Gary D. Rhodes is professor of media production at Oklahoma Baptist University. He is author of numerous books, including The Perils of Moviegoing in America: 1896–1950 and The Birth of the American Horror Film. He is also writer/director of such films as Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula and Banned in Oklahoma. He is coeditor (with Robert Singer and Frances Smith) of ReFocus: The American Directors Series and (with Robert Singer and Stefanie Van de Peer) of ReFocus: The International Directors Series for Edinburgh University Press.
