You can call it Jane Eyre meets the Addams family, but for the hundreds of Japanese girls who dress in Victorian dresses trimmed with lace, eyes rimmed with heavy black makeup, it's "Gothic-Lolita." ...

Unexpectedly, two nights of classic goth and post-punk at Cruel World festival. ... but the positive part is the element of dress-up and cosplay, the sheer effort that goes into self-beautification.

This isn’t your mother’s goth glam, however; it’s a more glamorous take on the ’90s trend. And that’s exactly what McDonald envisioned for the series’ aesthetic.

Goth Night: Sailor Moon Cosplay will take place starting at 10 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 4 at City Club; 400 Bagley St., Detroit; 313-962-2300; lelandcityclub.net; Cover is $5-$10.

Crowds at the Whitby Gothic Weekend are often part of the spectacle. Luisa Golz, Fourni par l'auteur. Stoker’s life and work are also celebrated in Dublin, the city where he was born in 1847.