Archive for December 2004

On Christmas

Posted on December 11, 2004, , by mountzionryan, under books, orthodox.

First of all, more is forthcoming on the whole Horror topic. I’m rereading Danse Macabre and will post some thoughts and quotes soon. Now about Christmas… The other night I read The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson to my eight year old daughter, Sophie. I was familiar with the story having seen the [...]

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Horror and Orthodoxy?

Posted on December 9, 2004, , by mountzionryan, under books, orthodox.

I am a writer. At least that’s what I tell myself. I write fiction that would be shelved near Stephen King in the bookstore. This fact, that I enjoy and attempt to create horror fiction, sometimes seems at greats odds with my Faith as an Orthodox Christian. How do I reconcile my love of Peter [...]

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