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Back to Search241. What Are the Best and Worst Fantastical Christmas Stories?
‘Tis the season for Christmas stories and stories fans claim are Christmas stories. Which ones have aged for every season? And which ones could be sa…
1 year, 7 months ago
240. How Could We Adapt C. S. Lewis’s Ransom Trilogy for the Screen?
Nov. 29 was C. S. Lewis’s birthday. The famous author and scholar was born 126 years ago in 1898. And while fans eagerly await whatever director Gret…
1 year, 7 months ago
239. Do You Prefer ‘Literary’ or ‘Genre’ Fantastical Fiction?
We love stories with fine writing.[1. Photo by Jonathan Francisca on Unsplash.] As the Scripture says, “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in…
1 year, 7 months ago
238. Do Christians Need Dystopian Fiction?
Boom. Doom. Gloom. Criminals pillage. Cities burn. Mobs rampage. Tyrants rule with iron fists. We live in a society! People here often feel we’re ove…
1 year, 8 months ago
237. How Has ‘The Chosen’ Become The World’s Top Christian-Made Fandom? | with Ryan Swanson
Hi! Wow. Middle of autumn. I know what you’re thinking about. Christmas! This weekend the new comedy The Best Christmas Pageant Ever! releases in the…
1 year, 8 months ago
236. How Can Scary Stories Expose Human Sin? | Christian Horror with Mike Duran
What’s the red-headed stepchild of Christian-made fiction? If you said science fiction, you’re partly right. But here’s a happy prediction: this othe…
1 year, 8 months ago
235. What Are the Scariest Stories About Aliens Among Us?
Most fantasy fans don’t truly believe that dragons lurk in caves or the Fae are dancing in the woods by moonlight. But if you’re a sci-fi or horror f…
1 year, 8 months ago
234. Who Are the Future Voices of Christian Fantastical Storytelling? | with Brett Harris and Kara Swanson
We just upgraded Lorehaven.com, especially the Library with its many genres and subgenres.[1. Photo by Camille Orgel on Unsplash.] Nearly 1,400 title…
1 year, 8 months ago
233. Should Christian Fans Really ‘Avoid the Appearance of Evil’?
“Judge not” gets twisted to shut down God’s Law.[1. Photo by Peyman Shojaei on Unsplash.] The phrase “money is the root of all evil” gets twisted to …
1 year, 9 months ago
232. What If You Fought a Forest that Cursed Your Family? | The Burning Tree with Helen Dent
Many fantasy worlds have people groups that don’t like each other. And many people in fairy-tale lands warn you never to go in the forest. But in Ell…
1 year, 9 months ago