Gothtober Launches for 2025! Fresh Blood: Lily Adams

Our Gothtober Calendar has officially begun, and we’re thrilled to present Lily Adams as our inaugural artist of the year! Lily makes their debut as Gothtober’s traditional “First Blood,” offering to the ghosts of Autumn. Every Gothtober, DAY 1 is ALWAYS a new artist, marking their exciting first time contributing to the calendar.

Lily’s piece is mysterious and dark—it demands close attention. You’ll need to listen carefully to catch every unsettling detail and subtle shade of this film short. You may or may not hear some… disappointment about house chores. We’re beyond excited to have Adams kick off this chilling and macabre month (and also for temperatures to not be so viciously hot in the 100s any longer in Los Angeles, phew!)

Gothtober Day 28: Del Norte’s Tips for Better Living

Visit www.gothtober.com and click on DAY 28 to understand, for better or for worse, what it takes to not totally ruin your Holiday Halloween plans. From not blendering your appendages into a whirly mush or using your ear canal as a pencil sharpener, Del Norte makes a lot of sense. They KNOW what they’re talking about, demonstrated by the uh… limbs and various body parts strewn and placed about this stern PSA!
I’m glad they’ve brought awareness to these issues, I don’t know how we’ve survived this long without these examples! Read up and have a safe time when it’s All Hallow’s Eve, and don’t forget to NOT pickle yer own fingers!!!

Day 17: It’s All About the Shoe Horror

This is Lenore Colina’s very first Gothtober piece in her whole entire life, and danged if it didn’t give us the heebie-jeebies. Come on, we’ve been here seven years now—this is our 8th—and we’ve seen a lot of creepy stuff!

But shiver-me-pumpkins, this might really unnerve your senses with its attention to detail and luscious collection of footwear.

Let’s just say that if you like shoes, you’re going to love Day 17, and if you like blood… you’ll like it even more.

Show me the shoes!