LANDING AFTER HOURS: THE OZARKS IN THE SOUTHERN GOTHIC

The Missouri landscape serves as the perfect Southern Gothic setting for the horror film and television genre. The Ozarks, dense forests of sprawling foliage, open plains and rivers, swamps and marshes, plus old graveyards, and foggy landings make for an atmospheric setting. Southern Gothic is a subcategory of the Gothic genre commonly associated with the Southern United States. However, the elements of Southern Gothic far exceed the geographical confines of the American South, representing not a place but an experience. Missouri is a region rich in mystical folklore and filled with conflict, a place serving as a crossroads between Midwestern and Southern Gothic.

Join museum education specialist and horror genre enthusiast Angela Wells as she unravels elements of Southern Gothic found in films and series set in Missouri.