Holy Horror

Holy Horror
Author: Steve A. Wiggins
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2018-12-14
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1476674663

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What, exactly, makes us afraid? Is it monsters, gore, the unknown? Perhaps it's a biblical sense of malice, lurking unnoticed in the corners of horror films. Holy Writ attempts to ward off aliens, ghosts, witches, psychopaths and demons, yet it often becomes a source of evil itself. Looking first at Psycho (1960) and continuing through 2017, this book analyzes the starring and supporting roles of the Good Book in horror films, monster movies and thrillers to discover why it incites such fear. In a culture with high biblical awareness and low biblical literacy, horrific portrayals can greatly influence an audience's canonical beliefs.


Holy Horror
Language: en
Pages: 216
Authors: Steve A. Wiggins
Categories: Performing Arts
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-12-14 - Publisher: McFarland

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Pages: 0
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Language: en
Pages: 168
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Categories: History
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Religious Horror and Holy War in Viking Age Francia explores how authorities in western Francia used horror rhetoric to cast Christian soldiers, who robbed the