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southern gothic recommendations

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beavington · 18/06/2015 22:33

I love any books / tv set in the deep south, especially when theres a hint of the supernatural about it, and I've just discovered this is a genre! I had no idea!

Now that i know this, i realise there must be a LOT of books out there that I'm gonna love. Could anyone kindly give me some recommendations Grin

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cdtaylornats · 19/06/2015 08:10

If you haven't watched/read them - the TV series True Blood fits the bill and there are the books it came from Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris.

Fat White Vampire Blues by Andrew Fox is a humourous take on the genre
www.goodreads.com/book/show/359495.Fat_White_Vampire_Blues

Pussycatbow · 19/06/2015 06:49

To Kill a Mocking Bird, Moby Dick. Edgar Alllan Poe is the king of American Gothic. Also Toni Morrison's Beloved.

Ohwhatfuckeryisthis · 19/06/2015 06:45

No supernatural, but Daniel Woodrell.
Yy to Wise Blood -epitome of SG.
John Connelly?

littleomar · 19/06/2015 06:38

Also Huckleberry Finn. Really!

littleomar · 19/06/2015 06:37

Carson McCullers
Truman Capote
The Little Friend

ArthurMcAffertyhastwocats · 19/06/2015 06:34

Wise Blood by Flannery O'Connor. About as southern Gothic as it comes!

whitecandles · 19/06/2015 06:30

The Little Friend by Donna Tartt

Anything by William Faulkener

DuchessofMalfi · 19/06/2015 06:20

Not sure about the supernatural bit but you might like Carson McCullers.