April 13, 2005
Should Christians Watch Horror Movies?
(Filed under: Movies)Having never cared much for slasher films, I've never worried much about whether or not Christians should watch horror movies. But the world's bigger than me, isn't it?
A few weeks ago my wife and I had lunch with several teens from the youth group after church. At one point the conversation turned to the latest horror flicks and I woke up to the reality that Christians teens do watch horror movies. I managed to stay in the conversation thanks to the overdose of slasher trailers I'd seen: The Grudge, The Ring Two, Cursed, etc.
Since my horror-fandom extends to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and that's about it (you can read my confessional/defense, Don't Be Stuffy About Buffy), I don't have much to offer this discussion. But I will point the way to a recent Christianity Today commentary, "The Horrors!", which dives deeply into the subject.
It's weighty stuff, but if you're a teen wondering about horror flicks, it's worth considering. Here's a final point from the article (and if this is all you take from it, you're missing a lot):
True horror, finally, makes possible an experience of grace. It suggests that we too are misshapen, we too are duped by evil. There is in us all a Mr. Hyde. We are all of us Edward Scissorhands.
Note: The article I linked to above is probably more of a resource for parents or youth workers and it's not written with teens in mind. However, I'm a firm believer that teens are smart. So I'd rather offer the resource and encourage you to talk to your parents and youth workers about horror films than pretend they don't exist or that you don't really watch them.
Posted by Kevin D. Hendricks at April 13, 2005 01:23 PM
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