The Elementals (1981) - Great Southern Gothic Literature
A haunted house story unlike any other, Michael McDowell’s The Elementals (1981) was one of the finest novels to come…
The Devil All the Time - Hillbilly Gothic
The Devil All the Time is the debut novel by American writer Donald Ray Pollock. Its plot follows desperate characters…
American Elsewhere - Gothic Western Americana Novel
Robert Jackson Bennett’s American Elsewhere is a slice of darkness in a Gothic Western Americana novel. After the death of her estranged father, police officer Mona Bright learns that her…Continue Reading →
A Black and Endless Sky - Dark, Hard-luck Characters
A Black and Endless Sky by Matthew Lyons is a gritty, frantic sojourn through a lot of dark territory. Filled…
Cormac McCarthy's Child of God
Falsely accused of rape, Lester Ballard – a violent, dispossessed man who haunts the hill country of East Tennessee –…
Cormac McCarthy Has Died of Natural Causes
Cormac McCarthy has died of natural causes at his home in Santa Fe, N.M. McCarthy, long considered one of the great novelists of American literature, was 89. His death was…Continue Reading →
Sea of Red – 16th Century Vampire Pirates
Sea of Red is an American comic book series published from 2005 to 2006 by Image Comics. Featuring 16th century…
Harrow County - Southern Gothic Comic Book
Harrow County is an Southern Gothic comic book series that ran from 2015 to 2018. It was created by writer…
Jason Aaron's "Men Of Wrath"
Ever since Great-Grandfather Isom killed a man over some sheep, a black cloud has hung over the Raths. Now, a century later, aging hitman Ira Rath takes a job that…Continue Reading →
New Mark Lanegan Book Details COVID Illness
One morning in March 2021 with the second wave of infections ripping through Ireland where he was newly resident, Mark…