Jonathan Grisham
Extreme horror and splatterpunk out of East Tennessee. The real thing.
Jonathan Grisham is an extreme horror and splatterpunk author based in East Tennessee. His fiction has appeared in Terror Tract alongside Edward Lee and Ray Garton, and in Deep Fried Horror: Father's Day Edition. His memoir Growing Up Independent Baptist is a first-person account of religious abuse inside the Independent Fundamental Baptist movement. He has published ten books.
He is a queer writer, a lay leader in the United Methodist Church, and an active member of New Life UMC in Knoxville. He holds certifications in both Basic and Exceptional Hospitality through the UMC Lay Servant Ministries program.
He also records and releases music under the name Rust and Redemption: blues, country, and gospel-inflected originals built around piano and voice. His debut album Deconstruction Roots was released August 16, 2025.
He lives outside Knoxville with his husband David, six dogs, six cats, and chickens.
Anthology Appearances
- Terror Tract, alongside Edward Lee and Ray Garton
- Deep Fried Horror: Father's Day Edition
Books
Angels
Occult Horror
Growing Up Independent Baptist
Memoir / Religious Trauma
Kept Warm for the Mountain
Appalachian Horror
SPUR
Southern Gothic Horror
My Baby
Extreme Horror
The Devil Finds a Home
Southern Gothic Horror
The Big Orange Monster Fucked Up
Political Horror / Satire
When Obedience Becomes Harm
Non-Fiction
The Christian Home Industry
Non-Fiction / Theological Criticism
Wardens of the Hollow
Appalachian Horror / Body Horror
Media Inquiries
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Press Kit