Sacred Terror: Religion and Horror on the Silver Screen

by Cowan, Douglas E.
ISBN: 9781481304900
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Sacred Terror examines the religious elements lurking in horror films. It answers a simple but profound question: When there are so many other scary things around, why is religion so often used to tell a scary story? In this lucid, provocative book, Douglas Cowan argues that horror films are opportune vehicles for externalizing the fears that lie inside our religious selves: of evil; of the flesh; of sacred places; of a change in the sacred order; of the supernatural gone out of control; of death, dying badly, or not remaining dead; of fanaticism; and of the power--and the powerlessness--of religion.

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Cowan, Douglas E.
  • ISBN: 9781481304900
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 9.00 x 0.73
  • Number Of Pages: 325
  • Publication Year: 2016
Language: English