Tag Archives: pop culture

Anime and Popular Culture: Interview with Bill Ellis

September 24th, 2007 | Posted in anime, Bill Ellis, Buddhism, pop culture, Shinto

Bill Ellis is Associate Professor English and American Studies at Penn State. He is well known for his contribution to folklore studies, in particular his books that include Aliens, Ghosts, and Cults: Legends We Live (University Press of Mississippi, 2003), Raising the Devil: Satanism, New Religions, and the Media (University Press of Kentucky, 2000), and […]

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Rue Morgue magazine

February 16th, 2007 | Posted in Rue Morgue magazine

While at Barnes & Noble today I came across a magazine that I found very helpful in that it not only explored the entertainment and popular culture aspects of horror, but also looked at the issue internationally as well. The magazine is called Rue Morgue: Horror in Culture and Entertainment. I have added it to […]

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Pan’s Labyrinth, Myth, and Popular Culture

January 31st, 2007 | Posted in Guillermo del Toro, myths, Pan's Labyrinth, pop culture

Guillermo Del Toro is a film director from Mexico. He has directed a number of horror and fantasy films, including Cronos (1992), Mimic (1997), The Devil’s Backbone (2001), Blade II (2002), and Hellboy (2004).Del Toro’s latest project is the fantasy film Pan’s Labyrinth, set for release in America on December 29, 2006. The Official Movie […]

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Spirituality, Pop Culture, and Anime

January 31st, 2007 | Posted in anime, pop culture, spirituality

Philip Johnson recently made a post on “Spirituality Aspects of Anime,” based upon an article in the journal Culture and Religion. The article that Philip is interacting with was written by Jin Kyu Park and Philip’s post echos one I made on this blog previously in commenting on Park’s work. The interface between popular culture […]

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Anime, Spiritual Seekers, & Cultural Consumption

January 31st, 2007 | Posted in anime

My Australian friend and colleague, Philip Johnson, recently made me aware of an article that touches on an aspect of the interrelationship between religion and culture in the area of Japanese animation, known as anime. I have not seen the article yet, but hope to track it down in the near future. I had an […]

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