20 YEARS OF JOHN CARPENTER’S VAMPIRES BY JESS PEACOCK This week marks the 20th anniversary of the release of John Carpenter’s Vampires, a movie I have had a love/hate relationship with for the last two decades. While there is a lot for horror fans to enjoy within the...
The Shape of the Divine: Guillermo del Toro as Oracle of the Monstrous BY JESS PEACOCK “If our shallow, self-critical culture sometimes seems to lack a sense of the numinous or spiritual, it’s only in the same way a fish lacks a sense of the ocean. Because the...
The Theological Terrors of Easter By JESS PEACOCK We have entered Holy Week, perhaps the most important religious observation and celebration on the Christian calendar, a sacred period for Christians around the world that culminates symbolically in a particularly...
“Scars Can’t Come Back”: Stephen King as Contemporary Lamentations By JESS PEACOCK [NOTE: As I indicated last month, the plan was to follow up my first column with an installment discussing The Shape of Water. That article is still on its way, but...
Hallowed Horrors: A Primer By JESS PEACOCK Welcome to the inaugural installment of Hallowed Horrors, a new regular feature here at Rue Morgue that will examine the intersection of the horror genre with religion and theology. Of course, there are numerous ways to...
