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Southern Gothic Literature - Page 2

Southern Gothic literature is a genre of Southern writing. The stories often focus on grotesque themes. While it may include supernatural elements, it mainly focuses on damaged, even delusional, characters.
Here is a non exhaustive list of some Southern gothic works.
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Child of God (Cormac McCarthy)
Child of God
41
Cormac McCarthy
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
42
Anne Rice
The Battlefield Where the Moon Says I Love You (Frank Stanford)
The Battlefield Where the Moon Says I Love You
43
Frank Stanford
Lancelot (Walker Percy)
Lancelot
44
Walker Percy
Suttree (Cormac McCarthy)
Suttree
45
Cormac McCarthy
The Feast of All Saints
The Feast of All Saints
46
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
47
John Kennedy Toole
Blackwater Series (Michael Mcdowell)
Blackwater Series
48
Michael Mcdowell
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
49
Toni Morrison
Dirty Work (1989, Novel) (Larry Brown)
Dirty Work (1989, Novel)
50
Larry Brown
A Visitation of Spirits (Randall Kenan)
A Visitation of Spirits
51
Randall Kenan
The Witching Hour (Anne Rice)
The Witching Hour
52
Anne Rice
Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)
Bastard Out of Carolina
53
Dorothy Allison
Playing in the Dark (Toni Morrison)
Playing in the Dark
54
Toni Morrison
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (John Berendt)
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
55
John Berendt
Salvation on Sand Mountain (Dennis Covington)
Salvation on Sand Mountain
56
Dennis Covington
The Green Mile (Stephen King)
The Green Mile
57
Stephen King
Big Fish (Daniel Wallace)
Big Fish
58
Daniel Wallace
The Long Home (William Gay)
The Long Home
59
William Gay
Tideland (Mitch Cullin)
Tideland
60
Mitch Cullin
Yonder Stands Your Orphan (Barry Hannah)
Yonder Stands Your Orphan
61
Barry Hannah
The Southern Vampire Mysteries
The Southern Vampire Mysteries
62
The Heaven of Mercury (Brad Watson)
The Heaven of Mercury
63
Brad Watson
The Little Friend by Donna Tartt
The Little Friend by Donna Tartt
64
One Foot in Eden (Ron Rash)
One Foot in Eden
65
Ron Rash
A Choir of Ill Children (Tom Piccirilli)
A Choir of Ill Children
66
Tom Piccirilli
Sharp Objects (Gillian Flynn)
Sharp Objects
67
Gillian Flynn
Smonk (Tom Franklin)
Smonk
68
Tom Franklin
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
69
Cormac McCarthy
Twilight (William Gay)
Twilight
70
William Gay
Beautiful Creatures Novels
Beautiful Creatures Novels
71
Citrus County
Citrus County
72
House of Prayer No. 2 (Mark Richard)
House of Prayer No. 2
73
Mark Richard
The Outlaw Album (Daniel Woodrell)
The Outlaw Album
74
Daniel Woodrell
The Family Plot (Cherie Priest)
The Family Plot
75
Cherie Priest
The Toll (Cherie Priest)
The Toll
76
Cherie Priest
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