Explores the dark reaches of popular horror films, bringing to light their implicit theological and philosophical themes. Within the shadows of horror films, an attentive viewer can glimpse unexpected flashes of orthodox Christian belief. Duns, SJ, invites readers to undertake an unconventional pilgrimage in search of these buried theological insights.
Explores the dark reaches of popular horror films, bringing to light their implicit theological and philosophical themes. Within the shadows of horror films, an attentive viewer can glimpse unexpected flashes of orthodox Christian belief. Duns, SJ, invites readers to undertake an unconventional pilgrimage in search of these buried theological insights.
Ryan G. Duns, SJ, is an associate professor of theology at Marquette University. In addition to many articles and book chapters, he is the author of Spiritual Exercises for a Secular Age: Desmond and the Quest for God (University of Notre Dame Press, 2020).
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Eldritch Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Intimations of Mystery (The Blair Witch Project) 2. Mystery's Malevolent Depths (Insidious) 3. Sordid Soulfulness (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) 4. Is it Possible? (The Exorcism of Emily Rose) 5. Purging Violence (The Purge) 6. Overreaching Into Darkness (I Am Legend) 7. An Inhuman Incarnation (Rosemary's Baby) 8. Disfiguring Discoveries (A Nightmare on Elm Street) 9. Confirmation Class (The Devil's Doorway) 10. Confronting Ourselves (Night of the Living Dead) 11. Monstrous Mystagogy (Candyman) 12. A Symptomatic Evil (The Conjuring) 13. Sacraments and Superstition (Hellraiser) 14. Let Us Prey (The Black Phone) 15. Pedagogy of the Possessed (The Exorcist) A Posthumous Postscript
Eldritch Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Intimations of Mystery (The Blair Witch Project) 2. Mystery's Malevolent Depths (Insidious) 3. Sordid Soulfulness (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) 4. Is it Possible? (The Exorcism of Emily Rose) 5. Purging Violence (The Purge) 6. Overreaching Into Darkness (I Am Legend) 7. An Inhuman Incarnation (Rosemary's Baby) 8. Disfiguring Discoveries (A Nightmare on Elm Street) 9. Confirmation Class (The Devil's Doorway) 10. Confronting Ourselves (Night of the Living Dead) 11. Monstrous Mystagogy (Candyman) 12. A Symptomatic Evil (The Conjuring) 13. Sacraments and Superstition (Hellraiser) 14. Let Us Prey (The Black Phone) 15. Pedagogy of the Possessed (The Exorcist) A Posthumous Postscript
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