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Lorehaven helps Christian fans explore fantastical stories for Christ’s glory: fantasy, science fiction, and beyond. Articles, the library, reviews, podcasts, gifts, and the Lorehaven Guild community help fans discern and enjoy the best Christian-made fantastical stories, applying their meanings to the real world Jesus Christ calls us to serve. Subscribe free to get any updates you choose and to access the Lorehaven Guild.
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‘Alien Worlds’ Shares Fantastic Yet Bleak Sci-Fi
Netflix’s richly textured series provides the viewer with a great source of imagination, but its underlying theme leads to a dismal conclusion.
Parker J. Cole on December 2020

    How Do Recent Horror Films Explore the ‘Evil Child’ Trope?
    Parker J. Cole, Articles on Nov 4, 2020

    DC Fans’ #ReleaseTheSnyderCut Movement Won Because of Fan Dedication
    E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on May 26, 2020

    Top Ten Most Original Speculative Fiction Story Worlds, Part 1
    Travis Perry, Articles on Apr 9, 2020

    Worth the Risk?
    Mark Carver, Articles on Mar 4, 2020

    Fantastical Truth Travels Back to the Times We First Discovered Fantasy
    E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on Mar 3, 2020

    The Joker in Film: A Case Study in Evil
    Travis Perry, Articles on Feb 6, 2020

    How Does #ReleaseTheSnyderCut Reveal Fandom’s Grace and Idolatry?
    E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on Jan 14, 2020

    These Are the Top Ten Most-Read SpecFaith Articles in 2019
    E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on Jan 7, 2020

    Revealed: Here’s the Little Trap I Set to Expose Rotten Tomatoes
    E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on Nov 19, 2019

    Why We Want Warner Brothers to #ReleaseTheSnyderCut of ‘Justice League’
    E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on Nov 12, 2019

    The Sky is Falling
    Mark Carver, Articles on Sep 4, 2019

    So Do We All Just Hate ‘Star Wars’ Now? Is That How It Is?
    E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on Aug 27, 2019

    The Villains We Love Only Want Their ‘Freedom’
    Zackary Russell, Articles on Jul 5, 2019

    Belief in the Supernatural Builds Faith in ‘Breakthrough’
    Marian Jacobs, Articles on May 28, 2019

    Does the ‘Captain Marvel’ Film Promote Feminism?
    Marian Jacobs, Articles on May 3, 2019

    Building Legacies
    Mark Carver, Articles on Apr 17, 2019

    The Key to Power
    Shannon McDermott, Articles on Apr 10, 2019

    Mary Poppins, Second Verse
    Shannon McDermott, Articles on Mar 27, 2019

    Does This Avatar Make Me Look Fat?
    Mark Carver, Articles on Mar 6, 2019

    Four Reasons I Loved ‘How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World’
    E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on Feb 26, 2019

    Are All Fandoms Created Equal?
    Mark Carver, Articles on Feb 6, 2019

    Io: Pest Control
    Mark Carver, Articles on Jan 23, 2019

    Bird Box: Here’s Lookin’ at You, Kid
    Mark Carver, Articles on Jan 9, 2019

    EStephenBurnett.com: Week One of Weekday Blogging, Complete
    E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on Jan 8, 2019

    The Lesser of Two Evils?
    Mark Carver, Articles on Nov 28, 2018

    Secularists (and Some Conservatives) Must Learn to Dance with Fairy Tales
    E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on Oct 23, 2018

    Speculative Fiction Writer’s Guide to War, Part 6: Psychology of Warfare: The Act of Killing
    Travis Chapman, Articles on Oct 11, 2018

    Is Netflix ‘Not Safe, but Good’ for Narnia?
    E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on Oct 5, 2018

    Who Says We Can’t Play In the Genetic Sandbox?
    Mark Carver, Articles on Oct 3, 2018

    Who Is In Control?
    Mark Carver, Articles on Sep 5, 2018

    Where Have All the Monsters Gone?
    Mark Carver, Articles on Aug 22, 2018

    Why is Harry Potter More Christian than His Creator?
    G. Shane Morris, Articles on Aug 3, 2018

    Star Wars Fans, Don’t Act Like New Testament Legalists
    John Otte, Articles on Jun 22, 2018

    God’s Mistake?
    Mark Carver, Articles on May 30, 2018

    Is Black Panther too Pagan for Christian Fans?
    Parker J. Cole, Articles on May 18, 2018

    Why We Need Superheroes
    Jason Joyner, Articles on May 4, 2018

    The Metaphysics of Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War
    Travis Perry, Articles on May 3, 2018

    Have Comic Books Taken Over Speculative Fiction?
    Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles on Apr 30, 2018

    Four Biblical Critiques of Christian Movies
    E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on Apr 24, 2018

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