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 • Jan. 8, 2026
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 • Apr. 6, 2025
The song is a synthesized version of a Southern Gothic anthem built to make space for Florence Welch's sweeping vocals.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2024
Born in 1925, O’Connor was a highly regarded fiction writer in the Southern Gothic style.
From Reuters • Sep. 12, 2023
The same thing is done in the Northern and Southern Gothic: in the porches of Abbeville and the tombs of Verona.
From The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) by Ruskin, John
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