The StoryMen welcome professor of American History Scott Poole. Scott’s an expert in the sociology of horror, so he dives in with us to discuss the groundbreaking first season of HBO’s True Detective.
IN THIS EPISODE:
0:00 – Scott Poole and the Horror of True Detective
10:00 – The High Cost of Horror: Lovecraft, Carcosa and the King in Yellow
18:00 – True Detective is Just Plain Gorgeous
22:30 – SPOILERS
29:00 – Russ, Pessimism and that Ending
38:00 – Is TRUE DETECTIVE anti-female, anti-Southern, or anti-Christian?
50:00 – Favorite moments in the show
The StoryMen boldly go where no one has gone before. We talk our Trek pedigree, who our favorite captains are and rank the films. Then we spoil the newest installment, Into Darkness In this Episode: 0:00 – Giveaways, Catchup and Espanol! 5:00 – Who's Your Captain? 16:00 – Favorite Trek Episode 21:00 – Star Trek, Politics and Culture 30:00 – Ranking the Trek Films 39:00 – SPOILERS for Into Darkness