Gothic Clothing Near Me in East LA: Monster-A-GoGo's Elvira-Approved Horror Shop

Monster-A-GoGo at 1026 S. Atlantic Blvd in East Los Angeles only opens Thursday through Sunday, from 12pm to 6pm, so if you are looking for gothic clothing near me on a Tuesday, this is the wrong week to drive over. On the right day it is the flagship of Kreepsville 666, a horror-fashion label whose racks carry a $61.95 bat-flock cardigan, $27.95 glow-in-the-dark skeleton tees and officially licensed Elvira, Vampira and Vincent Price merchandise.

Kreepsville 666 began in 2006 as the work of husband-and-wife designers Michelle and Ash Ghoulmore. The couple moved to Los Angeles in 2011 and opened a shop on Melrose Avenue in 2012, which for years was the place tourists stumbled on the brand. That Melrose store is now closed, and the label's own site points customers east to Monster-A-GoGo instead, which makes this the only place in the county to shop the full Kreepsville line in person.

The name comes from a song by Forbidden Dimension, the horror-rock band Ash counts as a favorite, and Michelle was not new to retail: she ran a shop called Retro Rebels in Aberdeen, Scotland, from 1996. The label grew up on the convention circuit, where it still works roughly a dozen trade shows and conventions a year, and its customers have included tattoo artist Kat Von D, Japanese pop singer Kyary Pamyu Pamyu and the style figure Daphne Guinness.

The East LA grand opening was a horror-fan event in its own right: Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, cut the ribbon, and the visit was covered by the horror site Dread Central in March 2020. That connection is still visible in the stock, since the shop sells official Elvira pieces rather than knockoffs, and it explains why the store attracts collectors of classic horror alongside people who simply want a black wardrobe with a sense of humor.

The easiest landmark is the building itself. A horror mural by artist Jonas Never covers the street-side wall, with Elvira, Vincent Price, Bela Lugosi and Vampira painted large enough to read from a passing car. Most first-time visitors take a photo there before going in. Online orders can be picked up daily from 12pm to 5pm, even on days the shop floor is closed. Orders take 12 to 24 hours to process, and you need to bring your order confirmation and an ID, then ring the doorbell so staff can verify you; anyone collecting for a friend must have that noted on the order.

The Bat Flock Grey Cardigan at $61.95 is the item to try on first: it is a soft everyday knit with a bat print, the sort of thing you can wear to work in October without looking costumed. For tees, the Skeleton Hand Glow Women's T-Shirt costs $27.95 and the Elvira Viva Vegas T-shirt $28.95. The Elastic Waist Belt with red skulls, $26.95, is a quick way to give an all-black outfit a Kreepsville signature.

Accessories are where the prices drop and the jokes sharpen. A Crow Skull Necklace costs $19.95, the Elvira Dagger Hair Stick $14.95, and coffin-shaped makeup compacts $16.95. Enamel pins fill a display of their own. These small pieces make good gifts for horror fans and an easy way to sample the label before buying a full outfit, since the design language, from bats to coffins, is consistent across everything in the shop.

Beyond clothing, the shop carries the full Kreepsville inventory: dresses, leggings and skirts for women, graphic tees, shirts and jeans for men, plus bags, hats, wallets and home decor. The brand is known for oddball pieces such as meat cleaver purses, Baphomet goat-head backpacks and bloodshot eyeball hair clips, and the licensed shelf extends to Tales from the Crypt alongside Elvira, Vampira and Vincent Price.

Monster-A-GoGo is made for horror fans, rockabilly and psychobilly dressers, and anyone whose idea of goth includes a wink. Collectors come for the licensed Elvira and Vincent Price items, and the cardigans and dresses are wearable enough for daily use. The store's own site shows new items being added in October 2026, which means the Halloween weekends before the 31st are the busiest and best-stocked days to visit.

Skip it if you want romantic Victorian goth, corsetry or heavy platform boots. The range here is campy horror, what the label calls scare wear, with novelty prints rather than lace and velvet gowns. And skip it entirely Monday through Wednesday, when the shop floor is closed. For lace and velvet, Eclipsed Emporium in Long Beach or the Melrose boutiques on the Westside are the better fit.

Metro bus Line 18 stops at Whittier Boulevard and Atlantic Boulevard, a short walk from the shop, which puts it on one of the busiest bus corridors in East Los Angeles. Kreepsville itself described the move to the corner of Whittier and Atlantic as a chance to run a bigger storefront with events and product launches, plus warehouse space behind it for shipping online orders.

Head west along Whittier Boulevard to see El Arco, the arch sign over the boulevard at Arizona Avenue. It was dedicated on January 18, 1986, spans 65 feet and has become a symbol of East Los Angeles and its Chicano heritage, making it a natural second photo after the monster mural. It is the photo that tells people back home you were in East LA, not just on another goth shopping street.

Address: Monster-A-GoGo (Kreepsville 666), 1026 S. Atlantic Blvd, East Los Angeles, CA 90022. Phone: (323) 685-2391; email info@monsteragogo.com. Hours: Thursday to Sunday 12pm to 6pm, closed Monday to Wednesday; order pickup daily 12pm to 5pm. Transit: Metro Line 18 at Whittier and Atlantic. Prices: Bat Flock Grey Cardigan $61.95, Elvira Viva Vegas T-shirt $28.95, Skeleton Hand Glow tee $27.95, skull belt $26.95, Crow Skull Necklace $19.95, coffin compact $16.95, Elvira Dagger Hair Stick $14.95.