What's some good gothic Americana media you would recommend?
I am glad you asked. Iâll break it down by media type.Â
Books/Plays:Â
The Crucible: Arthur Miller. Not only a classic piece of American Lit but also an allegory for The Red Scare.Â
A Streetcar Named Desire: Tennessee Williams.
The Little Foxes: Lillian Hellman
Whoâs Afraid of Virginia Woolf: Edward Albee
One Flew Over the Cuckooâs Nest: Ken Kasey (Fun Fact, Based on his experience with the governmentâs MK Ultra experiments)Â
House of the Seven Gables:Â Nathaniel Hawthorne
Young Goodman Brown:Â Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Grapes of Wrath: John Steinbeck
Fever, 1793:Â Laurie Halse Anderson.Â
Movies:Â
Jezebel: Bette Davis in one of her most renowned roles as Julie, a strong willed southern belle, who manipulates those around her to try and win back her lost love.Â
Interview with the Vampire: 200 year old vampire, Louis (Played by Brad Pitt), recounts his life to a reporter.Â
The Beguiled: A wounded Union soldier seeks refuge at an all girlâs school where tensions begin to rise with his presence.Â
The VVitch: A thrilling film about a puritan family ejected from their colony and forced to live in isolation where they are plagued by strange events.Â
Freaks: a 1932 black and white film about a traveling freak show that takes measures against exploitative outsiders.Â
Oh Brother Where Art Thou: A southern musical about three runaway convicts.Â
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs: An anthology of stories in the dangerous world of the early American West.Â
House of 1000 Corpses: An honest example of âhillybilly horrorâ by Rob Zombie
MusicÂ
Bottom of the River: Delta Rae
Barton Hollow: The Civil Wars
Dig Two: The Band Perry
Coal Mine Moonshine: 3 Penny Acre
The Oh Brother Where Art Thou Soundtrack
Bildgewater: Brown Bird
Blood on My Name: The Brothers Bright
Awake O Sleeper: The Brothers Bright
Ainât No Grave: Crooked Still
Pretty Polly: Vandaveer
In Hell Iâll be in Good Company: The Dead South
Hells Bells: Carrie Ann Hearst
American Murder Song: Chapters 1, 2, and 3.Â
This is by no means a comprehensive list and if anyone would like to add anything, than you are more than welcome to!













