It can be read as the literary equivalent of the Christian scare films of Ron Ormond and others, what with its consistently sleazy and exploitive set-pieces matched by equally consistent Christian sermonizing to remind us that we shouldn’t be enjoying the lovingly described mayhem.
Here we have the Christian version of WESTWORLD.
This novel, written by a veteran science fiction anthologist, is a wallow in lunatic fringe Christianity that far outdoes more recent Christian lit (like the LEFT BEHIND series) in fire-and-brimstone sermonizing.
Evangelical cinema and horror movies: the comparison might seem perverse, but I say it’s valid. Consider…
One of the most ambitious evangelical films of the 00’s, although that doesn’t mean it’s any good. MEGIDDO is in fact a royal crap fest, and inexcusably shitty even by traditional evangelical movie standards.
Here’s a film so mind-numbing it’s a veritable legend among bad movie buffs. The world’s first (and so far only) Christian anti-drug/gore/monster movie, BLOOD FREAK would embarrass Ed Wood
Evangelical silliness from the nineties that’s probably the best Christian end-of-the-world movie on the market
An old school Christian scare flick, not exactly “good” but still better than most
A “Devilish Diary” by the British actor Michael York about his experience playing the Devil in the Christian feature MEGIDDO: THE OMEGA CODE 2
It’s fascinating how much attention Christians devote to the death of Jesus Christ, of which this book stands as a telling example