Hey y'all! I have been utterly captivated with the rise in the acknowledgment and interest in the southern gothic aesthetic, so I've decided to create a small collection of movies, books, music, and videos that talk about the southern gothic literary tradition!
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
This Property is Condemned
Kindred, by Octavia Butler (I was actually assigned this book in one of my classes last year and it was my first glimpse into southern gothic literature. I consider it a southern gothic and sci-fi fusion. It remains one of my favorite books to this day.)
When the Reckoning Comes, by Latanya McQueen
Cicadas Sing of Summer Graves, by Quinn Connor
The Boatman’s Daughter, by Andy Davidson
The Bog Wife, by Kay Chronister
This Cursed House, by Del Sandeen
A Streetcar Named Desire, Tennessee Williams
Sing, Unburied, Sing, by Jesmyn Ward
A House With Good Bones, by Ursula Vernon
House of Cotton, by Monica Brashears
The Devil Wears a Suit and Tie, Colter Wall
Bottom of the River, Delta Rae
Fingers to the Bone, Brown Bird
Satan and St. Paul, John Fullbright
Hells Bells, Cary Ann Hearst
Hell’s Comin’ With Me, Poor Man’s Poison
Feeling Good, Nina Simone
Get Your Head Chopped Off, Rusty Cage
Weak Like Me, Trash the Brand
The Hand That Feeds, The Crane Wives
Glitter and Gold, Barns Courtney
Scavenger On the Wind, Mangy Bones
If It Hadn’t Been for Love, The Steeldrivers
Southern Gothic Lit Still Matters, Please read your book
American Southern Gothic Literature: Themes, Characters, and Author Biographies of Southern Fiction, Learning Language Arts
Southern Gothic Literature, Mckenzie Hammack
Contemporary Southern Gothic Aesthetic With Jill Goad, Romancing the Gothic
DARK AMERICANA: The Horror of Home, Connor McGrath
✧ I hope y'all like this! I've got 10 tons of crap in the works but my requests are still open if y'all want to send one in! I have the fandoms I write from linked for y'all right here! Fandoms I can Write From. Have a good rest of your day or night! ✧
