She was the editor of underground gothic publication Meltdown and has subsequently written for Metal Hammer, Prog, Classic Rock and Terrorizer magazines. She co-produced a documentary on the goth scene for BBC Radio 1 called ‘Beyond The Pale’ and has been interviewed about the scene many times in the media, including on Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour. She frequently DJs at gothic events across the globe. This is the first book to explore the goth scene across the globe and features exclusive new interviews from the scene’s key players. It’s also the very first English-language book to look at the origins of numerous international off-shoots of the original goth scene.