Beast and Bible

Dr. Pierce talks with Dr. Michael Campbell and Greg Howell about the 19th and 20th century American spiritualist movements and how this brought up an important question for Seventh-day Adventists: what happens when you die?

This is Part 2.

Dr. Pierce talks with Dr. Michael Campbell and Greg Howell about the 19th and 20th century American spiritualist movements and how this brought up an important question for Seventh-day Adventists: what happens when you die? This is Part 1.

Show Notes

Resource | Ellen White's Writings (Books, Articles, Letters and more)

Book | Supernatural Entertainments: Victorian Spiritualism and the Rise of Modern Media Culture by Simone Natale

Dr. Pierce speaks with two scholars about an early slasher story...and it's in the Bible. Dr. Rahel Wells and Dr. Brandon Grafius share their takes on the tragic story of the woman in Judges 19.

This is Part 2.

Dr. Pierce speaks with two scholars about an early slasher story...and it's in the Bible. Dr. Rahel Wells and Dr. Brandon Grafius share their takes on the tragic story of the woman in Judges 19.

This is Part 1. 

What do Jesuits and wereloves have to do with each other? Dr. Pierce sits down with Dr. Emily Zarka from PBS' Monstrum to find out...

In Part 2 of Interview with a Scholar, Dr. Seth Pierce and Dr. Jeffrey Cohen talk about how religion intersects with Monster Theory. 

Show Notes:

Find Dr. Cohen on Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/jeffreyjcohen

Or on his website: https://www.jeffreyjeromecohen.com/

In this episode, Dr. Pierce interviews the preeminent scholar on Monster Theory, Dr. Jeffrey Cohen. 

This is Part 1.

In this episode, Dr. Pierce walks us through the basics of monster theory and how to "read" monsters in sacred and popular texts.

View a transcript of this episode here: https://share.descript.com/view/SlvlgD6T9aW 

Works Mentioned

The Hobbit (TV Movie 1977)

The Hobbit narrated by Nicol Wilianson (1974 Vinyl)

“The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins” by Leonard Nimoy

Monster Theory: Reading Culture by Jeffrey Cohen

Brahm Stroker’s Dracula (1992), directed by Francis Ford Coppola

Dracula (2020)

Prey (2022)

Predator (1987) 

Jaws (1975)

Jaws 2 (1978) 

Jaws 3-D (1983)

Hereford Mappa Mundi

Jurassic Park (1993)

Alien (1979)

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley 

What does holiness have to do with horror? Dr. Pierce explains the surprising connection in this episode.

Works Mentioned

Casper (1995)

Tasmanian Devil (Looney Toones) 

Scooby-Doo, Where are You? (1969)

Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022)

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983) 

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

Dr. Pierce shares his philosophy of monster hunting that prevents us from becoming monsters ourselves.

Works Mentioned

Pokemon Go (Video Game, 2016)

Why ‘Pokemon Go’ Is Taking Over the World | NBC Nightly News Report

Pokemon Go | What You Need to Know  - ABC News Report 

Frankenstein (1931)

Weekend Update: Debbie Hole and Stacey Bussy on Disney's Hocus Pocus 2 - SNL

Satanic Panic 

Michelle Remembers (Book) 

Black Panther (2018) 

The Victorian Ghost Story and Theology: From Le Fanu to James by Zoe Lehmann Imfeld

Worst Missed Field Goals of All Time | NFL

Midsomer Murders (1997)

Poltergeist (1982)

Elden Ring (Video Game, 2022)

Transformers (2007)

John Williams(Composer)

Hanz Zimmer (Composer)

Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)