Monthly Archives: February 2021

“The Vigil” presents Jewish take on the demonic

February 16th, 2021 | Posted in horror, Jewish monsters

I’m currently reading Steve Wiggins’ book Nightmares with the Bible, which will be the focus on a review I write and a future podcast with Steve, but it has heightened my sense of the demonic in cinema and religion of late. Today I came across The Vigil in my news feed, which promises to be […]

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“Theology and Horror” gone to press

February 16th, 2021 | Posted in Books, horror, theology

Rowman & Littlefield just informed me that my co-edited volume with Brandon Grafius, Theology and Horror, has gone to press, just in time for the March release date. It’s not cheap, but request it from your library! https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781978707986/Theology-and-Horror-Explorations-of-the-Dark-Religious-Imagination Scholars of religion have begun to explore horror and the monstrous, not only within the confines of […]

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ST. MAUD, religious devotion and fanaticism

February 1st, 2021 | Posted in horror, religion

I’ve liked what A24 has done for a while now with horror, and a new trailer for ST. MAUD looks intriguing as it depicts faith and unbelief, and the line between religious devotion and fantaticism.

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Marvel’s MORBIUS

February 1st, 2021 | Posted in comics, horror, vampire

Although I read Marvel comics growing up, I just haven’t gotten much into the movies. I did enjoy the IRON MAN movies, one of the titles I used to read. Then again, I was never that into comics, and was always more of a fan of horror and science fiction. Perhaps this explains why the […]

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