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Brandon Grafius @bgrafius.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Voting for the British Fantasy Awards wraps up on May 3rd. If you're a voting member, don't forget that Scared by the Bible is eligible in the non-fiction category!

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Presbyterian Outlook @presoutlook.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

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.

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What do we do with the Bible’s most troubling texts?

A Lenten reflection on Joshua, Psalm 137 and the troubling story of Uzzah — and why wrestling with the Bible’s hardest passages may deepen faith.

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Brandon Grafius @bgrafius.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

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.

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Greg Greene @igreggreene.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

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 🎄 🎃 youtu.be/KAIsEKjH_PQ

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Chthonica #16: Brian Evenson, Gemma Files, and Prof. Brandon R. Grafius on Horror and Religion!

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Brandon Grafius @bgrafius.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Just in time for Christmas! My review of The Carpenter's Son in The Metropolitan Review. www.metropolitanreview.org/p/the-divine...

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The Divine Enfant Terrible

On Lotfy Nathan’s ‘The Carpenter’s Son’

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Brandon Grafius @bgrafius.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

This was such a fun conversation! The book's a perfect Christmas gift for the horror fan in your life...

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Brandon Grafius @bgrafius.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

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…

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Brandon Grafius @bgrafius.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

I’ve been really pleased! Thanks.

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Brandon Grafius @bgrafius.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Thank you, Heather! I appreciated the review so much.

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Brandon Grafius @bgrafius.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Thanks so much! Means a lot to me.

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Brandon Grafius @bgrafius.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

So cool to see myself quoted in this review.

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Brandon Grafius @bgrafius.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

RIP to the great Jack DeJohnette, giant of jazz drumming. Listening to his trio album Music We Are in honor. #jazz #vinylsky

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Philip S Turner @pstnyc.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

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

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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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Brandon Grafius @bgrafius.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

This looks fantastic. Just forwarded to my New Testament colleague…

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Brandon Grafius @bgrafius.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

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!

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Brandon Grafius @bgrafius.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Thanks so much, Greg! Let me know if you're ever up for a conversation on Chthonica. Would be a great chat.

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Brandon Grafius @bgrafius.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Thanks, Philip! I'm so excited for all the buzz it's getting.

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Brandon Grafius @bgrafius.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

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

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Scared by the Bible - Author Intro

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Brandon Grafius @bgrafius.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Thanks, man! So many great spooky reads coming next month!!!

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Brandon Grafius @bgrafius.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

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...

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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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Brandon Grafius @bgrafius.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Love this record! Sounds so good on vinyl.

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Brandon Grafius @bgrafius.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Wow…what a birthday present!!!

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Brandon Grafius @bgrafius.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Also not the most scholarly, but I love Mark O’Connell’s Notes from an Apocalypse.

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Brandon Grafius @bgrafius.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

I know the world is crumbling around us. But at least there are new #tonepoet titles. #vinylsky #jazz

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Brandon Grafius @bgrafius.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

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.

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Brandon Grafius @bgrafius.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

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*.

A box of author’s copies of Scared by the Bible.

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Brandon Grafius @bgrafius.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

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.

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Brandon Grafius @bgrafius.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Amazing new pressing of @lorangemusic.bsky.social’s first album. #vinylsky

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Brandon Grafius @bgrafius.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

For Trump, it’s more about who it hurts.

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Brandon Grafius @bgrafius.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

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.

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Brandon Grafius @bgrafius.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

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.

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Brandon Grafius @bgrafius.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

My regular brand of coffee beans were up 20% from a couple of weeks ago. I know the world’s got bigger problems. Still…

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Brandon Grafius @bgrafius.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Excited to be on the speakers list for this year's Writing the Occult virtual event! What a great lineup.

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Brandon Grafius @bgrafius.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

I did find that my tolerance for violence went down after having kids, at least for awhile. It came back pretty quickly for me, but I’ve known other parents for whom that was more permanent. Really interesting question!

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Brandon Grafius @bgrafius.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Sitting down with a sour from Speciation Ales on Grand Rapids. What an amazing beer.

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Brandon Grafius @bgrafius.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Hey, exactly two months until Scared by the Bible is out in the world! bookshop.org/p/books/scar...

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Scared by the Bible: The Roots of Horror in Scripture

The Roots of Horror in Scripture

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Brandon Grafius @bgrafius.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Aw, I'm glad! I was born in Oregon, and remember traveling back with my parents as a teen. I was enthralled with the Timberline Lodge on Mt Hood - exteriors for Kubrick's Shining!

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Brandon Grafius @bgrafius.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

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.

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Brandon Grafius @bgrafius.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

In the theater for Oculus, there were two young women in the row in front of me. One of them started sobbing in terror about twenty minutes into the film and didn’t stop until it was over. After, I heard her friend say, “You wanted to see something scary.” —“I didn’t mean like that!!!”

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Brandon Grafius @bgrafius.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

It really is! And unpacked in such a fun and readable way.

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Brandon Grafius @bgrafius.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

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

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Brandon Grafius @bgrafius.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

That's quite a TBR pile!!! The Balingrud is one of my favorites.

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Brandon Grafius @bgrafius.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

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-...

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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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