Sacred Terror examines the religious elements lurking in Horror films.
His publications include Sacred Space: The Quest for Transcendence in Science Fiction Film and Television (Baylor University Press, 2010)..
Cowan is Professor of Religious Studies and Social Development Studies at Renison University College.
About the Author: Douglas E.
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.
Sacred Terror examines the religious elements lurking in Horror films
