Grit & Glamour: TV for the Corporate Goth Unwind
Amanda Kotiesen Amanda Kotiesen

Grit & Glamour: TV for the Corporate Goth Unwind

After a long week of boardroom battles, what you need is a TV ritual that whispers of power and decay. These are the nights when corporate ladders don’t just rattle — they creak under the weight of intrigue and moral rot. 

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Goth-Coded Fall/Winter Watchlist: Cinema for the Dark Season
Amanda Kotiesen Amanda Kotiesen

Goth-Coded Fall/Winter Watchlist: Cinema for the Dark Season

From castles to conspiracies, this autumn’s films and series echo our gothic archetypes

As the air chills and nights grow long, the Fall season begs for stories that keep us spellbound and indoors.

The kind of stories that belong beside red wine or beneath candlelight, where narrative risk feels like ritual.

This watchlist was curated with The Lace Ledger’s gothic archetypes in mind. Each title was chosen for how it resonates with the Vamp’s seduction, the Brat’s rebellion or the Romantic Goth’s hunger for love that lingers.

These works don’t simply fill time, they invite you into moods you can inhabit as the season unfolds.

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Bloodlines & Broken Mirrors: A Vampire Watchlist for the Beautifully Damned
Midnight Archive Amanda Kotiesen Midnight Archive Amanda Kotiesen

Bloodlines & Broken Mirrors: A Vampire Watchlist for the Beautifully Damned

There’s a certain romance in the vampire — the eternal hunger, the elegance of immortality, the silk-and-blood seduction of those who live by night. Vampires are not just monsters; they are metaphors for desire itself. 

This watchlist is for those who savor crimson wine, nocturnal longing and the thrill of surrender. Each film and series is more than a story — it’s an invitation to step into the crypt and dress your wounds in decadence.

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Gothic Gains: Archetype-Aligned Workouts for the Darkly Inclined
Amanda Kotiesen Amanda Kotiesen

Gothic Gains: Archetype-Aligned Workouts for the Darkly Inclined

From ballet to boxing, discover goth-coded workouts for fitness with flourish (not fluorescent lights

Fitness should not feel like a punishment under harsh gym lighting–it should feel like a wellness ritual, an adventure, even, play! Movement is more than exercise; it’s embodiment, a way to inhabit your archetype fully.

Whether you’re a Vamp seeking strength and control, a Brat craving chaotic bursts of energy or a Dark Academic searching for discipline through form, there’s a workout designed to channel your gothic identity. 

Here, we’ve curated archetype-aligned activities that make staying active feel less like a chore and more like living poetry in motion.

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Enchanted Screens: A Witchy Watchlist for Shadowy Nights
Amanda Kotiesen Amanda Kotiesen

Enchanted Screens: A Witchy Watchlist for Shadowy Nights

Not all spells are cast with cauldrons and cloaks. Some are conjured in flickering light — whispered through film reels, stitched into satin costumes, spoken by women accused of being too powerful, too strange or too free. 

For those who feel the call of the coven, we’ve gathered a watchlist of films and shows where witchcraft, mysticism and the dark feminine take centre stage.

This is not all about broomsticks and caricatures. It’s about seduction, sovereignty and shadow work — the kind of witchcraft you can taste in a cup of tea or feel in the echo of a blood-red moon.

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