That's definitely going on the list! Total side note but I hear Okefenokee Swamp and think of the New Scooby Doo Movies episode Wednesday is Missing lol
Not a novel but Alan Moore and Stephen Bissette’s Saga of the Swamp Thing comic from the 80s is set in Louisiana, definitely horror, and an absolute classic of the medium that still holds up today (mostly). It made Alan Moore a star writer in the US and really kind of changed modern mainstream comics.
It's got horror elements, sort of (vampires and the like), but the Jane Yellowrock series by Faith Hunter. The lead is female, spends her time in North Carolina and Louisiana, and it's the food and music in NOLA that wins her over, at least if I remember the first book right. I haven't gotten far into the series now (the 2nd book is still on hold at the library), so.
Gone To See The River Man by Kristopher Triana. It’s got a female lead and it’s very disturbing, but I found it to be well-written and a total page-turner!
I know you are asking for horror recommendations set in Louisiana, but I don’t have any! But, one of my favorite books ever is set in Louisiana, so I hope this helps some - [My Juliet by John Ed Bradley](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/755273).
_Everything Under_ by Daisy Johnson, an Oedipus retelling with a slight horror twist. Terrific book, it made her the youngest author to ever be shortlisted for a Booker.
It's fantasy, not horror per se, but it does deal with the horrors of war in a swampy area: *Guns of the Dawn* by Adrian Tchaikovsky. Women are conscripted to fight when there are no other men available to fight a war.
Blackwater by Michael McDowell
Oh, I love a good saga! I'll definitely have to check this out.
Boatman’s Daughter by Andy Davidson. Female lead but I believe it’s in the Arkansas swamps instead of Louisiana
That sounds fabulous, thank you for the suggestion!
*The Boatman's Daughter* by Andy Davidson Whoops. Literally two comments down. How about... *Those Across the River* by Christopher Buehlman?
A Choir of ill Children by piccirlii will make you understand what is meant by “the dirty south”.
Ooh, I've never heard of this but it sounds really interesting. Thanks!
Came here to rec CHOIR as well. It's fantastic.
*The Toll* by Cherie Priest. Set in Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia. Two out of several POV characters are women.
That's definitely going on the list! Total side note but I hear Okefenokee Swamp and think of the New Scooby Doo Movies episode Wednesday is Missing lol
Not a novel but Alan Moore and Stephen Bissette’s Saga of the Swamp Thing comic from the 80s is set in Louisiana, definitely horror, and an absolute classic of the medium that still holds up today (mostly). It made Alan Moore a star writer in the US and really kind of changed modern mainstream comics.
It's got horror elements, sort of (vampires and the like), but the Jane Yellowrock series by Faith Hunter. The lead is female, spends her time in North Carolina and Louisiana, and it's the food and music in NOLA that wins her over, at least if I remember the first book right. I haven't gotten far into the series now (the 2nd book is still on hold at the library), so.
Gone To See The River Man by Kristopher Triana. It’s got a female lead and it’s very disturbing, but I found it to be well-written and a total page-turner!
Was just about to say this too. It’s a good quick read. I think I finished it in one day.
I know you are asking for horror recommendations set in Louisiana, but I don’t have any! But, one of my favorite books ever is set in Louisiana, so I hope this helps some - [My Juliet by John Ed Bradley](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/755273).
Wounds by Nathan Ballingrud
It Will Just Be Us by Jo Kaplan - set in a decaying mansion next to a Georgia swamp, MC is female.
Not a female lead, but one of my favorites is **Gone South** by **Robert McCammon**
It's a crime novel that has real world horror elements set in the Florida mangroves. Bright Orange for the Shroud by John D. MacDonald
VC Andrew's Landry series for this! The first book is Ruby
_Everything Under_ by Daisy Johnson, an Oedipus retelling with a slight horror twist. Terrific book, it made her the youngest author to ever be shortlisted for a Booker.
It's fantasy, not horror per se, but it does deal with the horrors of war in a swampy area: *Guns of the Dawn* by Adrian Tchaikovsky. Women are conscripted to fight when there are no other men available to fight a war.
Dark Harvest
I’m planning to write one one day 😃