My friend Steve likes horror movies. It’s something we share in common, and it’s one of the things that brought us together back in college. He recently published a book that some horror fans will enjoy— Holy Horror . The idea here—Steve used to teach biblical studies—is that you can learn quite a bit about the Bible from watching horror movies. It’s an interesting idea because a lot of conservative Christians believe horror is evil. From the Devil, even. I find this kind of book interesting because it bring two unexpected fields together. I write horror stories. (I’ve got one ready to go, if I can only find the time to get it through Submittable.) I watch horror movies. Who would think of finding the Bible in such places? His larger point, I think, is that horror and religion are closely related. That I can get! Have you seen the how the evangelicals behave lately? How they rally around ...
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