Holy Horror : The Bible and Fear in Movies
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1476674663
ISBN-13
9781476674667
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint
McFarland & Co Inc
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 28th, 2018
Print length
215 Pages
Weight
268 grams
Dimensions
22.90 x 15.20 x 1.10 cms
Product Classification:
Film theory & criticismFilm: styles & genresHistory of religion
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What makes you afraid? It may be more than what you think. Horror films have been exploiting our fears almost from the moment movies were invented. Lurking unseen in the corner of horror, however, is something unexpected: the Bible. Sit back while the curtain parts and watch as the Good Book appears in both supporting and starring roles in the most unlikely of cinema genres.
What, exactly, makes us afraid? Is it monsters, gore, the unknown? Perhaps its 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 audiences canonical beliefs.
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