{"id":3529,"date":"2025-11-06T15:56:44","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T15:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faithfilmfan.com\/blog\/?p=3529"},"modified":"2025-11-11T16:00:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T16:00:54","slug":"a-new-way-to-look-at-horror-films","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faithfilmfan.com\/blog\/a-new-way-to-look-at-horror-films\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Way to Look at Horror Films"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Written By: Bob Gordon<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Okay, here\u2019s a headline from a Christian publication we did not expect to read:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDid You Know One of Horror\u2019s Most Influential Filmmakers Is a Christian?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A recent article in Relevant<\/a> shares the spiritual story of filmmaker Scott Derrickson, the creative force behind a number of horror films, including hits like The Exorcism of Emily Rose<\/strong>, Sinister<\/strong>, and The<\/strong> Black Phone<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The article says he\u2019s had a \u201ccareer-long fascination with the thin line between evil and redemption. \u2026 For Derrickson\u2014a graduate of Biola University and an outspoken Christian\u2014that tension isn\u2019t just cinematic. It\u2019s theological.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A producer, writer, and director, Derrickson has been making movies since 1995. In the Relevant article, he\u2019s quoted as saying, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe more frightening and sort of dark and oppressive a movie is, the more free you are to explore the supernatural and explore faith. The two just somehow go hand in hand really nicely. I became very interested in it for that reason, and The Screwtape Letters <\/em>was the beacon.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s really pretty fascinating when you think about it. The questions we\u2019d like to know your answers to are: do you go to see horror films? Why or why not? We\u2019d love to hear your thoughts in the comment section, but for now, we\u2019ll give the filmmaker the last word:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI think the great gift of horror is that it\u2019s one of the few genres that lets you explore moral truth in a raw, visceral way. You can\u2019t fake it. When people are afraid, they\u2019re honest. And that\u2019s where you can actually talk about good and evil in a way that feels real.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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