What Blooms From The Dust – Gothic Dust Bowl Tale
What Blooms From Dust is set in Nowhere: a town slowly choking in the Dust Bowl of 1930s America. And it…
Outer Dark – Gothic Appalachia
Outer Dark is the second novel by American writer Cormac McCarthy, published in 1968. The time and setting are somewhere in gothic…
Stagger Lee Story – Stagolee Shot Billy
Although the Stagger Lee story has been told countless times–by performers from Ma Rainey, Cab Calloway, and the Isley Brothers to Ike and Tina Turner, James Brown, and Taj Mahal–no…Continue Reading →
Abbadon – Gothic Americana Graphic Novel
Abbadon, a Gothic Americana Graphic Novel from writers Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray (Jonah Hex, Power Girl, 21 Down) with art…
Agnes Lake Hickok Biography – Wife of a Legend
This Agnes Lake Hickok Biography is the amazing story of the wife of Wild Bill Hickok that appears for the…
Wise Blood, Southern Gothic Literature At It’s Best
Flannery O’Connor‘s haunting first novel of faith, false prophets, and redemptive wisdom is Wise Blood, the Southern Gothic literature gold-standard. Wise Blood and Flannery O’Connor are both astonishing and haunting;…Continue Reading →
And the Ass Saw the Angel: Nick Cave and His Demons
And the Ass Saw the Angel, Nick Cave of the Bad Seeds’ first novel, is an inventive tall tale featuring…
The Grapes of Wrath (1939), American Gothic Literature
Widely renowned as a literary classic, and a great example of American Gothic literature, The Grapes of Wrath is a novel…
You Can’t Win (1926) – William Burroughs’ Favorite Book
You Can’t Win is known as William Burroughs‘ favorite book. A journey into the hobo underworld, freight hopping around the still Wild West, becoming a highwayman and member of the…Continue Reading →