What do we do with the Bible’s most troubling texts?
Brandon R. Grafius offers a Lenten reflection on Joshua, Psalm 137 and Uzzah — and why troubling passages may deepen faith rather than diminish it.
The Oxford Handbook of
Biblical Monsters - co-edited with John Morehead, made @horrorwritersassoc.bsky.social’s initial ballot for the Stoker awards! So many amazing authors on this list.
It's a Christmas miracle! Horror greats @gemmafiles.bsky.social and @brianevenson.bsky.social join Professor @bgrafius.bsky.social and me to talk about the inextirpable intersection of horror & religion! What a rich, rollicking conversation! Happy holidays to all 🎄 🎃
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Just in time for Christmas! My review of The Carpenter's Son in The Metropolitan Review. www.metropolitanreview.org/p/the-divine...
This was such a fun conversation! The book's a perfect Christmas gift for the horror fan in your life...
I haven’t! Heard great things about it from my 16 year-old. I’m sure you’re making great progress in all that free time you’ve got…
I’ve been really pleased! Thanks.
Thank you, Heather! I appreciated the review so much.
Thanks so much! Means a lot to me.
So cool to see myself quoted in this review.
Awesome review at @horrordna.bsky.social!
RIP to the great Jack DeJohnette, giant of jazz drumming. Listening to his trio album Music We Are in honor. #jazz #vinylsky
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
This looks fantastic. Just forwarded to my New Testament colleague…
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!
Thanks so much, Greg! Let me know if you're ever up for a conversation on Chthonica. Would be a great chat.
Thanks, Philip! I'm so excited for all the buzz it's getting.
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
Thanks, man! So many great spooky reads coming next month!!!
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...
Love this record! Sounds so good on vinyl.
Wow…what a birthday present!!!
Also not the most scholarly, but I love Mark O’Connell’s Notes from an Apocalypse.
Ooohhh…
I know the world is crumbling around us. But at least there are new #tonepoet titles. #vinylsky #jazz
Such a great record!!
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.
A box of author’s copies of Scared by the Bible.
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*.
If you haven't read this book yet, I'm jealous - because it means you still get to experience it for the first time. So good.
