"At the end of the day, if in doubt, paint it black and slap a skull on it." One of the Voltaires quoted above was an 18th-century writer/philosopher and the other is a modern-day artist giving tips ...

"Gothic Life: The Essential Guide to Macabre Style," by Aurelio Voltaire; Epic Ink, $24.99. Author Aurelio Voltaire is obsessed with horror, monsters and the macabre. He loves Halloween, yes, but the ...

Halloween in August? Only the louche Aurelio Voltaire could pull this off. The dark cabaret singer-songwriter — but always with a sly wink — is bringing his “Halloween Forever” tour to the familiar ...

He may look like a Hot Topic come to life, or an overzealous What We Do in the Shadows cosplayer, but one listen to Aurelio Voltaire dispels any notion that this is a man who takes himself too ...

Much of "Gothic Homemaking" is filmed in the East Village studio apartment Voltaire rents, which he calls the "Lair of Voltaire." He pays less than $2,000 a month for the rent-stabilized unit, which ...

Imagine if Martha Stewart were a Goth. Besides donning black eyeliner and updating her wardrobe, Stewart would need to change only her color schemes. She’d lose her trademark seafoam greens and ...

Imagine if Martha Stewart were a Goth. Besides donning black eyeliner and updating her wardrobe, Stewart would need to change only her color schemes. She’d lose her trademark seafoam greens and ...