Kendall R. Phillips is a Bram Stoker nominated author who writes about horror, science fiction, superheroes and various other topics.
Kendall R. Phillips
Debut Novel!!
Debut Novel!!
My debut novel is coming soon! This is a lifelong dream and something I’ve been working on (quietly) for many years.
NO ONE CAN SAVE US is coming soon from NIGHTMARE PRESS!
Adam always keeps his powers in check. As the world's only superpowered hero, he has to know his limits. Defeat the master criminal, repel an army, stop a natural disaster, but never let himself go too far.
Until Syangnom.
The world has grown accustomed to the feats of its only superhuman. Adam's wife, Sara, a celebrated journalist and periodic hostage, regularly reports his exploits, and all the legal issues are handled by the agents of Extra-Judicial Affairs. But when Adam becomes enraged in the reclusive regime of Syangnom, he leaves 14 million people dead and the world recoiling from the destruction he has wrought.
Now Adam's wife Sara and EJA Agent Pia Mercado must track down the conspiracy behind Adam's breakdown and discover the otherworldly source of his powers. Their search will bring them face to face with supervillains, eldritch gods, and the mysterious armored figure who defends Chicago from the shadows.
A mix of superheroes, horror, and science fiction - think WATCHMEN X LOVECRAFT! I hope you like it!
New edition of Projected Fears!
A new edition of Projected Fears: Horror Films and American Culture is coming out to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the original book. The new edition adds three key films, The Blair Witch Project (1999), Saw (2004), and Get Out (2017) and includes a new introduction and conclusion.
Recent Works on Horror and Pop Culture
Kolchak: The Night Stalker (Wayne State University Press, 2022)
Explores the iconic horror television series.
A Place of Darkness (University of Texas Press, 2018)
Explores horror in early cinema.
Dark Directions (SIU Press, 2012)
2012 Bram Stoker Finalist! Explores iconic horror directors of the 1970s.
Horror and Pop Culture
A Cinema of Hopelessness: The Rhetoric of Rage in 21st Century Cinema (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021)
Examines affective dimensions of recent popular films like Cabin in the Woods, Joker, and Avengers: Infinity War.
Controversial Cinema (Bloomsbury, 2008)
Explores the rhetoric surrounding controversial films throughout history.
Projected Fears: Horror Films and American Culture (Bloomsbury, 2005)
Explores iconic horror directors of the 1970s.
Works on Rhetoric & Public Memory
Global Memoryscapes (U of Alabama Press, 2012) co-edited with G. Mitchell Reyes
An edited volume exploring the transnational movement of memories and memory practices.
Framing Public Memory (U of Alabama Press, 2004)
Edited volume exploring various conceptions and approaches to public memory.
The Conceit of Context (Peter Lang, 2020) co-edited with Charles E. Morris III
Edited volume from the 2016 Public Address Conference.