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Holy Horror: The Bible and Fear in Movies (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781476674667)
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xWhat, 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.
Author: Steve A. Wiggins
ISBN-10: 1476674663
ISBN-13: 9781476674667
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Language: English
Published: 02/06/2019
Pages: 215
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.70d
By Steve A. Wiggins
xSteve A. Wiggins is an independent scholar who has taught at Rutgers University, Montclair State University, the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Carroll College, and Nashotah House Episcopal Seminary. He is currently an editor with an academic press in New York City.
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