Brandon R. Grafius
Biography
Brandon Grafius is professor of Biblical Studies and Academic Dean at Ecumenical Theological Seminary, Detroit. His degrees include a BA from Michigan State University, an MA in English from the University of California Davis, an MDiv from Ecumenical Theological Seminary, and a PhD in Bible, Culture, and Hermeneutics from Chicago Theological Seminary.
His first most recent trade book was published by Morehouse Publishing. Entitled "Scared by the Bible: The Roots of Horror in Scripture," the book argues that horror is one of the Bible's most important genres - and that it is frequently employed as a way to help us expand our imaginations of what the world might look like.
Earlier books include "Lurking Under the Surface: Horror, Religion, and the Questions that Haunt Us" (Broadleaf Books, 2022), "Reading the Bible with Horror" (Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, 2020) and a volume on the movie The Witch in the Devil's Advocates series (Liverpool University Press/Auteur Publishing, 2020). He has published work in journals such as Currents in Biblical Research, Post Script, and Horror Studies, and has co-edited a number of volumes, including "The Oxford Handbook of Biblical Monsters" (Oxford University Press, 2025).
