Blending Faith and Fear

Unlike the rest of the year, fall—and Halloween—and the feelings that come with make me want to watch a scary movie. Outside of this small window of time, there's not much that draws me to them. But I can always count on two things come September: Monday Night Football and an itching for a quality scary movie. Now, I'm really picky about what kind of scary movie I will watch. I unfortunately agreed to watch the newest remake of Texas Chainsaw Massacre last fall with some friends. We made it about 45 minutes in and turned it off. Stupid. Disgusting. Pointless. I'm still lamenting the 45 minutes lost. But give me something intelligent and thoughtful and I'll put up with a lot of creepiness. The best example of this in the past few years was the indie flick, 28 Days Later. I highly recommend checking it out. It features the brilliant Brit Cillian Murphy, who you can see of late in Batman Begins (the Scarecrow) and opposite Rachel McAdams in Red Eye. Anyways, I say all this to preface why I want to see The Exorcism of Emily Rose. Back in the light and safety of summer, I immediately dismissed it as way too real—and therefore WAY too scary. However, as summer releases its grip, life itself gets a little darker, and my cravings for the creepy kick in, I've decided this is THE scary movie to see this season. After reading the following article on Beliefnet, I'm even more convinced it's exactly what the doctor ordered.

Blending Faith and Fear, by Marshall Allen