[PDF.46dy] Monsters in America: Our Historical Obsession with the Hideous and the Haunting

Monsters in America: Our Historical Obsession with the Hideous and the Haunting

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 | #118419 in Books |  Baylor University Press |  2014-01-31 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.02 x.67 x5.98l,.96 | File type: PDF | 295 pages

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||8 of 8 people found the following review helpful.| Scarey and Meaningful for these times|By Abbie|I heard the author on Coast to Coast, and even though he had that dry, flat Midwestern accent (sort of like Margaret Hamilton in "The Wizard of Oz") I knew I had to get the book. What is it that rumbles in the American unconscious that relates to the figures we see on the screen. In his comments on the 1931 "Frankenstein" W. Sco| |"... one of the best reads of the year."―Dave Canfield, Fangoria|"From 19th century sea serpents to our current Publishers Weekly session with vampires and zombies, ... Poole plots America's past through its fears in this intriguing ... sociocu

"The American past reads like something of a horror movie, maybe even a low-budget slasher. American history comes at us dripping with gore, victims lying scattered on the ground, eldritch moonlight revealing creeping horrors you never learned from your eighth grade history textbook. The history of the United States offers a chamber of horrors, with clergy transforming the Native American other into demonic beings, mad scientists turning state-funded laboratories into to...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Monsters in America: Our Historical Obsession with the Hideous and the Haunting   |  W. Scott Poole.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.

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