KnowraSouthern GothicLinked fromLinked fromThe 24 pages that link to Southern Gothic, each with the reason it gives.All 24Broader topic 2Related 14Narrower topic 3Compared with 5John UpdikeCompared with: Its regional grotesquerie contrasts with Updike’s frequent focus on northeastern suburbs.Dirty realismCompared with: Its heightened grotesquerie contrasts with dirty realism's restrained ordinary settings.Joyce Carol OatesCompared with: Oates shares Gothic intensity with this tradition but ranges widely beyond the South.Nicholas SparksCompared with: Its darker conventions contrast with the sentimental emotional focus of Sparks’s romances.Anne TylerCompared with: Its grotesque intensity contrasts with Tyler’s generally realistic treatment of domestic oddities.