Halloween – The Sci-Fi Christian

The murdering lasts a full year in The Long Halloween. In this classic Batman story, spanning 13 issues, a villain known as the Holiday Killer executes someone once a month, and always on a holiday….

SFC 2014 Trick-Or-Treat: True Detective

October 30, 2014
Tagged as: true detective

Note: The following contains some character arc and minor plot spoilers for the first season of True Detective. In the penultimate episode of True Detective’s first season, our two not-always-heroic heroes Marty (Woody Harrelson)…

Halloween

SFC 2014 Trick-or-Treat: Danse Macabre

October 28, 2014
Tagged as: Danse Macabre, music

No matter what the calendar may say, it isn’t Halloween for me until I’ve listened to Danse Macabre by Camille Saint-Saëns. This orchestral tone poem, composed in 1874, evokes the holiday’s magical and mysterious nature…

SFC 2014 Trick-or-Treat: The True Horror of The Walking Dead

October 27, 2014
Tagged as: Halloween, the Walking Dead, Trick-or-Treat

(Why I’m recommending The Walking Dead…but not for the reason you think) With Halloween quickly approaching and the uncanny popularity of The Walking Dead (both the television show and its comic book predecessor), it’s safe…

SFC 2014 Trick-or-Treat: Teen Wolf

October 26, 2014
Tagged as: Halloween, michael j. fox, teen wolf, Trick-or-Treat

Okay, you guys. I don’t know if this is the right audience, but I’m doing this on your behalf. Beyond the apples, pies and candy, I’m recommending something for you that will make this harvesty…

Halloween

The SFC 2014 Trick-or-Treat Starts Tomorrow!

October 25, 2014
Tagged as: Trick-or-Treat

Anyone could see that the wind was a special wind this night, and the darkness took on a special feel because it was All Hallows’ Eve. —Ray Bradbury, The Halloween Tree Bradbury was right: There…

Halloween

The SFC 2013 BONUS All Saints Day Treat with Adam: #6-10 Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Episodes Based on Sci-Fi or Fantasy

November 1, 2013

Surprise! You get a bonus! As Catholics, Ben and I treat Nov. 1 with some special significance. It’s one of the “Holy Days of Obligation,” and ranks up there with Christmas and Easter for days…

Halloween

The SFC 2013 Trick-or-Treat with Adam: Top Five Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Episodes Based on Sci-Fi or Fantasy

October 31, 2013

I’m judging from an admittedly small representative sample here (Matt and Ben), but I do get the sense that I’m one of the few diehard fans of “The Simpsons” among the SFC contributors. I highly…

New Audio Dramas Celebrate “The War of the Worlds” at 75

October 30, 2013
Tagged as: Audio Dramas, The War of the Worlds

Seventy-five years ago tonight, Orson Welles unleashed what would become one of the most famous and influential productions of mass media science fiction on an unsuspecting public. The Mercury Theatre on the Air’s presentation of…

The SFC 2013 Trick-or-Treat with Ben: Three Horror Novels You Should Read (And Two to Avoid)

October 30, 2013

Horror fiction tends to be a bit of a controversial topic among Christians, but, as we’ve covered before on the show, it really doesn’t need to be. Like other genres, horror’s tropes aren’t intrinsically good…

SFC 2014 Trick-or-Treat: Batman: The Long Halloween