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…
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 with well-written hard-luck characters and some sharp writing, it’s the…Continue Reading →
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…
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 vampire pirates, the series was written by Rick Remender and…Continue Reading →
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…
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 Lanegan woke up breathless, fatigued beyond belief, his body burdened…Continue Reading →
Bastard Out of Carolina - Southern Gothic Debut
Bastard Out of Carolina, Dorothy Allison’s Southern Gothic debut novel, first published twenty-five years ago, features Ruth Anne (Bone) Boatwright,…