Good Ole' Southern Hospitality - Couverture souple

Bailey, Seth Ethan

 
9798187022649: Good Ole' Southern Hospitality

Synopsis

Welcome to Georgia — where the tea is sweet, the smiles are wider, and the welcome never ends… even after you’re already dead.

In this chilling collection of nine standalone Southern Gothic horror stories, everyday transplants and returning natives discover that true Southern Hospitality isn’t just manners — it’s a contract written in blood, smoke, and water. Each tale stands alone with fresh protagonists and fresh nightmares, yet all bleed into the same cursed universe where ancient sins awaken through gracious invitations, perfect bourbon, fine cigars, and the relentless politeness that refuses to let anyone leave.

From Savannah’s yellow-fever ghosts demanding eternal guests at the Magnolia Rest, to Atlanta’s fire-scarred mansions that consume ambitious developers, to Augusta’s medical college where the water heals… and steals… and consumes, each city offers its own gracious trap. Macon’s music never stops playing, Columbus’s river never releases what it claims, Warner Robins maintains perfect order, Roswell’s estates enforce old pacts, Valdosta’s Friday nights demand victory at any cost, and Gainesville’s lake keeps every soul who comes to rest.

Lush, atmospheric, and relentlessly polite, these stories draw on Georgia’s real haunted history — Civil War burnings, resurrection men, flooded towns, family massacres, and restless spirits — to deliver slow-burn dread that builds to visceral, unforgettable payoffs.

Perfect for fans of Southern Gothic horror, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil meets The Twilight Zone, with the creeping unease of Jordan Peele and the atmospheric terror of Edgar Allan Poe.

Some doors in the South open with a smile… and never close again.

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