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A Christian Defense of Horror (The Exorcist, It Follows)

Episode 17 • October 7, 2019

In episode 17 of the TC podcast, Josh Larsen, Abby Olcese, and Joe George make the case that fright flicks deserve as much Christian attention as any other genre.

Show Notes

Josh Larsen's Christian defense of horror.

Josh on It Follows.

Joe George on John Carpenter's Halloween.

TC's free ebook, A Theology of The Office.

John J. Thompson's Spotify playlist.

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Josh Larsen is editor of Think Christian and host/producer of the TC podcast. He's also the co-host of Filmspotting and author of Movies Are Prayers. You can connect with him on Facebook, Twitter, and Letterboxd.

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Abby Olcese is a freelance writer from Lawrence, Kan. Find more of her writing on film and popular culture at Sojourners. You can also follow her on Twitter.

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Joe George is a contributor to the Partially Examined Life blog and Film Inquiry, and hosts the Renewed Mind Movie Talk video series. Find more of his work at joewriteswords.com and follow him on Twitter @jageorgeii.

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“JJT” has been chasing the thread dangling between eternal truths and temporal creative experiences for nearly three decades. He is a writer, a businessman, a father, an artist, and a seeker. Read more about him at True Tunes.

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