Kendall Phillips is professor of communication and rhetorical studies at Syracuse University. He focuses on theories of democratic culture, the rhetoric of film, and aspects of public remembrance. He has published several books including: A Place of Darkness: The Rhetoric of Horror in Early American Cinema, Dark Directions: Romero, Craven, Carpenter and the Modern Horror Film, Projected Fears: Horror Films and American Culture, Framing Public Memory, and Controversial Cinema: The Films that Outraged America and his essays have appeared in such journals as Communication Monographs, Critical Studies in Media Communication, and Philosophy & Rhetoric.