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  • Fear Not!

  • A Christian Appreciation of Horror Movies (Reel Spirituality Monograph Series)
  • By: Josh Larsen
  • Narrated by: Josh Larsen
  • Length: 3 hrs and 6 mins

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Fear Not!

By: Josh Larsen
Narrated by: Josh Larsen
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Publisher's Summary

Why would anyone want to watch horror movies? Why would Christians, in particular, bother with the genre? In Fear Not!, critic Josh Larsen makes the case that monster movies, creature features, slashers, and other fright films artfully reflect our deep worries in a way that resonates with the Christian experience.

Combining critical observation and theological reflection, Larsen devotes each chapter to a different horror subgenre, connecting that subgenre to a commonly shared fear. In addition to considering how the Bible acknowledges and speaks to that fear, each chapter demonstrates how the related themes, narratives, and aesthetics of a handful of films can be viewed through a corresponding theological lens.

Listening to Fear Not!, movie fans will come to appreciate the artistry of the likes of Get Out, The Shining, The Blair Witch Project, The Babadook, Night of the Living Dead, and The Sixth Sense, while also seeing the ways these movies resonate with our fears and, in some cases, hint at God's redemptive comfort.

©2023 Josh Larsen (P)2023 Josh Larsen

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