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Showing posts with label Horror and Theology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Horror and Theology. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 31, 2023

G.K. Chesterton's Defense of Scary Stories from a Christian Perspective

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G.K. Chesterton was a mystery writer, literary critic, and revered Catholic theologian. On October 16th 1909, he wrote an article for The Da...
Sunday, October 31, 2021

Horror Movies Resource Page

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21 Horror Movies That May Interest Orthodox Christians   Top Fifteen Horror Films of the Decade (2010-2019)     Christians and Horror: Three...
Friday, July 17, 2020

Thoughts on Watchfulness and Vigilance After Watching "A Nightmare on Elm Street"

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I was at my local drive-in theater a few days ago watching the 1984 original A Nightmare on Elm Street , which I've seen at least a doz...
Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Filmmaker Scott Derrickson Interviewed on Horror and his Christian Faith

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By Steven D. Greydanus Scott Derrickson is a very nice guy who makes movies about things that aren’t very nice. Articulate, thoughtful an...
Sunday, October 8, 2017

Towards a Theology of Gore

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By Daniel Otto Jack Petersen Fake blood dripping from mouths and fake blades protruding from faux wounds on Halloween. It's as much a...
Monday, October 31, 2016

Christians and Horror: Three Views

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In 2011 the website Zombie Theology (no longer in existence) did a series on the three different views Christians generally have in regard ...
Saturday, October 29, 2016

The Critique of Pure Horror

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Jason Zinoman July 16, 2011 The New York Times WITH gruesome television series about vampires, werewolves, serial killers and zombies earn...
Wednesday, October 19, 2016

What Zombies Tell Us About Religion and Faith

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By Karen Willows ‘There’s no more room in hell’ goes the famous line, lifted from Romero’s infamous The Night of the Living Dead . For de...
Monday, October 26, 2015

Shining Light Into the Darkness of Horror Tales

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Sacramental Horror Stories:  Shining Light Into the Darkness of the Human Heart Rev. Jonathan Weyer (Author, 'The Faithful') March...
Friday, October 23, 2015

Vampires and Religion in Popular Culture

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Vastly different worlds share similar symbolism. JoAnne Viviano October 28, 2012 The Columbus Dispatch Walk into Jess Peacock’s home, and...
Thursday, August 20, 2015

Cosmic Horror vs. Sacred Terror: Finding Meaning in Modern Horror

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H.P. Lovecraft (left) and Arthur Machen By Jonathan Ryan Why is there so much hopeless despair in modern horror? Part of the answer can...
Thursday, May 14, 2015

The Monster Within: Where Horror and Theology Meet

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- "For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: These are the th...
Friday, October 31, 2014

The Monsters Among Us

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October 30, 2012 Science Daily With Halloween approaching, people turn their attention to the spooky and the scary, reveling in stories an...

Jesus Likes Halloween a Little Bit, Doesn't He?

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Jeff Kinley October 17, 2011 The Huffington Post Every year Christians face a cultural dilemma, beautifully articulated by a 5-year-old...
Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Book Review: "The Undead and Theology"

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The Undead and Theology (Pickwick Publications) is now available for purchase in digital form for Kindle, MAC and PC through Amazon.com , ...