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Start Your Engines: The End Is Nigh!
While most of the world is going gaga for the new Avengers movie, another cinematic juggernaut is bearing down on us.[1. Editor's note: SpecFaith welcomes new staff explorer Mark Carver, who will...
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Giving The Devil His Due
I began writing what would become my first published novel, The Age of Apollyon, the week of Halloween in 2011. In the months prior, I had become enchanted with Gothic architecture after reading The...
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We Are (Not) The Hollow Men
In the last year of the Civil War, Confederate leaders in Charleston, South Carolina turned the city's horse-racing track (the Race Course, they called it) into a prisoner-of-war camp. They herded...
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‘Daredevil’ Fights For True Heroism In Redemptive Darkness
Marvel’s Daredevil series on Netflix quickly gained a reputation of being dark, brooding, and not your usual Marvel Cinematic Universe story. You might expect this series review to explore the story’s...
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Horror Is Based In A Biblical Worldview, Part 1
Novelist Mike Duran joins us for a two-part conversation to share the stories and themes of his new nonfiction work about Christians-exploring-horror, Christian Horror. ESB: Mike, thanks for joining...
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Horror Is Based on A Biblical Worldview, Part 2
Novelist Mike Duran continues a two-part conversation to share the stories and themes of his new nonfiction work about Christians-exploring-horror, Christian Horror. (Read part 1.) ESB: Often I hear...
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Badfan V Superman 1: Dawn Of Rebuttal Justice
E. Stephen Burnett: As the release date of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice approaches, it would be great to co-write a conversation/article about what Man of Steel was trying to be and why folks...
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The Faces Of Evil
In reality, depraved humans hide or destroy their faces while trying to steal and destroy the faces of the innocent. But often we act like we don’t believe this. Either we cannot believe such a horror...
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Behold His Mighty Sword Of Wrath and Vengeance!
I don't have a strong stomach for horror. One of my least proud cinematic moments was when I took a girl to the movies to see The Grudge. Let's just say I didn't make a very macho impression. I...
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Christians and The Can-Do Apocalypse
Some guys at my church recommended that I read One Second After by William Forstchen. They don’t seem to be the reading type so I was curious to see what kind of book would have hooks strong enough to...
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‘Human Beings are a Disease’
(I'm continuing my theme of movie quote article titles) One of the most riveting scenes in The Matrix, aside from the gravity-defying bullet ballet that is still cooler than pretty much anything...
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SpecFaith Movie Missions: Return of the Jedi
[caption id="attachment_23094" align="alignnone" width="700"] This is one of the all-time best moments of the original Star Wars trilogy.[/caption] Explore SpecFaith Movie Missions for Star Wars and...
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Who Ya Gonna Call?
Last week, I picked up The Last Witch Hunter at a Redbox kiosk (I was looking for Bridge of Spies but that particular kiosk didn't have it yet, and I didn't want to go home empty-handed). If you...
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Check Your Scalp for Mysterious Numbers
I've recently begun watching a new show called Damien on A&E. As you can probably guess, it is based on The Omen series of movies that began in the 70s (forget about the toothless recent remake)....
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Badfan v Superman: Top Ten Movie Myths, part 1
E. Stephen Burnett: Greetings, superfans or would-be superfans. Kerry Nietz, meet Austin Gunderson. Austin, meet Kerry. I’ve spoken with you both separately about a conversation regarding Batman v...
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Badfan v Superman: Top Ten Movie Myths, part 2
In part 1 E. Stephen Burnett, Austin Gunderson, and Kerry Nietz explored the first five myths about Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Now for the conclusion. Caution: Heavy spoilers ensue. 6. Lois...
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Do You Even Goth, Bro?
The word “Gothic” for many bibliophiles conjures up the likes of Edgar Allan Poe, Jane Austen, and Bram Stoker. Open books by these authors and you’ll find decadent, mist-shrouded mansions, gloomy...
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Finding Hope In a Hopeless World
One theme runs through almost every epic tale. The fragile hope that the hero will conquer in the face of what seem to be insurmountable odds. Hope. A small yet profound word. It's an idea that recurs...
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A Deal with the Devil
I’m not much of a comic book fan (I know…blasphemy) and I’ve had my fill with cinematic comic book adaptations *dodges rotten vegetables being hurled through the air.* There is one movie, and...
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