Halloween, Horrors, and ‘Star Wars’

Do you “observe†or not observe Halloween? Have you changed from one view to another? Share your thoughts on that, or on the “Star Wars†empire assimilation, the horror genre, or that evidently heresy-flooded “Noah†movie.
— E. Stephen Burnett in Oct 2012 —

Holy Terror

Today, I’d like to toss a recent article from Christianity Today onto the table for discussion. It deals with horror, a speculative genre we don’t frequently chat about here…
— Fred Warren in Oct 2012 —

Christian Versus Secular Novels

Never Ceese author Sue Dent: When I started out in publishing I’d never once heard the market divided up into the two very specific categories of Christian and Secular. Genres, yes, but not Christian or Secular.
— Sue Dent in Oct 2012 —

Reasons Christians Don’t Read Horror (And Why They Should)

We are called to think pure thoughts and meditate on that which is good. However, that does not mean we should live in denial about the darkness all around us.
— Mike Duran in Jun 2012 —

Shooting At Halloween Pumpkins

At Halloween, do demons really run wild over neighborhoods and souls? Or might Christians “demonize†decorations, to the glee of the actual Devil? This former pumpkin-“killer†explores our actual worst enemies, and the One Who defeated them.
— E. Stephen Burnett in Oct 2011 —

An Apologetic Of Horror, Part 3

The defense of horror and thriller movies in principle should not be misconstrued to be a justification for all horror and thriller movies in practice. It is the mature Christian who, because of practice, has his senses trained to discern good and evil in a fallen world.
— Brian Godawa in Oct 2011 —

An Apologetic Of Horror, Part 2

The portrayal of good AND evil, as well as their consequences, are two sides of God’s one honorable, pure, lovely, excellent, and praiseworthy truth. According to the Bible, pointing out wrong is part of dwelling on what is right, exposing lies is part of dwelling on the truth, revealing cowardice is part of dwelling on the honorable, and uncovering corruption is part of dwelling on the pure.
— Brian Godawa in Oct 2011 —

An Apologetic Of Horror, Part 1

Horror is not an inherently evil genre of storytelling. It can be used for gratuitous evil purposes, or for godly moral purposes. The Bible tells many stories using the horror genre in order to inspire holy fear of evil and admonish or chastise those in sin.
— Brian Godawa in Sep 2011 —

Dead Man Walking

What is it with Christians and zombies?
— Fred Warren in Apr 2011 —

What Gives You Nightmares?

Last Friday, our guest blogger, author Wayne Thomas Batson, wrote about fantasy as a vehicle for soul searching. His remarks reminded me of what I read from Anne Rice when she announced her conversion (since revoked) to the Catholic faith. […]
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in Mar 2011 —

Guest Blog – Mike Dellosso

The Philosophy of Me Mike Dellosso When Becky asked about writing a guest post she said I could write about anything I wanted as long as it was somehow related to speculative fiction and then she mentioned the P-word: Philosophy. […]
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in Oct 2010 —

Guest Blogger – Matt Koceich

My goal with this is to start a discussion of the novel and not offer critique or criticism. I really enjoy Dekker and Peretti. They are masters of the craft.
— Matt Koceich in Sep 2010 —
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