Christianity and Horror Cinema

Christianity and Horror Cinema explores ways that Christian beliefs, spiritualities, practices, and symbols provide the religious and existential 'depths' out of which the monsters of Western horror cinema have emerged, arguing that they are, in several respects, the monsters for which Christians are responsible.

List of contents

List of figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 ¬- Ghosts; Chapter 2 - Witches, Witchcraft, Paganism, and Folk Magic; Chapter 3 - The Satanic and the Demonic; Chapter 4 - Vampires; Chapter 5 - Nature Horror (Bryan Stone and Rebekah Neuberger); Chapter 6 - Zombies; Chapter 7 - Psychological Horror; Afterword; Index.

About the author

Bryan P. Stone is the Leighton K. Farrell Dean of the Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University, USA.

Product details

• Authors: Bryan P. Stone
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 08.07.2025
• EAN: 9781032968407
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3296840-7
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: Routledge Studies in Religion and Film
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, RELIGION / Christianity / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Genres / Science Fiction & Fantasy, Religion: general, Christianity, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Genres / Horror, Film: styles and genres