A Head Full of Southern Gothic

[sharplittleteeth]

A few weeks back, I saw Searching for the Wrong Eyed Jesus at the film festival. It was all Lousianna swamps and banjo music.

Inspired, I downloaded some 16 Horsepower tracks to the iTunes playlist at work. And hearing Black Soul Choir brings pleasure to even the most frustrating day.

Now I'm two-thirds the way through Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berret. What started out as book about wealthy Southern eccentrics and small-town fueds has turned into a murder trial and voodoo. I've borrowed th Clint Eastwood film version to watch, too.

After that, probably Nick Cave's And the Ass Saw the Angel.

I'm in research-mode.

Don't get too excited. It's research for a roleplaying game. A Southern Gothic Buffy roleplaying game, no less.

Maybe I shouldn't mention that part in public.

Comments

[andricongirl.livejournal.com]

been shopping ?

[patchworkkid.livejournal.com]

Both the book and the film are equally good. Liked them a whole lot. And seeing Jack Thompson acting alongside people like Kevin Spacey, John Cusack and Jude Law is just plain weird.

[http://users.livejournal.com/raven_/]

Loved the book.

Film was... wishy washy. I do love Kevin Spacey, but it was VERY different to the book.

I couldn't read And the ass saw the angel. I suspect Mr Nick was on some good shit at the time.

I like your roleplaying ideas though ;-)

You may also want to check out the Vampire Slayer series of novels by Laurell K Hamilton. I have all of them. Heh.

[sharplittlteeth.livejournal.com]

Mr Nick has admitted he got a bit carried away when writing And the Ass...

But it was listening to Tupelo that got me started on this current Southern Gothic kick, so I feel I should at least try.

And after that, maybe some Faulkner.

[andricongirl.livejournal.com]

i liked it.. in the gee, Nick was pretty fucked up, kinda way. :]