Southern Gothic is a subgenre of the gothic novel, unique to American literature. Like its parent genre, it relies on supernatural, ironic, or unusual events to guide the plot. Unlike its predecessor, it uses these tools not for the sake of suspense, but to explore social...

The gothic is in TKM as well as in many classic and current works of literature: Dracula, Frankenstein, Aliens, Independence Day.

Gale Literature Product Advisory Board ... English Literature Librarian University of Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee ... Criticism: Major Authors In Southern Gothic Literature

His first great work, The Sound and the Fury, contains elements typical of Southern Gothic literature: grotesque characters, violence, and a dilapidated, decaying setting.

With a literary scene presided over by such luminaries as William Faulkner and Walker Percy, American South deserves numerous web sites devoted to its writers. ... For background on Southern culture,

A List of Gothic Works of Literature Read by the Canonical Romantic Writers ... Resources for the Study of Gothic Literature

I. Archive of the Primary Texts of Gothic Literature: ... II. Critical Resources for a Study of Gothic Literature

Faulkner successfully manages to capture a southern gothic atmosphere. Industry and tradition are attempting to coexist in Miss Emily’s small little town. ... Horror Literature Forum Posts

Brief and Straightforward Guide: What is the Southern Gothic Movement in Literature? ... Southern Gothic literature builds on the traditions of the larger Gothic genre,

Writers such as Margaret Atwood, Jane Urquhart and André Alexis sometimes produce works that fit into the category of Southern Ontario Gothic – stories set in a regional landscape that is shaped ...