num_pages: 325
description: Sacred Terror examines the religious elements lurking in horror films. It answers a simple but profound 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 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 powerand the powerlessnessof religion.
language: English
title: Sacred Terror: Religion and Horror on the Silver Screen
publisher: Baylor University Press