Hi TL,

First off, I'm flattered you quoted my review for House.

Second, I've thought a lot about the whole Christian Horror thing in the few months since I wrote that review. I'm not a particularly religious fellow (I like to think I'm more spiritual than religious, I guess--but I'm not sure that even makes sense), but I don't have an aversion to Christian horror. I love horror in all its forms. I really thought House might be the film to finally jump out as a crossover between the secular horror universe and the Christian one, but it has a lot of the problems that it never manages to overcome.

I'm glad you posted this piece, though, because I've been very curious as to how the "other side" sees these things. I've actually heard complaints that House wasn't christian enough, which leads me to wonder if there's ever going to be a film that gets it right. I think that's sad--because so much of the genre revolves around spiritual issues and good versus evil (and it's hard to get much more "good vs. evil" than God taking on Satan...) that it seems like biblical horror should be much more successful than it is.

I guess even funnier is that the secular community does a terrible job of trying to create biblical horror stories too--I mean, look at something like The Reaping. That was a botched film from the word go.

I don't have a clue where this is going anymore, but I just wanted to share some extra thoughts because it's something I've been mulling over since seeing House. I'm glad to see someone else is thinking about it too.

I hope to get a chance to check out one of your books too.

Best,
Mike B.
The Horror Geek