I don't disagree with her being an icon btw just they said no characters just actual people right at the beginning lol

[@vampgummybearprincess8986]

I don't think they classify her as a character per say mainly because she came up with the personality and look just like most of the musicians like Alice Cooper and Manson had. So while it is not her daily, it is the personality that is undeniably her, and why it is so difficult the find a replacement for her to retire. Manson and Cooper both started out mild mannered and faded, and submerged into their personality creations and ended up living them more full time is the only difference. Cooper announcing his drug and alcohol binge addictions fueling it to the point of near death before he realized he had to separate the two, one for life and one for stage. So again going back to the no characters that can be used and left like lydia or\ and reused to fit scenes with completely new people like say batman with a dozen different actors but still all recognized as THE batman. So they are character icons wording seperations being the issue of definement. Actually be upset if she wasn't on the list to be honest, multiple films, movie shows, comic book series, reality show, figurines, fan clubs, costume features, make up features, etc. She is a real person, just with the Elvira split personality. lol

[@MykkiOnTheCusp]

Elvira's not really a character so much as Cassandra's alter ego.

[@cobrakari]

Blixa Bargeld for me probably not as well known though.

[@Anubisdream1]

I can see it but I think he’s considered in that Industrial split.

[@princesslunar9091]

This was the very first video that I saw from her channel and it was love at first sight. I watch her videos everyday now! I only wish I would've found Black Friday sooner. ♡♡♡♡

[@jezebelgore5477]

My idols : Robert Smith and Siousxie Sioux🖤

[@briannahaiker8645]

Who thinks that Marilyn Manson would've made a kickass joker in suicide squad?

[@asylumvideo]

He'ouldve played the role too well

[@briannahaiker8645]

+person 1 I think it would've been perfect and it would've been even better not that I wasn't impressed with Jared's but Marilyn's would've been so cool

[@OneInAMillion31]

how about everyone plays the joker at some point? the role seems to take on a life of its own in every person who takes on the role.

[@briannahaiker8645]

+Nope Nope true

[@KingHavocDraigo]

Never would have thought a Channel like this would exist.

[@pink1cecream790]

YES ROBERT SMITH

[@GodlessManitoban]

Does this mean no part three in Poland?

[@itisblackfriday]

It's coming! 😊

[@GodlessManitoban]

It's Black Friday Okay 😁

[@brookmiller6965]

i think you are very beautifu i love your clothes

[@sweetaries41287]

I'm not a goth person for nothing but I really enjoy all your videos. Keep the good work.