Category Archives: religion

OUTER RANGE: Western/Sci-Fi Hybrid incorporates realistic struggle with religious commitments

April 9th, 2023 | Posted in religion, science fiction

Last weekend my wife and I binge watched a series from Amazon Prime. It was OUTER RANGE, a Western/science fiction combination that I heard about in watching one of the stars, Josh Brolin, as he ate through the hot sauce on wings challenge on the show HOT ONES. I’m a fan of Brolin’s work, and […]

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FAITH HORROR: CINEMATIC VISIONS OF SATANISM, PAGANISM AND WITCHCRAFT, 1966-1978

November 4th, 2022 | Posted in film, horror, Paganism, religion, Satanism, Witchcraft

I recently learned about a book that appeals to me in a number of ways. It is titled Faith Horror: Cinematic Visions of Satanism, Paganism and Witchcraft, 1966-1978. The subject matter of this book dovetails with the two expressions of my work in religion, specifically certain new religious movements, and religion in pop culture as […]

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Brandon Grafius discusses his new book “Lurking Under the Surface”

November 3rd, 2022 | Posted in horror, religion

Brandon Grafius is one of the best current voices at the intersection of horror and religion. In this conversation he discusses his book Lurking Under the Surface: Horror, Religion, and the Questions That Haunt Us (Broadleaf Books, 2022). Brandon is associate professor of biblical studies at Ecumenical Theological Seminary in Detroit, where he teaches Old […]

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“Moon Knight” and Egyptian Gods

May 19th, 2022 | Posted in comics, Egyptology, religion

I haven’t kept up with all the comic book movies coming out, having tired of so many super hero ventures and franchises. So it wasn’t surprising that I hadn’t heard about Marvel Studios’ Moon Knight, a streaming series. However, what was surprising was to find an article at The Conversation exploring an aspect of the […]

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Doug Cowan forthcoming book

October 22nd, 2021 | Posted in Douglas Cowan, horror, religion

Doug Cowan, a friend and frequent guest of TheoFantastique, is finalizing his latest book, The Forbidden Body: Sex, Horror, and the Religious Imagination through New York University Press. Look for a future video conversation with Doug on the book here in the near future: From creature features to indie horror flicks, find out what happens […]

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David Feltmate and religious satire in adult animation

July 29th, 2021 | Posted in animation, religion, satire

Some of my recent podcasts on religion and culture on another website have application here. This is my conversation with David Feltmate on religion in adult animation, including The Simpsons, Family Guy, and Family Guy. This comes out of David’s book Drawn to the Gods.

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University of Chester and Gothic Heresy: Religious Knowledge and Experience in Horror Culture

March 17th, 2021 | Posted in Gothic horror, horror, religion

My Facebook feed recently produced this little gem from the University of Chester, bringing together religion and horror, and one funded by the Templeton Religious Trust! Horror is a widespread mode of culture, cutting across games, films, books, art, TV and many other forms. In horror there is a repeated emphasis on religious themes, tropes, […]

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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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SOCIETY body horror inspired by THE TEN COMMANDMENTS

October 26th, 2020 | Posted in Bible as Horror, Body, horror, religion

I’ve been enjoying the second season of Eli Roth’s History of Horror on AMC, and in the episode of Body Horror an interesting and unexpected statement was shared in the commentary. Brian Yuzna, the director of a film that had escaped me previously, Society (1989), was talking about the influences on him that led to […]

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God, the pandemic, and horrific meaning

October 14th, 2020 | Posted in Christianity, horror, religion

One day earlier this week I watched an interview with Tom Holland, author of the book Dominion. In that volume he shares his journey as a disillusioned historian and liberal who at one point valued the Roman empire, but who eventually came to question the violence and devaluation of others that came with it. As […]

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