Shopping, or What to Do When Not At the Club

Raleigh

• Sound Off Records and Hi-Fi - used vinyl and vintage hi-fi
• Nice Price Books and Records - vinyl
• Schoolkids Records
• Reader's Corner - used books, some vinyl
• Game Theory - rpgs, board games
• The Holy Rose - tarot
• Dancing Moon - tarot
• Video Vortex - video rental, amazing selection
• Harry's Guitar Shop - guitars and other instruments, amps, effects
• Capitol Comics
• The Tilted Stage Costume Shop

Durham

• Carolina Soul - vinyl
• Hunky Dory Records - vinyl
• Bull City Magic - tarot
• Left Handed Books - rare and antique tarot
• Altered Image - hair
• Books Do Furnish a Room - used books, a surprisingly wide selection of indie graphic novels
• Atomic Empire - comics, rpgs, board games

Carrboro

• Twin House Music - guitars and other instruments, amps, effects
• All Day Records - vinyl, vintage stereo gear

Pittsboro

• All Day Records - opened in December 2025 at 45 West St "Thurs-Sat 11-5, Sun 12-4"

Siler City

• Reprise and Disguise Resale Shop and Costume Emporium

Asheville

• Malaprop's Bookstore and Cafe
• Firestorm Books
• Asheville Pagan Supply
• Curiouser & Curiouser Boutique

Sylva

• In Your Ear Music Emporium

Hillsborough

• Studio 71 Picture Framing and Gallery

Cary

• LITMUS Gallery

Charlotte

• Value Village thrift store (formerly Bargain Hunters)
• Boris and Natasha's "We sell lines such as Lip Service, Serious, House of Field, Fine, Nataya, etc. New stuff....from funky club flashy glitter stuff to some evolved goth wear. great platforms by NYLA for the torture lover. jewerly in sterling silver and rhinestones. for the men, as well...Krush, lip service, etc."
  Near Central Ave., at 1214 Thomas Ave. Next door to the wig and makeup shop Hysteric Glamour.
• Hysteric Glamour
  Opened Saturday April 6 2002 in the location formerly occupied by Fifi Mahoney's. 1216 Thomas Avenue, Charlotte NC 28205. Telephone 704-334-4888.
  Retail stock will be shoes, corsets, wigs/hair, cosmetics, accessories, tshirts, and anything else for dressing up.

Belmont

• Belmont Batcave thrift shop - opening late March or early April 2026

Outside of North Carolina

• Color Sound Oblivion - specialty record boutique catering to goth, industrial, post-punk, deathrock, darkwave, new wave, no wave, experimental, noise, dark ambient, and related electronic subgenres

Most recent update 23 March 2026.

Updates or changes? Let me know at steve@ncgoth.com.