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W. Scott Poole

W. Scott Poole
W. Scott Poole is a professor of history at the College of Charleston, and he teaches and writes about horror and popular culture. His past books include the award-winning Monsters in America and the biography Vampira: Dark Goddess of Horror. He is a Bram Stoker award nominee for his critically acclaimed biography of H.P. Lovecraft, In the Mountains of Madness. His latest book, Wasteland, is available from Counterpoint Press.


At the Lonely Crossroads of Horror and the American Century

W. Scott Poole on the Intertwined History of Horror Films and Social Critique
October 17, 2022  By W. Scott Poole
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How Horror Changed After WWI

W. Scott Poole on the Abyss Opened Up By the Great War
October 31, 2018  By W. Scott Poole
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