ABOUT

Jeffrey A. Tolbert is associate professor of American Studies and Folklore at Penn State Harrisburg. His work centers on supernatural belief and the uses of tradition in popular media. He is the author of numerous articles and book chapters, and is co-editor, with Michael Dylan Foster, of the books The Folkloresque: Reframing Folklore in a Popular Culture World and Möbius Media: Popular Culture, Folklore, and the Folkloresque. His current book project explores the uses of folklore in the horror genre.