Brandon Grafius
@bgrafius.bsky.social
Bible and horror scholar, associate professor and dean. Recent book: https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506481623/Lurking-Under-the-Surface. Words at Salon, Sojourners, and Tor.com.
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Brandon Grafius
@bgrafius.bsky.social
· Jun 15
Copies arrived today! It’s been a five-year journey, but the Oxford Handbook of Biblical Monsters is out in the world. So grateful to all the contributors for making this an indispensable resource. #biblicalstudies #horrorstudies
Wow. An administration that's literally chasing after windmills. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
RFK Jr. Orders CDC to Study Alleged Harms of Offshore Wind Farms
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. directed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff to probe the potential harms of offshore wind farms, according to people familiar wi...
www.bloomberg.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Wow. An administration that's literally chasing after windmills. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Superb PW review of our agency client @bgrafius.bsky.social's Scared by the Bible: The Roots of Horror in Scripture": "Enlightening analysis from Grafius...he compares the apostle Paul’s struggle between Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, underscoring how the 'self... contains the monstrous.'" #horror #Bible
Scared by the Bible: The Roots of Horror in Scripture by Brandon R Grafius
Horror serves as an unlikely but helpful lens through which to examine scripture, in this enlightening analysis from Grafius (Re...
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October 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Superb PW review of our agency client @bgrafius.bsky.social's Scared by the Bible: The Roots of Horror in Scripture": "Enlightening analysis from Grafius...he compares the apostle Paul’s struggle between Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, underscoring how the 'self... contains the monstrous.'" #horror #Bible
Hey, has anyone finished reading Scared by the Bible yet? If you have, please consider leaving a review on Amazon, Goodreads, or wherever you go to learn about books. Thanks for helping to spread the work!
October 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Hey, has anyone finished reading Scared by the Bible yet? If you have, please consider leaving a review on Amazon, Goodreads, or wherever you go to learn about books. Thanks for helping to spread the work!
Here's a brief intro for Scared by the Bible. Please pass along to anyone you know who might be interested in this book! youtu.be/URDPKuVZuGY
Scared by the Bible - Author Intro
YouTube video by Brandon Grafius
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October 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Here's a brief intro for Scared by the Bible. Please pass along to anyone you know who might be interested in this book! youtu.be/URDPKuVZuGY
My upcoming book got a great shout-out from the Losers' Club on their recent Stacks episode, about 50 minutes in - so cool. Scared by the Bible releases Oct. 7th. #horror #books #movies #podcast podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
The Stacks: What We're Reading in September and the Latest in Horror Fiction
Podcast Episode · The Losers' Club: A Stephen King Podcast · 09/19/2025 · 2h 4m
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September 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
My upcoming book got a great shout-out from the Losers' Club on their recent Stacks episode, about 50 minutes in - so cool. Scared by the Bible releases Oct. 7th. #horror #books #movies #podcast podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Just finished a great interview with @monicaskuebler.bsky.social at @ruemorguemag.bsky.social for my forthcoming book, Scared by the Bible. Such a great conversation! The article should be in their Nov/Dec issue, hitting newsstands early Nov.
September 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Just finished a great interview with @monicaskuebler.bsky.social at @ruemorguemag.bsky.social for my forthcoming book, Scared by the Bible. Such a great conversation! The article should be in their Nov/Dec issue, hitting newsstands early Nov.
Author’s copies arrived today, a little more than one month before release. If you’d like to preorder, you can get 20% off at indiepubs.com with code SCARED20*.
September 2, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Author’s copies arrived today, a little more than one month before release. If you’d like to preorder, you can get 20% off at indiepubs.com with code SCARED20*.
Amazing new pressing of @lorangemusic.bsky.social’s first album. #vinylsky
August 27, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Amazing new pressing of @lorangemusic.bsky.social’s first album. #vinylsky
August 24, 2025 at 7:50 PM
This friend took up shop outside my living room window this morning. I know she’s a common yellow garden spider, but still pretty cool.
August 22, 2025 at 10:55 PM
This friend took up shop outside my living room window this morning. I know she’s a common yellow garden spider, but still pretty cool.
Can’t wait for this conference! I’ll be talking some about both Lurking Under the Surface, and the new one set to release in October - Scared by the Bible.
So what will you be in for when you log on for Writing the Occult: Belief on Saturday 6 September? A whole bunch of fascinating discussions about belief and speculative fiction, including this one from @bgrafius.bsky.social ⬇️
(More details in 🧵)
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August 21, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Can’t wait for this conference! I’ll be talking some about both Lurking Under the Surface, and the new one set to release in October - Scared by the Bible.
My regular brand of coffee beans were up 20% from a couple of weeks ago. I know the world’s got bigger problems. Still…
August 18, 2025 at 1:35 AM
My regular brand of coffee beans were up 20% from a couple of weeks ago. I know the world’s got bigger problems. Still…
Excited to be on the speakers list for this year's Writing the Occult virtual event! What a great lineup.
Join us at Writing the Occult: Belief on 6 Sept when we ask: What’s it like to live in a cult? Why do we get swept away by charismatic leaders? Why might someone *not* believe? Where do conspiracy theories come from? Let’s ask if the truth really is out there.
Details: writingtheoccult.carrd.co 🧵⬇️
Details: writingtheoccult.carrd.co 🧵⬇️
August 13, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Excited to be on the speakers list for this year's Writing the Occult virtual event! What a great lineup.
Sitting down with a sour from Speciation Ales on Grand Rapids. What an amazing beer.
August 7, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Sitting down with a sour from Speciation Ales on Grand Rapids. What an amazing beer.
Hey, exactly two months until Scared by the Bible is out in the world! bookshop.org/p/books/scar...
Scared by the Bible: The Roots of Horror in Scripture
The Roots of Horror in Scripture
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August 7, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Hey, exactly two months until Scared by the Bible is out in the world! bookshop.org/p/books/scar...
Just finished reading @wnwagner.bsky.social's newest, Girl in the Creek - really fun read. Great sense of place, a cast of characters to care about.
August 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Just finished reading @wnwagner.bsky.social's newest, Girl in the Creek - really fun read. Great sense of place, a cast of characters to care about.
Really enjoyed Jessa Cristin’s What’s Wrong with Men. The central conceit of treating Michael Douglas’s roles from the ‘80s and ‘90s as a single composite character who demonstrates the collapse of the patriarchy is brilliant. #booksky
August 1, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Really enjoyed Jessa Cristin’s What’s Wrong with Men. The central conceit of treating Michael Douglas’s roles from the ‘80s and ‘90s as a single composite character who demonstrates the collapse of the patriarchy is brilliant. #booksky
Thanks to @horrortree.com for this great new interview. Getting excited for Scared by the Bible to hit bookshelves in October. horrortree.com/in-the-name-...
In The Name of The Father, The Son, and The Holy Horror: The Bible’s Spooky Tales of Terror - The Horror Tree
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July 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Thanks to @horrortree.com for this great new interview. Getting excited for Scared by the Bible to hit bookshelves in October. horrortree.com/in-the-name-...
The release date for Scared by the Bible is less than 3 months away. Check out the fantastic blurb from Lovecraft Country author @bymattruff.bsky.social!
July 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The release date for Scared by the Bible is less than 3 months away. Check out the fantastic blurb from Lovecraft Country author @bymattruff.bsky.social!
Pretty excited for this new collection!!!
The collection Monster Theory: Reading Culture = published 1996. UMP took a chance on this project; readers around globe ensured 3 decades later it remains in print, spur to fresh thinking. To celebrate flourishing of Monster Studies look for Monster Theory 3.0 w 22 new essays
#monsters 🧌👹🧛🏼🧟💀
#monsters 🧌👹🧛🏼🧟💀
July 12, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Pretty excited for this new collection!!!
Michigan seems to be really living into the fact that rain actually increases humidity. I'd like to put in a request for drier air, please.
July 9, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Michigan seems to be really living into the fact that rain actually increases humidity. I'd like to put in a request for drier air, please.
Excited to be a part of this!!!
A lot of belief systems rely on scaring us into submission, and @bgrafius.bsky.social has made a scholarly career of looking at that intersection between belief and fear—specifically, the intersection of religion and horror. 🧵⬇️
July 4, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Excited to be a part of this!!!