Tag Archives: Christianity

Catholic Theologian Rejects “Zombie Jesus”

December 27th, 2010 | Posted in Christianity, horror, resurrection, theology, zombie, zombie Jesus, zombie walks

Today I came across an essay and interview that appeared last year in Religion Dispatches by Jason VonWachenfeldt that touched on a controversy between the Vatican and systematic theologian Roger Haight. I’m not sure of the present state of the controversy, if there is one, but a year ago the Vatican had concerns about some […]

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News This Week: Intersections Between Christians and the Fantastic

July 31st, 2010 | Posted in Christianity

Two items recently came to my attention that originate from the same source, that is, the interaction of Christians with elements of the fantastic. In this case the contexts are those of a former writer of vampire fiction, and comic fans. Anne Rice made news this week with an announcement that she had left Christianity. […]

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i09: Why Won’t Christian Publishers Take on Science Fiction?

June 29th, 2010 | Posted in Christianity, science fiction

The science fiction website i09, recently included an article titled “Christian readers demand more science fiction. Why won’t Christian publishers listen?”. With this post I’d like to suggest some answers. This article, by Charlie Jane Anders, introduces the subject matter with reference to three separate articles, the first by StephanieP, a Catholic, who argues in […]

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LEGION Review at Cinefantastique Online

June 5th, 2010 | Posted in angels, Christianity, Legion

My review of LEGION is now available online at Cinefantastique Online. The title is “”Action-Horror Meets Postmodern Angelic Apocalyptic.” Here is an excerpt: As might be expected in a film that draws upon characters taken from a religious tradition, in this case Judeo-Christianity, there are plenty of religious elements here for reflection beyond the obvious […]

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Italian Zombie Cinema and the Subversion of Catholicism

June 3rd, 2010 | Posted in Christianity, horror, zombie

I recently became aware of a post that my fellow LOTTD member, B-Sol of The Vault of Horror did last month. It is titled “‘Take This, All of You, and Eat It’: The Subversion of Catholicism in Italian Zombie Cinema.” As the title indicates, this post suggests that in Italy, one of the most Roman […]

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Happy Easter

April 4th, 2010 | Posted in Christianity, zombie

TheoFantastique wishes everyone a happy Easter. Readers might be interested in the following previous posts that overlap with discussions of the fantastic, the horrific, Christianity, and the idea of rising from the dead. Related posts: “Reflections on a Zombie Supper” “Philly Zombie Crawl and ‘Zombie Jesus’”

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Horror and Christianity – Continued Questions of Compatibility

May 7th, 2009 | Posted in Christianity, Cinefantastique, horror

I didn’t know my posted commentary would lead to a lively discussion in the blogosphere and on the broader Internet, but this seems to be the case. Over a year ago I started TheoFantastique as a way in which to express my appreciation for the fantastic, to probe in depth the various genres that make […]

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Rue Morgue – Divinity in Darkness: The Rise of Christian Horror

March 17th, 2009 | Posted in Christianity, Gothic horror, horror, Rue Morgue magazine

The cover of the current issue of Rue Morgue magazine, Issue #87 highlights a double referent in its contents which dovetail with an emphasis of this blog in its analysis of the religious and social aspects of horror and the fantastic. The cover points toward an article on “Pascal Laugier’s religious-themed torture porn,” but of real […]

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Beowulf: Anti-Christian Bias, Nordic Jesus Christ, or Mistaken Interpretations?

March 12th, 2008 | Posted in Beowulf, Christianity

Steve Biodrowski of Cinefantastique Online asked me if I had seen Beowulf, and whether I had an opinion on allegations he has heard that the film contains anti-Christian bias. Although the film looked intriguing because of its high-quality computer animation, I had not seen the film and was not able to form an opinion, but […]

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Reflections on a Zombie Supper

October 18th, 2007 | Posted in Christianity, zombie

I realize that this post, well, at least the image that accompanies this post, will be off-putting if not repulsive for many evangelical Christian readers, or at least some of them, but try to withhold judgment for a few moments. I don’t know the origins of the image that is an obvious zombie reinterpretation on […]

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