Southern Gothic is alive and well. It's not just a genre…

I never got too specialized but did like the Southern Gothic writers like William Faulkner and Flannery O'Connor.

— Mat Kearney

In college, I had a big fixation with Southern Gothic literature. Flannery O'Connor, I read every word she's ever written.

— Jeff Feuerzeig

I grew up reading a lot of these super weird, genre-bending Southern gothic writers.

— Karen Russell

A shivery, delicious Southern Gothic with feuding families, dark spirits, ancient curses and caught up in the middle, a young girl learning to live…

— Leah Cypess

“Spanish Moss- A Southern Gothic, a Live Oak Lady, caressing limbs, secret and shady. Wild and pale, curly and thin, She's a tease in…

— Charles Ghigna

There are no requirements when you're using a particular genre. It's not like the genre is your boss and you have to do what…

— Charlie Jane Anders

I didn't learn the word 'genre' until way, way late - I mean, like, in the '80s.

— Dianne Reeves

I do love science fiction, but it's not really a genre unto itself; it always seems to merge with another genre. With the few…

— Rian Johnson

I'm interested in genre in a way, I suppose because you have a framework of something and you can just twist it to explore…

— Lynne Ramsay

I've always been a huge fan of Patricia's [Rozema ], as a director and as a writer, and she's a friend. For me, Patricia…

— Ellen Page

“Many see Southern Gothic literature as just recalling the "bad old days." This is not the case. There are still those places in Florida…

— Damon Thomas

One of the biggest gripes I've always had with my own fans is romanticizing the southern-gothic aspect of my work while disrespecting the legacy…

— Ethel Cain

I'm not sure what the proper label might be, or the most accurate one, but someone once called my stuff Southern Ohio Gothic and…

— Donald Ray Pollock

“He found himself grinning at her. His nervousness had disappeared, and suddenly he had a sense of his own size, his physical strength, his…

— Howard Fast

I feel very grateful to be alive and well enough to make music.

— Adam Ant