Abstract
As one of the great repositories of supernatural lore in Western culture, it is not surprising that the Bible is often featured in horror films. This paper will attempt to address this oversight by identifying, analyzing and classifying some uses of the Bible in horror films of the past quarter century. Some portrayals of the Bible which emerge from the examination of these films include: (1) the Bible as the divine word of truth with the power to drive away evil and banish fear; (2) the Bible as the source or inspiration of evil, obsession and insanity; (3) the Bible as the source of apocalyptic storylines; (4) the Bible as wrong or ineffectual; (5) the creation of non-existent apocrypha.
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Beavis, Mary Ann
(2003)
""Angels Carrying Savage Weapons:" Uses of the Bible in Contemporary Horror Films,"
Journal of Religion & Film: Vol. 7:
Iss.
2, Article 2.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/jrf/vol7/iss2/2