Monsters in America: Our Historical Obsession with the Hideous and the Haunting
Monsters in America explores the country’s historical obsession with the hideous and the haunting. Through a cultural and historical lens, W. Scott Poole considers why monsters remain compelling and what America’s fascination with them may reveal about its fears, beliefs, and changing sense of identity.
About This Book
Monsters in America examines the nation’s long-standing fascination with monsters and the supernatural.
Focusing on the hideous and the haunting, the book considers how these subjects have remained part of American cultural imagination.
Its historical perspective connects changing ideas about monsters with broader questions of fear, identity, and society.
For readers interested in American history, cultural studies, and the enduring appeal of the monstrous, this book offers a focused exploration of a persistent obsession.
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