May 27 in Goth and Horror History

May 27, 1957 - Siouxsie Sioux (Susan Janet Ballion) - goth musician - Born.

Happy 56th birthday to iconic goth/post-punk musician Siouxsie Sioux!

RELATED LINKS:

http://siouxsieandthebanshees.co.uk/

http://siouxsie.com/

http://www.youtube.com/user/bansheesofficial

Siouxsie and the Banshees on Facebook

Siouxsie Week at Dark Side of the Net

May 18 in Goth and Horror History

May 18, 1980 - Ian Curtis - Musician, Joy Division - Died

RELATED LINKS:

Ian Curtis on IMDB

Ian Curtis at Joy Division Central

Ian Curtis Tag on Tumblr

Joy Division History at World in Motion

Fuck Yeah Ian Curtis on Tumblr

Ian Curtis, on Wikipedia

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"Touching From a Distance: Ian Curtis and Joy Division" by Deborah Curtis, on Amazon

April 21 in Goth and Horror History

April 21, 1959 - Robert Smith - music - born

Happy 54th birthday to the beloved goth musician!

"Close to Me," acoustic version, on YouTube

RELATED LINKS:

Robert Smith on IMDB

The Cure.com

Curefans.com

Robert Smith on Wikipedia

"Ten Imaginary Years," on Amazon

Robert Smith: The Cure and Wishful Thinking, on Amazon

February 1 in Goth and Horror History

February 1, 1851 - Mary Shelley - Author - Died

February 1, 1965 - Brandon Lee - Actor - Born

February 1, 1988 - Heather O'Rourke - Actress - Died

The author of Frankenstein died on this day. Brandon Lee, who starred in The Crow, was born. And the little blonde cutie from Poltergeist sadly passed away on this date.

Mary Shelley Biography, on Amazon

RELATED LINKS:

Brandon Lee, at IMDB

Heather O'Rourke at IMDB

Mary Shelley, at Brandeis.edu