Archives for December 2019
Horror Fiction And Catholic Theology – A Rhetorical Synthesis, Part 2 (Gavin Hurley)
The following is the second installment of a two-part series. The first installment can be found here. The article is published simultaneously with Religious Theory. What specifically sets horror apart from other genres such as fantasy and science fiction? The distinction can be distilled down to the genre’s affect of fear.…
Horror Fiction And Catholic Theology – A Rhetorical Synthesis, Part 1 (Gavin Hurley)
The following is the first installment of a two-part series. The article is published simultaneously with Religious Theory. Catholic horror—horror fiction that integrates Catholic perspectives into the fiction itself—is often be seen by Catholics to be incompatible with the mission of the religion. These skeptics argue that popular culture media…