{"product_id":"lurking-under-the-surface-horror-religion-and-the-questions-that-haunt-us-9781506481623","title":"Lurking Under the Surface: Horror, Religion, and the Questions That Haunt Us","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHorror can be a valuable conversation partner for the spiritual questions that animate so many of us. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhether through a movie, television show, novel, or even myth, horror as a genre has always spoken to our deepest human fears and anxieties: fear of death, of the unknown, of knowing too much. Whether you're looking at classic narratives like \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e, which shows us the consequences of stretching knowledge farther than it's safe to go, or contemporary films like \u003ci\u003eGet Out\u003c\/i\u003e, which explores racism and white guilt, horror provides a window into our culture and what makes us human. The same can be said of religion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHorror movie buff and religion scholar Brandon Grafius finds common ground between these two seemingly disparate bedfellows--horror and religion--in \u003ci\u003eLurking under the Surface\u003c\/i\u003e. What parallels can we draw between \u003ci\u003eThe Walking Dead\u003c\/i\u003e and sacred texrts? How do the stories of Hebrew Christian scriptures and apocalyptic films like \u003ci\u003eA Quiet Place\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBird Box\u003c\/i\u003e help us find hope when it's in short supply? When we treat them both seriously, we see that horror movies and religion lead us through the same sets of questions. Both explore questions of justice, hope, and our relationship to the world and the cosmos. And both offer us ways to make meaning out of the contradictory pieces of our world--a world filled with so much hope and so many recognizable fears lurking just beneath the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrafius, Brandon R.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrandon R. Grafius\u003c\/strong\u003e is associate professor of biblical studies at Ecumenical Theological Seminary in Detroit, where he teaches Old Testament and Hebrew. A film reviewer and columnist as well as a religion scholar, he is a frequent podcast guest often speaking about films, horror, and religion. His previous books include \u003cem\u003eReading the Bible with Horror, \u003c\/em\u003ea Grawemeyer Award nominee, and a handbook on the film \u003cem\u003eThe Witch\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in Mason, Michigan, with his wife and two children.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadleaf Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51860269138194,"sku":"9781506481623","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bdfebb09-6427-4321-9abd-8ee664d3a81b.jpg?v=1767782587","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/lurking-under-the-surface-horror-religion-and-the-questions-that-haunt-us-9781506481623","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}