Divine Horror: Essays on the Cinematic Battle Between the Sacred and the Diabolical

by Daniel Otto Jack Petersen

From Rosemary's Baby (1968) to The Witch (2015), horror films use religious entities to both inspire and combat fear and to call into question or affirm the moral order. Churches provide sanctuary, clergy cast out evil, religious icons become weapons, holy ground becomes battleground--but all of these may be turned from their original purpose.

This collection of new essays explores fifty years of genre horror in which manifestations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476669929
• ISBN13: 9781476669922
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher