We’re going to be posting a lot about the great projects the folks at House of Leaves Publishing are working on, including their first book, a collection of essays called Scared Sacred: Idolatry, Religion and Worship in the Horror Film. We’re committed to indie horror in all its forms, including writing and publishing, and we urge you to pre-order Scared Sacred House of Leaves Publishing’s websitefrom .
This week, House of Leaves shared a preview from Alexandra West’s chapter from Scared Sacred: “Onward Christian Soldiers: Eyes of the Believers in The Conjuring (2013) and The Conjuring 2 (2016).” You’ll find below an exclusive typeset sample of this preview, including John Sowder’s beautiful woodcut illustration. (Just click on the images to enlarge them.)
Alexandra West on The Conjuring
The four themed posters from John Sowder, each a mash-up of two films from each section of the book, are in the final design stages. The feature image for this post is the updated poster from the “Christianity” section. The House of Leaves folks promise that the rest of the images, including an exclusive look at the fourth and final poster, will be shared soon in an interview with Sowder on his background and process.
On the back of this, House of Leaves is very excited to announce that Scared Sacred is the first book in a small series looking at religion in horror cinema. The next installment is: From the Secular to the Sect: Cults in the Horror Film.
Check out an exclusive full chapter from Scared Sacred–Samm Deighan on The Ninth Configuration and Exorcist III—here.
