Sacred Terror
Author | : Douglas E. Cowan |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2016-04 |
ISBN-10 | : 1481304909 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781481304900 |
Rating | : 4/5 (900 Downloads) |
Download or read book Sacred Terror written by Douglas E. Cowan and published by . This book was released on 2016-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.