Dawn Keetley

Dawn Keetley is a Professor of English and Film Studies at Lehigh University, specializing in horror literature, film, and television. Her work bridges Film and Media Studies with American Studies, focusing on the Gothic and Folk Horror traditions across centuries.

• Education: PhD, University of Wisconsin (1994)
• Key Publications: Editor of Jordan Peele’s Get Out: Political Horror (2020) and co-editor of Folk Horror: New Global Pathways (2023).

Her research explores Ecogothic/Ecohorror and the intersections of race, gender, and demography in horror narratives. She co-founded Horror Homeroom, a platform for academic and popular horror discourse.