Gothictown

Gothictown is a 2025 Southern Gothic suspense novel by Emily Carpenter about a restaurateur who moves her family to a seemingly idyllic town in Georgia for a fresh start, only to uncover a dark and menacing secret. The story follows Billie Hope as she and her family are lured to the town of Juliana by a pandemic-era incentive, but soon realize that the town's charm hides a sinister past and a dangerous present. The book explores themes of sacrifice, guilt, and the supernatural, with comparisons to Shirley Jackson's The LotterY.