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Visit the local stores or shop online at these goth-friendly merchants - keep your hard-earned money in the community! If you have a Discount card, don't forget to ask the local stores if they honor it. Stores with in bold or with banners have pledged to participate in the Demons and Darlings Discount program or are our sponsors. To submit shops for listing here or reviews of merchants, please visit our Submissions page. All local stores are in Chicago proper unless otherwise noted. Non-Chicago online merchants are included when they offer something unique.
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APPAREL & FOOTWEAR
10%
discount on all non-sale merchandise w/ DnD Discount Card • Gothic,
Industrial,
Punk, Renaissance clothing
& accessories • 3406 N Halsted • 773-348-7781
The Alley • 858 W Belmont • 773-883-1800 • Gothic, Industrial, Alternative, Punk, Fetish clothing & accessories; piercing & body jewelry.
Azrael's Accomplice Designs • Goth clothing and custom corsets.
Bat's Meow • Gothic children's clothes.
Beatnix • 3400 N Halsted • 773-281-6933 • Cool New and Used clothing, accessories, shoes, glasses, goggles, and paraphenalia. Always outrageous, unpredictable, rotating stock.
Belmont Army Surplus • 855 W Belmont • 773-549-1038 • Gothic, Industrial, Punk boots & footwear; new & used clothing; army surplus supplies.
Beyond The Limit • 7316 W Irving Park Rd, Norridge, IL • 708-452-5552; EMAIL • Gothic, Industrial music, clothes, accessories and a piercing studio. Open 10:00am - 6:00pm every day, possibly later.
The Black Angel | gothic clothing shop • European label gothic apparel--U.S. delivery.
Discount to DnD card holders. • 1105 W Chicago • 312-421-9690 • Fetish, BDSM, Gothic, Industrial, Cyber clothing & accessories.
Branimira Ivanova (local) • Gothic, Industrial custom & ready-to-wear clothing.
Brown Elephant Resale Shop • 3651 N Halsted (773-549-5943); 5404 N Clark St (773-271-9382); 217 Harrison St in Oak Park (708-445-0612) • Proceeds from sales of donated used clothing and housewares go to Howard Brown Health Center.
Chainmail & More • Gothic, Punk, Fetish clothing, jewelry and accessories.
CrisisWear • 903 N Ashland • 773-710-1622 • Goth, cyber and courier gear.
Cryoflesh • Cyber clothing & gear.
Cupids Treasures • 3519 N Halsted • 773-348-3884 • Leather and rubber, whips and handcuffs, jewelry and collars.
Discount to DnD card members. • Industrial, Cyber, Goth, Gamer gothic, industrial and belly dance clothing, accessories plus fun stuff like RPGs, games, toys, anime, and more.
Dogpile • Punk clothing and accessories.
Evil Kitty (local) • "Cutesy" and glam goth club clothes & accessories for women and teens.
Fantasy Headquarters • 4065 N Milwaukee • 773-777-0222 • Goth-friendly year-round costume and theatrical supplies, good Halloween selection. Open 9:30a-9:00pm every day, but seasonal hours may vary.
Fuck the Mainstream • Gothic, Industrial, Alternative, Punk clothing & accessories.
GoodGoth • Very gothy clothing, accessories, jewelry and gifts.
Hollywood Mirror • 812 W Belmont • 773-404-4510 • Specializing in vintage clothing, but they often have gothic clothing, t-shirts, shoes & books, and great toys & housewares.
Hot Topic • Large chain goth and dark pop culture store. Inexpensive goth, glam, punk, and industrial clothes, accessories, music and jewelry. Online store and various suburban mall locations throughout the U.S.
Kambriel • Victorian style with modern flair gothic clothing and home decor.
LIX • Urbana IL (call for directions) • 217-328-JILL (5455) • goth/fetish/etc clothes, tshirts, accessories, toys, and lots more
Medusa's Makeup • owners of the former Medusa's Circle clothing store now specialize is radical (and cruelty free) makeup!
Middle Aged Goth • Cincinatti, OH (formerly of IL) • Humorous goth paraphernalia for those approaching "middle age" or the Middle Age.
Discount to DnD card members. • Cool gothic, industrial, cyber clothing, accessories, and more!
New Rock • Gothic, Industrial, Cyber boots & footwear.
Nocturnal Dominion & Stone Garden Studio • 2049 W 18th Place, DUNGEON #666 • Open to the public Friday and Saturday 5:00PM to 10:00PM or by appointment • "Specializing in Extreme Underground Music, Gothic & Fetish Paraphernalia".
Paul C Leather • 6410 North Clark • 773-508-0900 • unique and custom leather creations
Discount to DnD card members. • Latex, Fetish, & Gothic Clothing with imports from the U.K. and Germany. Name brand clothing from the U.S along with shoes, boots, videos, bags, BDSM gear, and more!
Ragstock • 812 W Belmont (see site for more locations) • 773-868-9263 • Vintage, used, and some new clothing - lots of cool selections.
Red Haze • Goth, Punk, Fetish clothing.
Spooky Boutique • Online goth clothing and accessories with Sp00ky style.
Strange Cargo • 3448 N Clark • 773-327-8090 • Cool gear, vintage and used clothing, accessories, shoes, memorabilia and 50's - 80's novelties!
Tabou Taboo • 906 W Belmont • 773-296-9857 • Gothic, Fetish, Punk clothing & accessories, toys & props.
Torrid • Plus size division of Hot Topic.
Velvet Garden • Gothic, Rivet, Fetish, etc. buy & sell everything.
Wacky Cats • 3012 N Lincoln • 773-929-6701 • Vintage clothing, accessories and home accoutrements; very friendly and helpful staff.
DINING & ENTERTAINMENT
For music venues see DOMAIN
Cheap Chicago •
Resource for inexpensive entertainment, dining and shopping.
Chicago Diner •
3411 N Halsted • 773-935-6696 • Goth-friendly, vegan and vegetarian
meals and desserts.
Chicago Hauntings Tour • Discount
to DnD card members.
Earwax Cafe •
1561 N Milwaukee Ave • 773-772-4019 • Goth-friendly, many vegan and
vegetarian
meals and dessert options.
Gothic magician and actor.
Gothic Cruise •
Annual Gothic Cruise with live gothic & industrial bands, DJs and
more. $50
discount to DnD card members.
Guess Hookah •
2030 W Chicago Ave • 773-486-9522 • Hookah lounge, hookahs, tobaccos
and accessories for sale too. No food, but cafe style hookah lounge.
Holiday Club
• 4000 N Sheridan Rd • 773-348-9600 • Goth-friendly hipster joint.
Has good hearty better-than-bar food plus full bar. Thursdays and
Fridays host goth dance nights.
Pick Me Up Cafe •
3408 N Clark St • 773-248-6613 • Goth-friendly, vegan and vegetarian
meals and dessert options. Open 24 hours Fri-Sat.
Ravens Grin Inn •
411 N Carroll St, Mt Carroll, IL • 847-244-4746 • Haunted attraction
open 7PM-midnight plus Sat & Sun 2PM-5PM. $10 per person, all ages,
but curfew laws observed for under 18. Sere website for reservation
information.
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Discount to DnD card members. • Handmade ceramic incense burners, hand etched bottle incense holders, trinket boxes, plaques, rocks, pendulums, rune sets, oils, stick and cone incense, herbs, jewelry, wands and much more. |
Cy-X • Industrial armor and accessories.
Dark Candles • Gothic flair candles and accessories.
Design Toscano • 17 East Campbell St, Arlington Heights, IL 60005 • 800-525-5141 • Gothic, Renaissance statuary.
Discount to DnD card members. • 1526 S Wabash Ave • 312-566-0029 • Goth-owned custom framing, art gallery.
Eclecticity • 4718 N Lincoln • 773-275-3080 • Eclectic Gifts for Eclectic minds.
Night Vision Design (local) • Gothic / Dark web graphics design business geared towards the dark community.
Sinister Visions (local) • Goth-owned Horrific handmade scary sculptures and demented dolls.
Waxman Candles • 3044 N Lincoln • 773-929-3000 • Huge selection of candles and gift items at reasonable prices.
GIFTS & HOME
Alchemy Arts • 1203 W Bryn Mawr • 1 800-348-6766 • Gothic, Pagan, Occult books, candles, incense, ritual accessories, etc.
American Science and Surplus • 5316 N Milwaukee Ave 773-763-0313 • 33W361 Route 38, 1/4 mile east of Kirk Road 630-232-2882 • 6901 W Oklahoma Milwaukee, WI 414-541-7777 • All kinds of odds and ends, toys, and strangely useful things.
B & D Head Shop • 217-720-0428 • 636 Rimini Drive, Virden, IL • Open 9-5PM M-Sat.• Pipes, jewelry, clothing, posters, wall hangings, etc.
Black Cat Babies OR Black Cat Babies on MySpace (local) • Handmade horror themed baby dolls.
Creepy Stuff • Creepy artwork: handmade voodoo dolls to zombie jewelry to horror/monster themed purses & much more! Plus custom items in the creepy/monster/Gothic/horror/weird art vein.
Discount to DnD card members. • Artwork, statuary, velvets, Zombies, seaglass, Books of Shadows & Lights, more!
•Discount to DnD card members. 312-320-0218 • vinyl AT delusionart.com • Orders taken daily from 12-5 pm; installation Sat & Sun 12-5 pm. • Goth-owned & operated. Custom adhesive vinyl graphics; caters to individuals or businesses - car graphics, window lettering, magnetics, logo design and installation.
Design Chic Diva • Chicago area • Custom graphic design, illustration and web design.
Fragile Beauty • Handmade stained glass artwork in gothic and custom designs.
Frenzy Art • Original Dia de los Muertos gifts.
Gaymart Chicago • 3459 N Halsted St • 773-929-4272 • Individuality-friendly store; lots of great gift items.
(local) Discount to DnD card members. • Custom styled gift baskets.
Horrorbles • 6729 W Roosevelt Rd, Berwyn, IL 60402 • 708-484-7370 [Mon.: closed; Tues-Fri: 12pm-7pm; Sat & Sun: 12pm-5pm] • Horror & sci-fi memorabilia, toys, posters, shirts, rarities!
Kaosfield Studios (local)
Knight’s Edge, Ltd • 5696 N Northwest Hwy • 773-775-3888 • Gothic, Renaissance medieval themed goods, swords, armor, plus gothic clothing and accessories.
Archie McPhee • Fun toys by mail & on-line!!!
Discount to DnD card members. • Unique Dia de los Muertos paintings and artwork. • 773-931-4240 • EMAIL
Pleasure Chest • 3436 N Lincoln • 773-525-7151 • Friendly to all; "adult" toys and gifts.
Pocket Full of Posiez • Posiez gothic dolls and paraphernalia.
ProDeviant (local) • Fetish gear and tools, artwork too!
Pushin' Daisies • Funeral fun! Coffin, casket and mortuary science novelties, toys, books, and more.
Discount to DnD card members. Fantasy, pirate, gothic, and medieval home decor and gift items.
Rotofugi • 2780 N Lincoln Ave • 773-868-3308 • Lots of great toys, specializing in anime and comic book art related toys.
Discount to DnD card members. • Paintings by Simin and Baris, digital art by Simin, lampwork glass beads by Simin and Baris as well as wood furniture by Baris.
Discount to DnD card members. • Visual design for all media (logos, print, web design, and more).
Spencer Gifts • Major chain gift store, online and mall locations throughout the U.S. Lots of goth and dark toys and gifts.
Uncle Fun • 1338 W Belmont • 773-477-8223 • Fantastic fun toys and gee-gaws in Chicago.
Vampire • Vampire brand wines, vodka and energy drinks plus clothing & accessories.
Waxman Candles • 3044 N Lincoln • 773-929-3000 • Goth-friendly; independently owned candle and accessory shop.
JEWELRY
After Dark Jewelry • Former Chicagoan makes unique goth styled jewelry, custom work. Online store and you'll frequently see her vending goth events back here in Chicago.
Alchemy Gothic • Gothic jewelry, decorating, & accessories.
Artwith Designs • Gothic, Fetish jewelry & custom designs.
Coffin Gems • Coffin shaped gems & jewelry.
Discount to DnD card members. • Gothic, Industrial unique jewelry with classic, even sometimes dressy styling.
Discount to DnD card members. • Gothic & Punk handmade jewelry.
MUSIC & BOOKS
Chicago Comics • 3244 N Clark • 773-528-1983 • Great selection of all kinds of comics, graphic novels, toys, figures and gifts. Goth and geek friendly. Also see sister store Quimby's, in Wicker Park.
Failure to Communicate Records • Illinois based label produces gothic/industrial tribute compilations.
IsoTank Music • Gothic, industrial music and related items.
• Gothic music label carries some Chicago
bands.Quimby's • 1854 W North Ave • 773-342-0910 • Great selection of all kinds of comics, graphic novels, toys, figures and gifts. Goth and geek friendly. Also see sister store Chicago Comics, in Lakeview.
Reckless Records • See website for three Chicago locations or online ordering. • Dark alternative friendly. Plenty of dark genre music; decent selection of hard to find and imports; buy and sell.
Shake, Rattle, & Read • 4812 N Broadway • 773-334-5311 • Vintage, used, and rare books and magazines.
Victory Records • CDs, DVD, and vinyl releases mostly from modern punk artists on the Chicago-based Victory Records label.
Women & Children First Bookstore • 5233 N Clark • 773-769-9299 • Feminist-forward books for women, children and family.
WTII (local) • Gothic, industrial, ebm music and tshirts from the local label.
PERSONAL CARE
Big Hair • 2012 W Roscoe • 773-348-0440 • $8 Haircuts - Jewelry for sale.
Chicago Tattoo • 1017 W Belmont Ave • 773-528-6969 • Oldest and most well-known tattoo parlor in Chicago. Custom and catalog tattoos; piercing studio.
Deluxe Tattoo • 1459 W Irving Park Rd • 773-549-1594 • Ben Wahhh Owner & Tattoo Artist.
Egor's Dungeon • 900 W Belmont • 773-525-7131 • Gothic, Industrial, Fetish clothing & accessories, toys & props.
Erotic Boutique on Wheels (local) • Fetish sexy toys and gear.
Jade Dragon Tattoo • 5331 W Belmont • 773-736-6960 • Tattoo and piercing studio.
Healing by Linda Kastler (local) • energy healing, reiki, and clairvoyant work.
Milios • 959 W Belmont • 773-549-1461 • Very goth and alternative friendly hair and waxing salon in Lakeview.
Revolution Tattoo and Art Gallery • 2221 N Western • 773-486-8888 • Goth-friendly tattoo parlor and art gallery.
Discount to DnD card members. • Dreadlocks, extensions, wild colors, etc. Shop also takes consignments - sell your stuff at Rockstyles and split the profit! Contact Ellyse at the store for more information. • 847-808-STYL(7895) • 749 Dundee Rd, Wheeling, IL 60090
Spacetime Tanks • 2526 N Lincoln Ave • 773-472-2700 • Goth-owned sensory deprivation tanks, massage therapy.
Tarot readings by Katthrynn (local) Discount to DnD card members. • Pagan Priestess - Weddings, Funerals and Other rites of passage. Email for info. or to arrange a consultation.
Tatu Tattoo • 1754 W North • 773-772-TATU (8288) • Great artists and cool atmosphere in Wicker Park. Clean & friendly. Open noon-10pm, 7 days.
Tomato Tattoo • 1855 W Chicago Ave • 312-226-6660.
Uptown Tattoo Factory • 4441 N Broadway • 773-989-4077 • Tattoo and piercing parlor. Goth-friendly-community professional staff.
Vampire Condoms • Goth, Vamp condoms & accessories.
