Voices of the Gothic Sub-Culture

The 'fin-de-siecle' phenomenon that arises at the end of each century is expressing itself in the 'Gothic' sub-culture. Teenagers dress in black or in torn lace, wearing ghoulish make-up or face paint, as reminders of death and decline. Rather than making them morbid or depressed, however, they say this helps them live more joyfully and creatively.