Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (Cassandra Peterson) is a character of contrasts, between her gothic, vampish cleavage-enhanced appearance and quirky Valley-girl personality. When she visits a conservative town, her worldly attitude and revealing clothes lead the townspeople to declare her a witch and try to burn her at the stake.

In the DC comic series The Sandman, Death is both the end of life and the guider of souls. Unlike most personifications of death, like the Grim Reaper, she is a young goth woman dressed in casual clothes who also visits people as they are born.

In The I.T. Crowd, Richmond (Noel Fielding) works in the IT Department with Roy and Moss but no one really knows what he does there, including him. In fact, no one even knew he worked in the office until Jen finds him behind the red door.

Abby Sciuto (Pauley Perrette) is a forensic scientist at NCIS who specializes in ballistics, digital forensics, and DNA analysis. Despite her goth appearance and the fact that she sleeps in a coffin, she’s one of the perkiest and happiest people you’ll ever meet.

In the MS Paint Adventures web comic Homestuck, Rose Lalonde is a friend of John Egbert and her role in Sburb is the Seer of Light. She wears this black Squiddle dress, which was made by Kanaya, on the Land of Light and Rain.

In The Crow, Eric Draven (Brandon Lee) and his fiancee Shelly are murdered by thugs on a crime spree. A crow brings him back to life, giving him the ability to warg and the opportunity to seek revenge on his killers.

Lydia Deetz’s style is all but strange and unusual. She keeps it simple by dressing in all black and minimal make up. The hardest part to replicate may actually be her bangs. We can’t guarantee this look will attract a bio-exorcist but you can always try saying his name three times.

If you’re not into wearing color and you like to be the “weird girl” then Allison Reynolds’ look is the one for you. The key is to wear clothes that are a little too big for you and to make sure you carry a giant purse full of nonsensical stuff. We will leave it up to you whether or not you want to go all the way and include the dandruff.