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“With Monsters in America, W. Scott Poole has given us a guidebook for a journey into nightmare territory. Insightful and brilliant!” —Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of Patient Zero and Dead of Night This page intentionally left blank [18.190.253.196] Project MUSE (2024-04-17 19:16 GMT) MONSTERS IN AMERICA OUR HISTORICAL OBSESSION WITH THE HIDEOUS AND THE HAUNTING W. Scott Poole BAYLOR UNIVERSITY PRESS © 2011 by Baylor University Press Waco, Texas 76798-7363 All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise , without the prior permission in writing of Baylor University Press. Cover Design by Natalya Balnova Cover Image © Jim Zuckerman/Corbis eISBN: 978-1-4813-0048-3 (e-PDF) This E-book was converted from the original source file by a thirdparty vendor. Readers who encounter any issues with formatting, text, linking, or readability are encouraged to notify the publisher at BUP_Production@baylor.edu. Some font characters may not display on older Kindle devices. To inquire about permission to use selections from this text, please contact Baylor University Press, One Bear Place, #97363, Waco, Texas 76798. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Poole, W. Scott, 1971– Monsters in America : our historical obsession with the hideous and the haunting / W. Scott Poole. 295 p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-60258-314-6 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Monsters. 2. Ghosts. 3. Ghouls and ogres. 4. Animals, Mythical. 5. Supernatural. 6. Popular culture--United States--History. I. Title. GR825.P626 2011 398.24’54--dc22 201005327 [18.190.253.196] Project MUSE (2024-04-17 19:16 GMT) Dedicated to Niamh Margaret Carmichael Who is already learning that monsters are sometimes just shy creatures. I don’t see any American dream. I see an American nightmare. —Malcolm X It’s a perfect night for mystery and horror. The air itself is filled with monsters. —Elsa Lanchester, The Bride of Frankenstein ...