# WHEN DARKNESS BECOMES THE TEACHER: Why Christians Shouldn’t Shy Away From Horror Stories

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Podcast: [Church of the Undead](https://stenobird.com/podcast/church-of-the-undead-4947254)
Published: 2025-09-28T05:00:09+00:00
Episode link: https://weirddarkness.com/cotu-horrorstories
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Duration seconds: 1291

## Resource

The shelves of your local Christian bookstore hold stories of prairie romances and missionary adventures, but certain sections remain conspicuously absent. There's a reason some believers avoid entire genres of literature, convinced that faith requires turning away from shadows. Yet scripture itself tells a different story about the role of fear and darkness in the journey toward light. SERMON TRANSCRIPT… https://weirddarkness.com/cotu-horrorstories Original source: https://lorehaven.com/speculativefaith/reasons-christians-dont-read-horror-and-why-they-should/ Hear previous #ChurchOfTheUndead messages at https://WeirdDarkness.com/Church Find out how to escape eternal darkness at https://weirddarkness.com/eternaldarkness Weird Darkness® and Church Of The Undead™ are trademarked. Copyright © 2025. NOTE: Some of this content may have been created with assistance from AI tools, but it has been reviewed, edited, narrated, produced, and approved by Darren Marlar, creator and host of Weird Darkness — who, despite popular conspiracy theories, is not an AI voice. #ChristianHorror #BiblicalHorror #ChristianityAndFear #HorrorInTheBible #FaithAndDarkness Find us online at WeirdDarkness.com/Church

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