SCOUT· 63%32m·2026-10-31·News PoliticsShould Christians Watch Horror Films?
For Halloween, John Bickley and Georgia Howe take a break from the news to debate the merits of horror movies. Should Christians avoid the genre, or can scary movies explore meaningful themes of good and evil, human nature, and faith? The two discuss why audiences are drawn to horror, whether the genre can offer…
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“For me, the distinction lies between whether there is anything good, beautiful, redemptive, and moral in the “scary movie” or not. Most horror movies give me major spiritual “ick” because they are clearly just gore “corn”, designed simply t…”
““Should” vs “can”. I think some Christians are too weak to handle stuff like that. That’s not an insult btw, I’m somewhat referring to where talks about eating meat or not eating meat. Some can, others can’t, but if eating meat causes a wea…”
“Thanks. I love this conversation. I understood from a very young age the difference between real occult and make believe. I love Harry Potter and Buffy (TV not movie) but have been made to feel it's wrong. But now I feel like my discernment…”
“I'm sorry Georgia but that movie idea you have to me kind of sounds like The Walking Dead. But hey everybody loved the Walking Dead. So let her rip Tater chip get that movie made”
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