Contents

4 Gothic - A look at the origins of the word and its uses throughou t history
6 Dark Romania - We meet up with members of the Romanian Goth scene to find out what it’s like to be alternative in Eastern Europe
11 Skin Two Expo - Fetish Fair review
12 Mazes of the Serpent - An in-depth review of Roger B. Solamon’s horror analysis
17 The Bantam Menace - Part 2 of the report of the chicken menacing Yeovil
20 LVG Photo Diary - Pictures from the Feast of the Vampires and the Halloween Party
22 Bloody Gossip - What Nottingham’s ‘Twins of Evil’ have been up to of late
25 Kount Krapula’s Kastle of Karaoke - Members of the VEIN Egroup have written their own lyrics to some popular tunes
30 Club Reviews - Nightlife from London to Edinburgh
32 Goth: Identity, Style and Subculture - Book review
34 Goth Chic - Book Review
36 On Screen News - Vampyre movie gossip
39 Dance of the Vampires 2 - video review
40 DVD Reviews - Lugosi: Hollywood’s Dracula and Near Dark
44 Music Reviews - Recent CD releases dissected