Daniel S. Wise on ghost hunting and the paranormal
I had the privilege of having a conversation with Daniel Wise on the topic of ghost hunting and how this functions as a form of enchantment in late modernity. Daniel wrote his PhD dissertation on this topic.
Preview for Cowan’s “The Forbidden Body”
New York University Press, the publisher for Doug Cowan’s forthcoming book The Forbidden Body, has made the preface, introduction, and first chapter available for preview. Click here.
Horror Homeroom, “Midsommar” and Academic Research
There is a great article at the Horror Homeroom website titled “YOU’RE PISSING ON MY PEOPLE: MIDSOMMAR AND THE REVENGE OF THE RESEARCH SUBJECT” by Emily Naser-Hall. Here’s a sample in the form of the conclusion: “The cult to be dismantled, then, is not Hårga or even the more stereotypically brutal communities from Cannibal Holocaust and Eli […]
Extended Call for Papers: Theology, Religion, and Wes Craven
Call for Proposals Title: Theology and Wes Craven Editor: David K. Goodin, McGill University Wesley Earl Craven (1939-2015), popularly known as simply Wes Craven, redefined the horror genre with such landmark and notorious films as The Hills Have Eyes (1977), A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988), The People Under the Stairs (1991), and Scream (1996). And those are just a […]
Myths and Imagination
Two items recently came to my attention that I think should get a wider circulation, both of which come from writer Philip Ball First is a book that came out this year but somehow missed my news feed. It is The Modern Myths: Adventures in the Machinery of the Popular Imagination by Philip Ball (University […]
Heather Greene on her new book “Lights, Camera, Witchcraft”
From Joan the Woman and The Wizard of Oz to Carrie and Charmed, author and film scholar Heather Greene explores how these movies and TV shows helped influence the public image of the witch and profoundly affected how women negotiate their power in a patriarchal society. Greene presents more than two hundred examples spanning silent […]
Doug Cowan forthcoming book
Doug Cowan, a friend and frequent guest of TheoFantastique, is finalizing his latest book, The Forbidden Body: Sex, Horror, and the Religious Imagination through New York University Press. Look for a future video conversation with Doug on the book here in the near future: From creature features to indie horror flicks, find out what happens […]
Heather Macumber on the Monstrous in Revelation
Dr. Heather Macumber is the author of a new book titled Recovering the Monstrous in Revelation: This book reads Revelation through the lens of the monster. Using monster theory, Heather Macumber approaches the cosmic beings in John’s Apocalypse as other and monstrous regardless of whether they are found in heaven or the abyss, with significant […]
CFP Journal of Gods and Monsters Special Issues
CFP Journal of Gods and Monsters Upcoming Special Issues The Journal of Gods and Monsters is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that seeks to explore the connections between the sacred and the monstrous. “Religion” can refer to the world’s religious traditions or to ideas that are religious in a substantive sense, such as God, demons, […]
Forthcoming volume – Recovering the Monstrous in Revelation (Horror and Scripture)
I just became aware of another great, forthcoming book, one that combines biblical studies and monstrosity. Recovering the Monstrous in Revelation by Heather Macumber This book reads Revelation through the lens of the monster. Using monster theory, Heather Macumber approaches the cosmic beings in John’s Apocalypse as other and monstrous regardless of whether they are […]
