In Memoriam Arthur Machen: Celebrating 150 Years of Horror and Ecstasy

Arthur Machen

Yesterday marked the 150th anniversary of the birth of Arthur Machen (1863-1947), an author who penned several influential works of supernatural horror and fantasy in his almost fifty-year writing career.  While hardly a household name today, Machen can count among his past and present admirers H. P. Lovecraft, Stephen King, Clive Barker, Neil Gaiman, Ray [...]

Cosmic Horror vs. Holy Terror: Christians Can Find Value and Meaning in Scary Movies

Prometheus

I would suspect that the “horror” genre is one of the most unpopular genres — literary, cinematic, or otherwise — for Christians, and understandably so.