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
Author Lorie Langdon joins the StoryMen to tell us about her new book, the contemporary young adult fairy tale DOON. 2:00 – Where's Clay? 4:00 – Lorie Langdon and Doon 8:00 – The journey toward Doon 16:00 – Teling a modern day fairy tale 21:00 – Can Lorie fire JR.?! 26:30 - The spirituality of Doon 33:00 - Gender in Doon 45:00 – GIVEAWAY!!