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W. Scott Poole Presents Wasteland: The Great War and the Origins of Modern Horror

In conversation with Christopher Bram

Award-winning author of Monsters in America, Vampira: Dark Goddess of Horror, and In the Mountains of Madness, (which he launched at Greenlight at Halloween in 2016), historian W. Scott Poole returns with his latest book, Wasteland: The Great War and the Origins of Modern Horror. Positing that the roots of modern horror are found in the First World War, Poole chronicles the era’s major figures and their influences — Freud, T.S. Eliot, H.P. Lovecraft, Wilfred Owen and Peter Lorre, David Cronenberg and Freddy Krueger — as well as cult favorites and the collective unconscious. Wasteland is a surprising — but wholly convincing — perspective on horror that also speaks to the audience for history, film, and popular culture. Poole discusses his work with Christopher Bram, author of the book Gods and Monsters.











When: Wed., Oct. 24, 2018 at 7:30 pm
Where: Greenlight Bookstore
686 Fulton St.
718-246-0200
Price: Free
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In conversation with Christopher Bram

Award-winning author of Monsters in America, Vampira: Dark Goddess of Horror, and In the Mountains of Madness, (which he launched at Greenlight at Halloween in 2016), historian W. Scott Poole returns with his latest book, Wasteland: The Great War and the Origins of Modern Horror. Positing that the roots of modern horror are found in the First World War, Poole chronicles the era’s major figures and their influences — Freud, T.S. Eliot, H.P. Lovecraft, Wilfred Owen and Peter Lorre, David Cronenberg and Freddy Krueger — as well as cult favorites and the collective unconscious. Wasteland is a surprising — but wholly convincing — perspective on horror that also speaks to the audience for history, film, and popular culture. Poole discusses his work with Christopher Bram, author of the book Gods and Monsters.

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