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.
- ISBN13 9781602580183
- Publish Date 30 October 2008
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 15 February 2016
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Baylor University Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 325
- Language English