Bonus points for supernatural, magical realism, and swamps. I’m tired of Southern Gothic recs that end up just being true crime books with mostly male characters /: by yehudith Related: I’m niche reader and I want to expand! Books about maternal neglect/going no contact Looking for chapter books to read to my five-year-old Can I get some help filtering some of my tbr? What should I do next? Serendipitous Love
Scuttling-Claws on January 31, 2024 9:54 pm Starling House by Alix Harrow A House with Good Bones by T Kingfisher
-RememberDeath- on January 31, 2024 9:55 pm Try some Flannery O’Connor! Also, *To Kill A Mockingbird* is Southern Gothic.
monsterosaleviosa on January 31, 2024 9:57 pm This might be too obvious of a recommendation, but have you read the Southern Vampire Mysteries books that True Blood was inspired by?
Royal_Basil_1915 on January 31, 2024 10:04 pm *Revelator* by Daryl Gregory. 1930s/40s Appalachian slow building horror. *The Boatman’s Daughter* by Andy Davidson, *When The Reckoning Comes* by LaTanya McQueen. These have been on my TBR. *Let Us Descend,* by Jesmyn Ward. Check out her books for southern magical realism. I went poking around on the southern gothic tag on goodreads, *A Dark Roux* by Blaine Daigle seems like it’s your thing.
mariedefrance80 on January 31, 2024 10:06 pm Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn is very female-driven southern gothic.
LeSerpentMascara on January 31, 2024 10:51 pm I think that Grady Hendrix’s The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires might fit the bill!
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Starling House by Alix Harrow
A House with Good Bones by T Kingfisher
Try some Flannery O’Connor!
Also, *To Kill A Mockingbird* is Southern Gothic.
This might be too obvious of a recommendation, but have you read the Southern Vampire Mysteries books that True Blood was inspired by?
The Witching Hour by Anne Rice
*Revelator* by Daryl Gregory. 1930s/40s Appalachian slow building horror.
*The Boatman’s Daughter* by Andy Davidson, *When The Reckoning Comes* by LaTanya McQueen. These have been on my TBR.
*Let Us Descend,* by Jesmyn Ward. Check out her books for southern magical realism.
I went poking around on the southern gothic tag on goodreads, *A Dark Roux* by Blaine Daigle seems like it’s your thing.
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn is very female-driven southern gothic.
Maybe The Elementals, by Michael McDowell?
I think that Grady Hendrix’s The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires might fit the bill!