The Fear of God: A Horror Movie Podcast

TV & Film
Christianity

scary
faith
film
horror movies
nathan rouse,
movies
reed lackey
horror
christianity

Faith and the Horror genre may seem to be opposites, but every week Reed and Nathan put them in dialogue together. Join us for conversations about the things that haunt us and the things that heal us, explorations at the intersection between faith and fear, where we examine what scares us, in order to find what saves us.

Credits

Reed Lackey
Nathan Rouse

The Fear of God

In this episode, hosts Reed Lackey and Nathan Rouse introduce you to themselves and to their podcast, an exploration of the intersection between Christianity and the Horror genre.

4:34 - Who are we and what is this show?

8:56 - Our Histories with the Horror Genre

16:32 - Our Histories with Faith

22:04 - Our Earliest Frights

28:57 - Christians and Horror

33:58 - Fear and Faith; "...not the end of the conversation."

45:20 - Sign-offs

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Devil

In this episode, Nathan and Reed discuss justice, mercy, and forgiveness in John Erick Dowdle's DEVIL.

1:12 - Introductions and Errors

4:14 - M. Night Shyamalan and the Night Chronicles

9:08 - What We Liked About Devil

16:10 - Scary Moments

23:33 - Devil's Direct Religious Themes

29:52 - The Unusual Choice (Forgiveness vs Vengeance)

32:42 - The Relationship Between Justice and Mercy

43:30 - Conclusions and Sign-Offs

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The Conjuring

In this episode, Reed and Nathan discuss tangible good and evil in James Wan's THE CONJURING.

1:00 - Diving Right Into James Wan's The Conjuring

5:22 - James Wan's Ed and Lorraine Warren

11:43 - Scares

19:20 - Final Girls and Feminine Horror Films

26:01 - Based on a True Story

32:34 - "Good" and "Evil" in Objects

45:36 - The Priesthood of All Believers

49:43 - Sign-Offs

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The Conjuring 2

In this episode, Nathan and Reed discuss the power of what we name things in James Wan's THE CONJURING 2.

1:00 - Introductions from People and Friends

3:02 - The Inevitable Sequel to The Conjuring and Whether or Not It's Good

16:17 - What Scared Us in The Conjuring 2

22:02 - Motion Picture vs Television Franchises

30:24 - The Power of a Name

39:16 - Restoring Wholeness

44:00 - Belief and Speech

52:22 - Sign-Offs

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10 Cloverfield Lane

In this episode, Reed and Nathan discuss how we idolize safety and security by exploring Dan Trachtenberg’s claustrophobic thriller, 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE.

1:00 – Introductions

2:15 – Recent Viewings and Readings of Other Stuff (Faults, Mr. Robot, Hush, End of Watch by Stephen King and Finding Dory)

11:25 – The Journey vs the Destination in 10 Cloverfield Lane

18:40 – The Relationship of a Story with its Ending

24:36 – What the Film Gets Really Right (“Holy Cow, John Goodman”)

32:05 – The Idolatry of Safety

39:00 – Different Responses to Threats and Fear

46:24 – The Other Reality

50:26 – We Are Not Resigned to This

57:18 – Sign-Offs

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Sinister

In this episode, Nathan and Reed use Scott Derrickson’s supernatural horror film SINISTER to discuss the extent to which we will go to chase a legacy and whether it is possible, in that pursuit, to go so far that it’s no longer possible to turn back.

1:00 – Introductions and Recaps

2:25 – Reed Recently Saw The Shallows

4:57 – Scott Derrickson, Filmmaker, and His “Freaking Scary Movie”, Sinister

13:11 – Sinister’s Frights

19:24 – Sinister’s Trick on its Characters; “Why Do We Watch Horrific Things?”

23:11 – The Legacy of Art Versus the Legacy of Family

31:05 – Beyond Recovery and Beyond Healing

35:00 – The Extreme Approaches to Redemption

40:15 – The Conviction that Light is More Powerful than Darkness

45:20 – Sign-Offs and The Fear of God’s First October Lineup

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John Carpenter's The Fog

In this episode, Reed and Nathan kick off a series about the films of John Carpenter with a discussion about THE FOG and the complicated question of penance for the wrongs we did not directly commit.

1:00 – Introductions

3:13 – Why We’re Spending a Few Weeks Discussing John Carpenter

8:36 – Reed Spends (a bit too much) Time Talking About John Carpenter’s Early Life and First Decade of Work (early life, Dark Star, Assault on Precinct 13, The Eyes of Laura Mars, Halloween, Someone’s Watching Me, and Elvis)

23:45 – We Finally Venture into The Fog

25:38 – A Classic Ghost Story in Style and Tone

33:37 – Observations and Impressions

40:21 – Expectation and Evaluation by Fans and Filmmakers

49:04 – Penance for the Wrongs of Others

56:18 – Fault and Responsibility

1:01:44 – Sign-Offs

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John Carpenter's They Live

Nathan and Reed continue their John Carpenter series by discussing the campy sci-fi classic, THEY LIVE, and the ways we can and should test the messages beneath the messages that surround us.

0:58 – Introductions and Continuing Our John Carpenter Series

2:00 – John Carpenter in the 1980s (The Fog, Escape from New York, The Thing, Christine, Starman, Big Trouble in Little China, and Prince of Darkness)

16:13 – Nathan’s Reactions to and General Thoughts on They Live

21:54 – Chucking Grenades in Backpacks

24:47 – The Unofficial First WWE Film

27:27 – The Control and Influence of Media

34:17 – Mindless, Undiscerning Consumption and Sharing

40:08 – Testing and Trusting Our Sources

47:06 – Sign-Offs

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John Carpenter's The Thing

Reed and Nathan continue their ongoing series on the work of John Carpenter with a discussion about THE THING, which was initially derided but later acclaimed as an unsung masterpiece and is now considered one of the greatest horror films ever made. They unpack the ways in which paranoia and suspicion can undermine our relationships, beliefs, and hopes for the future.

1:27 – Introductions and Continuing our John Carpenter Series

3:54 – John Carpenter in the 1990s (Memoirs of an Invisible Man, Body Bags, In the Mouth of Madness, Village of the Damned, Escape from LA, a word or two about Halloween H2O, and Vampires)

16:55 – The Initial Responses and Backlash Against The Thing

22:12 – The Effects, Performances, and Impact of The Thing

33:09 – Toxic Fandom and Entitlement

41:27 – Paranoia in Confined Spaces

46:07 – The Reflex to Abandon Graciousness and Embrace Accusation

54:33 – Final Thoughts and Sign-Offs

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John Carpenter's Halloween (1978)

Nathan and Reed conclude their series on the work of John Carpenter with a discussion of his groundbreaking film, HALLOWEEN, and what it means to fear the boogeyman.

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