Recs if you like Wake the Bones...

A selection of contemporary Southern Gothic titles exploring the decay, despair, and trauma of the reconstructed American South. Come for the palpably atmospheric settings and descriptions, stay for the literary commentary on the legacy of the South's oft-romanticized past.

As a note: I did not include the most well known writers in the genre, e.g. Truman Capote, Harper Lee, William Faulkner, etc. as the list is more focused on the resurgence of Southern Gothic in contemporary literature.

They say spring is the time when nature comes to life. And sometimes that's scary.

as comprehensive a guide to ya horror as i can make it! work in progress, suggestions welcome ♡

creeping vines, twisting thorns, bleeding hearts and rotted bones...

botanical horror my beloved

books with botanical horror themes, inspired by the botanical horror quest and don't let the forest in!

plants and horror. for those who love botanical horror, because nature can be sinister.

Botanical, Southern and Just Plain Gothic Horror

floral and fungal. all things must return to the earth

that specific kind of book with all the pretty but unsettling florals