Southern Gothic
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Other top contenders included Ryan Coogler’s Southern Gothic horror film “Sinners” and Chloé Zhao’s historical drama “Hamnet.”
From Los Angeles Times
On “Bleeds” by her rootsy indie-rock band Wednesday, singer-songwriter Karly Hartzman burrowed into Southern Gothic narratives and emerged with sharply observed and darkly funny tales of marginalized characters set to the best music of her career.
“Out in the Garden,” from September, hits some of the Southern gothic moods of Ethel Cain, but with a sense of acidic pity that’s all her own.
From Los Angeles Times
Along the way, she visits strange and mystical worlds packed with nods to Southern Gothic motifs and the complicated, real-life history of the region.
From BBC
Negron’s stylistic and storytelling influences are varied: from the retro technology and stylish imagery of “The Rocketeer” to a Southern Gothic aesthetic born of a Baptist upbringing.
From Los Angeles Times
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