In this Christmas Special, we’re taking a closer look at the 2015 Christmas horror/comedy, Krampus.

Pastor Mike and Pastor Sam discuss how Christmas traditions, like the story of Krampus, perpetuate a cycle of guilt and anxiety over our behavior – and how the message of Christ’s cross is entirely different, and infinitely better.

We hope you walk away from this conversation with a lot to be comforted by and rejoice in this Christmas.

Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

In this episode, Pastor Mike and Pastor Sam discuss the 2020 horror/drama The Rental.

This movie uncovers deeply rooted paranoias that we all have. Listen for our discussion on our paranoia we have at the thought of standing before God - but how, in Christ, our paranoias are put to rest and nothing can separate us from God's love.

Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

In this episode, we're taking a look at the 1991 classic, Silence of the Lambs.

We discuss how chilling a horror movie can be when it treats real problems and is inspired by true events - and how to find hope in a world of temptation to manipulate, objectify, and use people.

Opening song credits: Black Lotus, by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

In this episode, we talk about Midsommar, the 2019 folk horror film written and directed by Ari Aster.

We discuss our human need to find community and find relational connectedness within a group. We also discuss how our quest to meet that need for belonging can open us up to abuse and manipulation.

However, when a community focuses on the truth of the gospel, that community is then empowered to put down manipulation and minister to one another in truth and love.

Opening song credits: Annihilation, by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

In this episode, Pastor Mike and Pastor Sam take a closer look at Jennifer Kent's The Babadook, a story rich with metaphors that illustrate the embodying nightmare of our unresolved grief – and how the more we deny it, the stronger it gets.

Are we really unable to get rid of this monster that grows right under our skin? Or does the message of God’s love for us speak unassailable comfort directly to our grief?

Let’s jump in to find out.

Intro/Outro Music: The Guardian by Karl Kasey @ White Bat Audio

This episode is Part 2 of a two-part discussion about Stanley Kubrick's horror classic, The Shining.

The Shining illustrates a world in need of redemption from the cyclical nature of violence - and atonement from the wrongs of the past. Guilt hangs heavy within the Overlook Hotel - bearing witness to our world's cries for cosmic justice. Thankfully, Jesus is the answer to all of those things.

NOTE: In this episode, we pick up right where we left off (so be sure to give Part 1 a listen!)

Intro/Outro Music: Torment by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

This episode is Part 1 of a two-part discussion of Stanley Kubrick’s classic, The Shining.

We’ll talk about redemption from the cyclical nature of violence, our need for atonement from the wrongs of the past, the problem of guilt, our world’s cries for cosmic justice, and how Jesus is the answer to all of those things.

Intro/Outro Music: Tapping the Vein by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

In today’s episode, Sam and Mike are looking at the 2019 sci-fi horror movie, Vivarium.

Expect to hear about vocation, family life, and parenting, and how Jesus saves us from the slow death of a monotonous and meaningless life.

Opening song credits: Lost in the Matrix, by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio