This lighthearted and accessible book is part travelogue, personal memoir, and psychology investigation. The authorself proclaimed sinister ministeropens the book by reflecting on how he went from a horrorobsessed atheist to a godfearing christian and then reconciled his love of the macabre with his new faith. The frighteners by peter laws for fans of stiff by mary roach and ghostland by colin dickey. It is the story of a ministers investigation into our fascination. The frighteners is a bizarrely compelling, laughoutloud exploration of societys fascination with the dark, spooky, and downright repellent, written by a man who went from horrorobsessed church hater to a godfearing christian, who then reconciled his love of the macabre with his new faith. The frighteners tells the story of frank bannister fox, an architect who practices necromancy, developing psychic abilities allowing him to see.
Mar 15, 2018 the frighteners follows the quest of peter laws, a baptist minister with a penchant for the macabre, to understand why so many people love things that are spooky, morbid and downright repellent. October 2018 halloween book tour info the frighteners. The frighteners is a 1996 comedy horror film directed by peter jackson and cowritten with fran walsh. Peter laws, a baptist minister with a penchant for the macabre, set out on a quest to find out. View peter laws profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Learn how peter, author of the frighteners, searched for vampires in transylvania, hunted werewolves in hull and was chased by a chainsawwielding maniac all in the cause of discovering why we are so fascinated by monsters, ghosts and gore.
A journey through our cultural fascination with the macabre, reverend peter laws simultaneously serves as scholarly tour guide and terrordriven participant through terrains inhabited by vampires, biblical characters, horror movies, zombies, video games, murderabilia, historical ruins, and fairy. Nov 15, 2019 the frighteners follows the quest of peter laws, a baptist minister with a penchant for the macabre, to understand why so many people love things that are spooky, morbid and downright repellent. He writes a monthly horror movie column for the paranormal magazine the fortean times and hosts the popular podcastyoutube show the flicks that church forgot, exploring the deeper and sometimes spiritual themes of morbid. The frighteners by peter laws ryedale book festival. Reverend peter laws is the author of three creepy crime fiction novels, purged, unleashed, and severed, and is also an ordained church minister. He meets vampires, hunts werewolves in hull, talks to a man who has slept on a mortuary slab to help him deal with a diagnosis, and is chased by a. And is there a value to the morbid, horrific and dark milieu beyond the financial. The frighteners book by peter laws official publisher page. Peter lawss the frighteners arrived the other day and it is a very satisfying read informative, disturbing and funny. An exploration of our fascination with the macabre. Peter laws the frighteners follows the quest of peter laws, a baptist minister with a penchant for the macabre, to understand why so many people love things that are spooky, morbid and downright repellent.
A journey through our cultural fascination with the macabre, reverend peter laws simultaneously serves as scholarly tour guide and terrordriven participant through terrains inhabited by vampires, biblical characters, horror movies, zombies, video games. He meets vampires, hunts werewolves in hull, talks to a man who has slept on a mortuary slab. Sep 25, 2018 this lighthearted and accessible book is part travelogue, personal memoir, and psychology investigation. Author, journalist, speaker, youtube horror host, church minister, film critic, writing consultant, composer and weirdo. The frighteners follows the quest of peter laws, a baptist minister with a penchant for the macabre, to understand why so many people love things that are spooky 5 out of 5 stars why we are who we are. Its very well written, well laid out and a hoot to read. The bedfordshireresiding laws is a crime novelist, a massive fan of horror in all its forms movies, novels, all the dark and frightening stuff in real life and, somehow, an ordained baptist minister, and hes made quite a name for himself in the uk due to his gift for witty prose, his unbridled enthusiasm and, it must be said, the strange fact. It was an interesting book, ill give him that, but the weird type of writing, going back and forth from casual to professional, as well as the unnecessary chapters about subjects that didnt matter. A journey through our cultural fascination with the macabre, by reverend peter laws. Peter laws reverend peter laws is an ordained baptist minister with a diploma in theology and a degree in sociology and applied social science from lancaster university. He meets vampires, hunts werewolves in hull, talks to a man who has slept on a. Mar 22, 2018 the frighteners follows the quest of peter laws, a baptist minister with a penchant for the macabre, to understand why so many people love things that are spooky, morbid and downright repellent. He meets vampires, hunts werewolves in hull, talks to a man who has slept on a mortuary slab to help him deal with a diagnosis, and is chased by a chainsawwielding maniac through. Anyways, moving on from my ramblings, the book, the frighteners, its a fun read.
Reverend peter laws, a baptist minister, has been fascinated with the gruesome and macabre since he was young. When i read the description and saw peter laws was a former atheist, now ordained baptist minister in the uk who claimed horror led him to his faith, i knew this was a musthave. He writes a monthly horror movie column for the paranormal magazine the fortean times and hosts the popular podcastyoutube show the flicks that church forgot, exploring the deeper and sometimes spiritual themes of morbid culture. This book written by the ordained baptist minister peter laws delves into why people love the horror genre. Aug 11, 2019 check out our audible deal, where you can select peter laws book the frighteners or any of the amazing titles from the audible collection. Peter laws the frighteners is a bizarrely compelling, laughoutloud exploration of societys fascination with the dark, spooky, and downright repellent, written by a man who went from horrorobsessed church. I hadnt heard of peter lawss new book before the publicist reached out to me.
The frighteners follows the freaky and funny quest of peter laws, a baptist minister with a penchant for the macabre, to understand why so many people love things that are spooky, morbid and downright repellent. What if it turned out that horror can even be therapy. Fox, trini alvarado, peter dobson, john astin, dee wallace stone, jeffrey combs, r. I saw it on amazon and immediately asked my wife to buy for my birthday. The frighteners by peter laws for fans of stiff by mary roach and ghostland by colin dickey, this illuminating journey written by an ordained minister seeks to. Reverend peter laws is an ordained baptist minister with a diploma in theology and a degree in sociology and applied social science from lancaster university. What is it like to be an ordained minister who loves the macabre. The frighteners is a bizarrely compelling, laughoutloud exploration of societys fascination with the dark, spooky, and downright repellent, written by a man who went from horrorobsessed church hater to a godfearing christian, who then reconciled his love of. However, when a demonic spirit appears, he may be the only one who can stop it from killing the living and the dead. The frighteners follows the quest of peter laws, a baptist minister with a penchant for the macabre, to understand why so many people love things that are spooky, morbid and downright repellent. The homiletics and hermeneutics of horror was shortlisted for a biaptthe british and irish association for practical theology award. Check out our audible deal, where you can select peter laws book the frighteners or any of the amazing titles from the audible collection. Jul 23, 2018 peter laws wrote a very solid and interesting novel. With a penchant for the macabre peters bestselling book the frighteners examines the history of our fascination with all things spooky, morbid and downright repellent.
He meets vampires, hunts werewolves in hull, talks to a man who has slept on a mortuary slab to help him deal with a diagnosis, and is chased by a chainsawwielding maniac through a farmhouse full of. The frighteners tells the story of frank bannister fox, an architect who practices necromancy, developing psychic abilities allowing him to see, hear, and. Peter laws wrote a very solid and interesting novel. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
For anyone looking to explore the lure of the morbid for themselves through pop culture and entertainment, i highly recommend this books journey. He meets vampires, hunts werewolves in hull, talks to a man who has slept on a mortuary slab to help him deal with a diagnosis, and is chased by a chainsawwielding. That was the entire point of my nonfiction book, where i travelled in transylvania, rome and. This was a fun and interesting read, delving into the mind of a horror enthusiast, the sinister minister himself, peter laws. Peter laws writes for the fortean times and hosts a rondo award classic horror awardwinning youtube channel and podcast called flicks the church forgot that has more than 2,000 subscribers. After a tragic car accident that kills his wife, a man discovers he can communicate with the dead to con people. The frighteners a journey through our cultural fascination with the macabre. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover peters. He meets vampires, hunts werewolves in hull, talks to a man who has slept on a mortuary slab to help.
He talks of all things that horrify us, serial killers, zombies, werewolves, vampires, ghosts and more. Oct 09, 2018 ill be skipping about the uk during october 2018. He meets vampires, hunts werewolves in hull, talks to a man who has slept on a mortuary slab to help him deal with a diagnosis, and is chased by a chainsawwielding maniac. The bedfordshireresiding laws is a crime novelist, a massive fan of horror in all its forms movies, novels, all the dark and frightening stuff in real life and, somehow, an ordained baptist minister, and hes made quite a name for himself in the uk due to his gift for witty prose, his unbridled enthusiasm and, it must be said. The frighteners peter laws 9781510726765 netgalley. The frighteners follows the quest of peter laws, a baptist minister. The frighteners a journey through our cultural fascination with the macabre book. A journey through our cultural fascination with the macabre hardcover september 25, 2018 by peter laws author visit amazons peter laws page. The authorself proclaimed sinister ministeropens the book by reflecting on how he went from a horrorobsessed atheist to a godfearing christian and then reconciled his love of.
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The frighteners, why we love monsters, ghosts, death. Throughout the book, peter goes werewolf hunting, gets chased by zombies, and throws in a bit of ghost hunting and horror movie watching for good measure. The frighteners book by peter laws official publisher. Its very much a memoir of peter laws life with the horror genre, mixed with a lot of researched facts relating to the macabre and the morbid.
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