Roman Catholicism in Fantastic Film

<p> The intersection of religious practice and theatricality has long been a subject of interest to scholars. This collection of twenty-two critical essays addresses the relationship between Roman Catholicism and films of the fantastic which includes the genres of fantasy horror science fiction and the supernatural. The collection covers a range of North American and European films from <I>Dracula</I> and other vampire movies to <I>Miracle at Fatima The Exorcist</I> Danny Boyle's <I>Millions The Others</I> Maurice Pialat's <I>Sous le Soleil de Satan</I> the movies of Terry Gilliam and George Romero's zombie series. Collectively these essays reveal the durability and thematic versality of what the authors term the Catholic fantastic.</p>