W. Scott Poole, who teaches at the College of Charleston, has written widely about American history and pop culture. His books include Vampira: Dark Goddess of Horror and the award-winning history Monsters in America, which received the John G. Cawelti prize from the Popular Culture Association and was named among the Best of the Best by the AAUP for 2011. Poole is a regular contributor to Popmatters, and his work has appeared in the Huffington Post, Religions Dispatches, and Killing the Buddha.
