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Informationen zum Autor Edited by Brandon R. Grafius and John W. Morehead - Contributions by Mark Richard Adams; Alyssa J. Beall; Amy Beddows; Wickham Clayton; Douglas E. Cowan; Brandon R. Grafius; Michael A. Hammett; Jack Hunter; Jessi Knippel; John W. Morehead; Karr? Shimabuku Klappentext Through an exploration of theology and horror, this book explores how questions of spirituality, divinity and religious structures are raised, complicated, and even sometimes answered (at least partially) by works of horror. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Theology and Horror Brandon R. Grafius and John W. Morehead Section One: Horrifying Foundations Chapter 1 Consider the Yattering: The Infernal Order and the Religious Imagination in Real Time Douglas E. Cowan Chapter 2 The Theological Origins of Horror Steve A. Wiggins Chapter 3 Mysterium Horrendum: Exploring Otto's Concept of the Numinous in Stoker, Machen, and Lovecraft Jack Hunter Section Two: Christianizing the Monster Chapter 4 Priests, Secrets, and Holy Water: All I Ever Learned About Catholicism I Learned from Horror Films Karr¿ Shimabukuro Chapter 5 "We Have to Stop the Apocalypse!": Pre- Millennial (Mis)Representations of Revelation and Eschaton in Horror Cinema Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr. Chapter 6 Gnostic Terror: Subverting the Narrative of Horror Alyssa J. Beall Section Three: Paranormal World, Monstrous History Chapter 7 A Longing for Reconciliation: The Ghost Story as Demand for Corporeal and Terrestrial Justice Joshua Wise Chapter 8 Who's afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?: Two Models of Christian Theological Engagement with Lycanthropy Michael A. Hammett Chapter 9 Endings that Never Happen: Otherness, Indecent Theology, Apocalypse, & Zombies Jessi Knippel Section Four: Readings in Theology and the Horror Film Chapter 10 "Do I Look Like Someone Who Cares What God Thinks?": Narrative Ambiguity, Religion, and the Afterlife in the Hellraiser Franchise Mark Richard Adams Chapter 11 Ferocious Marys and Dark Alessas: The Portrayal of Religious Matriarchies in Silent Hill Amy Beddows Chapter 12 "They Say with Jason Death Comes First/ He'll Make Hell a Place on Earth": The Functions of Hell in New Line's Jason Sequels Wickham Clayton ...
