Southerngothic Stories

It's the year 1971 in Palmetto County Brackwater, South Carolina -freedom exists, but only if you know how to carry it quietly. For the first in history had been integrated with black and white kids at ELIAS T. CROWE, a once black school, now with white kids not because of the law, but because there school closing down. Bart is the revolutionary, the boy who won't let you forget what this country keeps trying to move past. He names the rules, laughs at them, and dares anyone to deny them out loud. Mari listens to everything; sees patterns early and remembers them. And Ruth is coming of age. Watching. Learning when to agree, when to stay quiet, and when silence starts to feel like a lie. She learns what it means to be a Black girl in a world that watches closely, and forgives unevenly. Set among cicadas, tight roads, church pews, and classrooms heavy with unspoken history, [AFTER THE LAW SAID FREE] is a Southern Gothic story about memory, revolution, girlhood, and 11th grade where everything begins to change.

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Breaking a curse isn't easy, especially when your great-great-grandmother was a Victorian witch who spelled her own family. Join 16-year-old Lily Killough on a magical adventure through time to heal ancestral wounds and break the ties that bind in this intergenerational YA mystery.* All her life 16-year-old Lily has dreamed of attending the annual Victorian Ball in her hometown of Waxahachie, Texas. When she lands her first job with the company catering the party, Lilly gets a glimpse of the opulent event from behind the scenes. As she pokes around the Queen Anne-era Victorian mansion Twin Oaks House, Lily discovers a thrilling secret. The original owner of the property is her great-great-grandmother, a once-powerful matriarch disgraced over accusations of infidelity and witchcraft. With the help of her departed ancestors, Lily is transported through time to attempt to right the wrongs of the past. But after revealing the disturbing origins of a generational curse imprisoning her family and their magic, will Lily have the power to break the chains and rewrite history? Only time will tell.... and, unfortunately, the clock is ticking. Lily must solve the mystery and return to the present day before the Victorian Ball is over at the stroke of midnight.

After a devastating defeat, humanity was forced to give up their land and relocate to two isolated continents that were labeled as impossible to live on. After hundreds of years while the rest of the world focuses on agricultural and living conditions. Humanity had focused on its weapons and military. As years of isolation were broken and tensions rise, the fate of the world is left uncertain.

When Maryanne Carter's young daughter vanishes from their rural Southern trailer park, the town is quick to blame her. After all, Maryanne has always been the girl people whisper about. But the deeper Maryanne digs, the more she uncovers about her town's forgotten history: a congregation obsessed with purity, a riverbed full of unspoken names, and a ledger of children stolen in the name of salvation. As the past bleeds into the present, Maryanne is pulled into a world where the dead refuse to stay buried. To save her daughter, she must confront the ghosts of a faith twisted beyond recognition, and the secrets that have haunted the small town of Braswell for generations. Content Warnings: References to drugs and alcohol, referenced murder, missing children, cults --- Fully completed, but I'm releasing new chapters every Friday. I'm thinking about publishing this story officially, so please feel free to leave constructive criticism. Chapters Published: 5/20

In the last inhabited town on earth, on a misty island, in a black ocean lives a boy named Rafael. Rafael lost his first and only love to the sea, and now is apprenticed to her father, an alcoholic ex-sea captain, haunted by an unquenchable conviction and an undying grief. When a prophetic hermit meets an uncanny death, Rafael and his friends begin to suspect the world they had been taught to accept is not the true world. Their reality begins to turn inside out as they discover what's really been going on in the woods, and behind the closed doors of the College. As the voice of a ghost begins to guide Rafael, he begins to wonder why he recognizes her voice; and what could she mean by the "Helm of Nations"? Rafael has no choice but to open his eyes to reality, and the real world is nothing like he'd ever imagined. Click here for more info on #VaultOfSilence! http://www.storytellersatlas.com/about-the-vault-of-silence/

Mabel Anne Cook has three things she cares about: Food, family, and her Lord and Savior. Unfortunately, when she gets a case of blood poisoning, all three of those things coincide in a wild journey which results in her being on trial for murdering the local pastor and baking him in a pie--a trial which will determine if she spends eternity in heaven or hell. Short story of 6100 words.

Lilia Greene was once a lamb, doe eyed, freckled face, baby girl, who could do no harm in this world. As her life gets more corrupt then so does she. Carl grimes x Fem!oc S4-8, s9 time jump Au (Carl lives)

Sometimes I don't know where This dirty road is taking me Sometimes I can't eve know the reason why So I guess I keep a-gamblin' Lots of booze and lots of ramblin' It's easier than just waitin' around to die Waitin around to die - Townes Van Zandt.

𝒟arla was his darlin', and she stood by him. ELIAS '𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐂𝐊' MOORE x DARLA '𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆' GARLAND.

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Two young lovers, Perdita and Boone dream of fame, freedom, and a life together outside of their small rural town. But when two gods start meddling in their love life, their vintage Americana summer romance takes a life threatening turn. Cowboys, neon lights, rainy Oklahoma nights and a tragic story of American heartbreak, this story promises to capture your heart in more ways than one. This is my first wattpad story, so sorry if things are formatted weird or something.

A night, waiting for a rendezvous. Joan Watson reflects on the previous three weeks and the strange circumstances that have brought her to this alien city. - This is a work of fanfiction, no copyright infringement is intended.

This is a collection of short stories that I have written for school projects :) Enjoy

When Naima Gilliard moves from the Lowcountry to the sleepy town of Marais Clair, she's only looking for a fresh start and a craftsman to build shelves for her natural body care shop. She doesn't expect Asa Baptiste-a quiet, brooding furniture maker with hands like prayer and a past he doesn't talk about. But Marais Clair remembers. The land hums. The Hollow watches. And Asa's blood remembers too. As ancestral spirits begin to stir and old stories claw their way through time, Naima and Asa find themselves caught in a web of secrets, sacred memory, and magic too old to name. Together, they must uncover what binds them-before the Hollow takes back what it once gave. ✨ Mysterious rites, soft moments, Southern folklore, and a child prophesied to be born where the veil thins. If you like: 🔸 Soft Black love with supernatural roots 🔸 Intergenerational legacy and ancestral healing 🔸 Quiet men with sacred hands 🔸 Lush language and mystical small towns Then step carefully. The cypress trees are listening.

Trouble always finds Echo Ellis. Constantly on the hunt for the next big scoop, Echo Ellis is a kickass journalist who does whatever it takes to land the story - whether sashaying into a club like a fashionista, hiding in a coffin, or skulking across muddy fields in her Wellies. With an enigmatic pedigree and a well-stamped passport, Echo learned at an early age that a seedy underbelly usually lurks right under a glossy surface. With that in mind, she often finds herself in dangerous, yet thrilling situations, as she strives to seek the truth in a snare of lies. One night at an art show, Echo meets Dash Oxford, a handsome doctor with a roving eye. Her reporter instinct kicks in - as does her attraction to this mysterious man - and Echo soon finds herself unraveling a Southern Gothic mystery in the heart of the Mississippi Delta. With her dry humor and penchant for irony, Echo matches wits with everyone from Southern pastors to corrupt politicians as she uncovers the big story while trying to stay alive.

[ 𝐀𝐑𝐕𝐈𝐍 𝐑𝐔𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐋 𝐱 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐑 ] If Hell was real like your best friend Lenora wanted you to believe, then you were convinced that the Devil lived in Coal Creek, West Virginia. You could see it in the eyes of that no-good pastor up at the church in the middle of the cornfield. And sometimes, when he was really angry, you saw the Devil in Arvin Russell. (WARNING: This story contains prominent themes of sexual/religious trauma, suicide, false preachings, domestic violence, and other possibly triggering topics. Please consider your personal triggers before reading) Highest Rankings: - #1 in Southern Gothic - #1 in Arvin Russell x Reader