Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) are joined by horror author T.J. Tranchell (he/him) to talk about Twilight. We talk about sparkly vampires, relationship red flags, and take a deep dive into the Mornon theological subtext of the film. Also, does this episode include our scariest real-life church horror story? Find out all of this and more in this episode of Horror Nerds at Church!
Content warnings: discussions about purity culture, domestic violence, stalking, and sexual assault mentions in relationship to the film
Books Referenced:
-T.J. Tranchell’s books Cry Down Dark, Tell No Man, Asleep in the Nightmare Room, and The Private Life of Nightmare can all be purchased from his website.
-Twilightand Midnight Sunby Stephanei Meyer
-Divergentby Veronica Roth
-Does the Dog Die? is a website that crowd sources common emotional spoilers and triggers
-Pace mentions this Vanity Fair interview with Catherine Hardwicke
-Katya and Jujubee of RuPaul’s Drag Race fame provide a commentary on the Twilight films here.
-The Nerds at Church Body of Christ episode can be found here or wherever you get your podcasts
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