Southern Gothic’s global appeal

July 4, 2015 5:18 PM

"Although it has been said that every person is the hero of their own life story, it is more accurate to say that every person is the underdog of their own life story." Why southern gothic rules the world [SLGuardian], MO Walsh
posted by joseph conrad is fully awesome (8 comments total)

[Note: this is my 300th post, 🎉.]
posted by joseph conrad is fully awesome at 5:20 PM on July 4, 2015 [25 favorites]

Congrats, JCIFA!

Does anyone else remember that singular week when the hottest meme on the market was regional gothic? It came and passed so quickly, I'm not sure if it ever really happened, which may have even been part of the whole exercise.
posted by brecc at 5:45 PM on July 4, 2015

I did a FPP on Regional Gothic. It was indeed a fast-moving meme.
posted by yasaman at 6:36 PM on July 4, 2015 [2 favorites]

I spent a summer in my adolescence switching back and forth between the short stories of Flannery O'Connor and J. D. Salinger. I emerged very confused and conflicted...
posted by jim in austin at 7:25 PM on July 4, 2015 [1 favorite]

www.bittersoutherner.com
posted by pearlybob at 7:26 PM on July 4, 2015 [10 favorites]

Florence King skewers these in Southern Ladies and Gentlemen.
posted by brujita at 8:57 PM on July 4, 2015

The 300 club!
okokok so, let's not forget the Trellis and Julep drama of Francis Parkinson Keyes.

Steamboat Gothic arcitecture.
posted by clavdivs at 9:36 PM on July 4, 2015

The article asks "why is southern gothic literature so popular across the globe?"
Honest question: is it actually popular across the globe?
posted by Bugbread at 5:25 AM on July 6, 2015 [1 favorite]