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May 2026

May 27, 2026

Finding Forgiveness in the Great Horror Film ‘Hokum’

Hokum is a great little horror flick, one that runs heavy in atmospheric chills but...

October 2025

October 30, 2025

‘Frankenstein’ and the Monsters Among Us

The tagline for Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein reads, “Only a monster would play God.” From...

May 2025

May 06, 2025

Sinners Is a Great Movie With a Problematic Message

You can’t deny the power, artistry and sheer entertainment value of Ryan Coogler’s Sinners. The...

January 2025

January 30, 2025

Nosferatu Paints a Dark Picture That Points to the Light

We’ve seen sexy vampires, sparkly vampires, atheistic vampires who might take their morning showers in...

April 2024

April 26, 2024

‘The Omen’ Works. ‘The First Omen’ Fails. Here’s Why.

When The First Omen crawled into theaters this month, it arguably scared up more press...

May 2022

May 26, 2022

Director Alex Garland Has More Than ‘Men’ on His Mind: He’s Thinking About God, Too

Alex Garland might be one of the most provocative directors working right now. His works...

March 2022

March 03, 2022

Yes, The Batman is Grim. But Not as Grim as You Might Think.

Sometimes, you have to wonder why anyone lives in Gotham City. Oh, it wasn’t always...

February 2022

February 21, 2022

In The Cursed, the Monsters Aren’t Just the Ones With Fangs

The Cursed, which rolled out to theaters this weekend, is a bloody movie. Really bloody....

June 2021

June 07, 2021

New Conjuring Movie Wears Faith on Its Bloody Sleeves

The Conjuring cinematic universe—now eight films strong—is the second highest-grossing horror franchise of all time,...

April 2021

April 05, 2021

The Unholy is Creepy, But Suffers From a Fatal Flaw

Christian entertainment blooms this time of year. In the space between Palm Sunday and Easter,...

October 2020

October 28, 2020

The Christian Paradox of Pan’s Labyrinth

Pan’s Labyrinth is not, exactly, a horror movie—no matter what my podcast partner might say....

April 2020

April 03, 2020

Religion is a Part of The Other Lamb. A Bad, Baaaaad Part

With most theaters closed, The Other Lamb—an art-house horror film—landed on various video-on-demand services...

October 2019

October 03, 2019

The Real Horror of Joker

Joker makes fine October viewing, what with Halloween around the corner and all. With all...

September 2019

September 10, 2019

Pennywise, Paul and Scary: What IT: Chapter Two Says About Faith, Hope and Love

The R-rated IT: Chapter Two doesn’t skimp on blood. Indeed, gallon for gallon, it might...

June 2019

June 21, 2019

What’s Up With All These Haunted Dolls at the Movies?

Back in my day, dolls rarely tried to kill you. I didn’t own any...

June 04, 2019

New Doc Beautifully Tells a Story of Tragedy and Forgiveness

“Forgive them, for they know not what they do.” That’s what Jesus said, hanging on...

May 2019

May 10, 2019

How Do You Respond to Unspeakable Hate? With Forgiveness, a New Documentary Says.

I was driving to Denver when I heard about another local school shooting--the fourth in...

April 2019

April 16, 2019

In The Curse of La Llorona, ‘The Only Way You Can Combat Darkness is With Light.’

I’ve written plenty about the spiritual dichotomy we find in horror movies. For lots of...

April 15, 2019

Notre Dame’s Fire Was Horrible. But We Can Find Hope There, Too

The fire in Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is dying down now. No one knows...

April 09, 2019

Seeing the Power of Faith in The Curse of La Llorona

I just got back from a film junket in Los Angeles for The Curse of...

March 2019

March 25, 2019

This is ‘Us.’ And It’s Horrifyingly Spiritual

Jordan Peele’s smart, terrifying new film Us is tethered, you might say, to the Bible—specifically...

February 2019

February 12, 2019

Why Are So Many Horror Movies About Moms and Kids?

The new trailer for The Curse of La Llorona dropped yesterday. It doesn't seem...

October 2018

October 19, 2018

Halloween’s Michael Myers Is Not Just a Killer: He’s a Demon.

Michael Myers is a big jerk. We've known that for a while, of course. The...

September 2018

September 12, 2018

Mandy is the Craziest Movie of the Year. (Naturally, It Stars Nic Cage)

Say what you will about Nicolas Cage. But when he takes a role, he's all...

September 07, 2018

Three Fascinating Themes Hiding Under The Nun’s Gruesome, Gothic Horror

I'm a sucker for old-fashioned horror stories. I even love all the clichés—the misty graveyards,...

September 06, 2018

Featurette: Fear and Faith in The Nun

I watched The Nun last night. Very gothic, pretty scary and quite interesting from a...

August 2018

August 10, 2018

Leviathan: The Meg, Moby Dick and Power from the Deep

The Meg paddles into theaters this weekend, and the makers of this Jason Statham action...

July 2018

July 12, 2018

Four Reasons Why A Quiet Place is One of the Year’s Best—and Most Spiritual—Movies

Look, I've seen a lot of good movies this year. First Reformed was great and...

May 2018

May 08, 2018

Finding Hope in Horror: A Talk With Wraith Director Michael Sajbel

I'm a sucker for haunted house stories. Nothing gives me goosebumps like a movie filled...

February 2018

February 23, 2018

The Eden and Armageddon of Annihilation

Want to know what Annihilation has on its mind? Look no further than Lena's tattoo....