Monsters in America
Popularity 5
Explains monsters as concoctions of the public imagination, reactions to cultural influences, social change, and historical events; and making use of newspaper accounts, films, and oral histories presents a history of America that illustrates how the monstrous reflects society's fears and shapes historical behavior.
Ghouls and ogresPopular cultureSupernaturalGhostsMonstersMythical AnimalsHistoryAnimals, mythicalPopular culture, united states