Gavin Hurley

Gavin Hurley is an Associate Professor of Communication & Literature at Ave Maria University where he teaches writing, rhetoric, journalism, and literature. He earned a Ph.D. in English from the University of Rhode Island, a M.A. in writing arts from Rowan University, and a B.A. in philosophy from Saint Joseph’s University. His articles have appeared in academic journals such as the Journal for the History of Rhetoric , Journal of Communication and Religion , and Horror Studies . He has additionally published essays in various scholarly essay collections, including Bloodstained Narratives: The Giallo Film in National Context and Abroad (University Press of Mississippi, 2023) and Virtual Dark Tourism: Ghost Roads (Palgrave, 2018). His book The Rhetorical Dialectics of Catholic Horror Literature is expected to be published by Lehigh University Press in 2024.