Alright, so you wanna know about them Christian horror movies, huh? Well, let me tell ya, it’s a whole mess of stuff. Some folks say it’s bad, some say it ain’t. I ain’t no preacher, mind you, just tellin’ it like I see it.
Now, these movies, they got all sorts of scary things in ‘em. Demons, devils, all that spooky stuff. Makes your hair stand on end, I tell ya. Some of ‘em, like that Exorcist one, they really get under your skin. Little girl possessed and whatnot. Scared the bejesus outta folks back in the day.
Then you got others, like that Omen, with that creepy kid. Always somethin’ fishy about them quiet kids, I say. And that Rosemary’s Baby, that one was just plain weird. Made ya think twice about who your neighbors were, that’s for sure.
- You got devils.
- You got spooky stuff.
- You got possessed folks.
But here’s the thing, see? Some folks say watchin’ this stuff is a sin. They say it glorifies evil and makes light of the devil. And maybe they got a point. I mean, you wouldn’t want your young’uns watchin’ this stuff, that’s for sure. Gives ‘em nightmares and fills their heads with all sorts of nonsense.
But then you got other folks, smarty-pants types, who say it’s just stories. They say it makes you think about good and evil, about faith and all that. They say it can even make your faith stronger, seein’ the devil and all his tricks. I don’t know about all that, but that’s what they say.
It’s complicated, I tell ya. Like tryin’ to figure out why the rooster crows at 3 in the mornin’. There ain’t no easy answer.
There are some new ones too, not just them old ones from when I was young. These new ones, they got even more…stuff in them. Gore, they call it. More blood and guts than a butcher shop on a Saturday morning. And they still got them demons and devils. Always with the demons and devils.
Now, I ain’t sayin’ one way or the other if it’s right or wrong to watch these movies. That’s between you and the good Lord upstairs. But I will say this: if you’re gonna watch ‘em, be careful. Don’t let it mess with your head. And for goodness sake, don’t go lettin’ your little ones watch it. They ain’t ready for that kind of stuff.
These movies, they talk about possession. They talk about the devil takin’ hold of a person. And that’s scary stuff. Makes you think about what’s really out there, what we can’t see. Some say it’s just stories, like I said. But then you hear stories from folks who swear it’s real. Makes you wonder, don’t it?
There’s even these smart fellas, doctors and such, who try to explain it all. They say it ain’t the devil, it’s just somethin’ wrong with the brain. But then how do you explain them folks who start speakin’ in tongues and knowin’ things they shouldn’t know? It’s a puzzle, I tell ya. A real head-scratcher.
And these movies, they always got somethin’ to do with faith. Either someone losin’ their faith, or findin’ it, or fightin’ against somethin’ evil with their faith. It’s like they’re sayin’ faith is the only thing that can stand up against the darkness. Maybe that’s true, maybe it ain’t. Like I said, I ain’t no preacher.
So, what’s the deal with Christian horror movies? Well, they’re scary, that’s for sure. And they make you think about things you might not normally think about. Good and evil, faith and doubt, all that stuff. And they remind ya that there’s things out there we don’t understand. Maybe it’s the devil, maybe it ain’t. But it’s somethin’.
And listen, don’t go thinkin’ just because you watch one of these movies you’re gonna get possessed or somethin’. That ain’t how it works. Just use your common sense, that’s all. If it makes you uncomfortable, don’t watch it. If it makes you question your faith, maybe talk to your preacher. And for Pete’s sake, don’t watch it alone in the dark! You’ll scare yourself silly.
But at the end of the day, it’s up to you. You gotta decide for yourself what you believe and what you’re comfortable watchin’. Just remember what your grandma always told ya: stay away from things that make your soul uneasy.
Tags: [Horror Movies, Christian, Faith, Demons, Evil, Possession, Fear, Catholic, Supernatural]
