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Monsters in America
Our Historical Obsession with the Hideous and the Haunting
by W. Scott Poole
The History of America—one Fear, one Monster at a Time
"An unexpected guilty pleasure! Scott Poole invites us into an important and enlightening, if disturbing, conversation about the very real monsters that inhabit the dark spaces of America's past."
—J. Gordon Melton, Director, Institute for the Study of American Religion
About Monsters in America
By W. Scott Poole
Read more about the new book Monsters in America, and what others are saying about it.
About Scott Poole
By Baylor Press
Read more about the author of the new book about our culture's historical obsession with the hideous and the haunting.
Monsters in America Website
Visit the book website for more resources, including study guides and author interviews.
America and Its Monsters: A Q and A with Scott Poole
By Patheos Editors
Author Scott Poole talks with Patheos about why Americans should take their monsters more seriously.
Author Events
Meet Scott Poole, author of the new book Monsters in America, at one of these upcoming events.
The Darkness on the Edge of Town
By W. Scott Poole
Monsters are powerful social constructions that exist at the heart of American class conflict, religious controversy, gender anxieties and imperial ambitions.
Monsters Blog
By W. Scott Poole
Follow Scott Poole's 'horror nerd' musings on his Monsters in American blog.
Monsters Book Excerpt
By W. Scott Poole
A Little History of Horror: Read the Introduction from the new book Monsters in America
Book Club Roundtable
Scott Poole Responds ....
By Scott Poole
Monsters author Scott Poole reponds to our bloggers' questions about the book and our fascination with monsters.
In American History, the Monsters are Real
By Fred Clark
Poole's tour of horror's greatest hits is filled with lively wit and playful insights along with the grimmer realities it forces readers to confront.
Twilight Vs. True Blood
By Craig Detweiler
The romantic idealism of Twilight may sell more units, but Poole suggests that the most unruly and subversive monsters always win in the end.
America is Scared of Itself
By Greg Garrett
A new book reveals how the monsters of the American imagination are also the monsters of its history.
Our Monsters, Ourselves
By Brent Rodriguez Plate
Our personal monsters begin to look a lot like the collective monsters envisioned on our national page and screen over the past centuries.
A Horrific Past
By J. Ryan Parker
At the end of the day (or at least the end of his book), it's difficult not to see that the monster is, more often than not, us.
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