Taboo: Breaking the Rules in Christian Fiction
Title: Taboo: Breaking the Rules in Christian
Literature and Film?
Created and written by: David
Boyer
Intended Audience Demographic: 18 to 49
Intended Broadcast Format: Web / mini- series
Intended networks: TBN {Trinity Broadcasting
Network}, IN {Inspirational Network}, local TV
stations
Episode Length: 30 minutes {22 to 25 minutes
excluding sponsor breaks}
Number of Episodes:
8
Genre:
Christian/literature/film
Synopsis:
In depth interviews with Christian writers, filmmakers, and Pastors will highlight this series, which will focus on the subject of the “edgy Christian” genre, one that has been of great interest to the Christian community for some time, and they still have yet to figure out just what the term “edgy” actually means. As in all genres of literature and film, there will always be writers and screenwriters who push the envelope, cross over dangerous boundaries, and walk that thin line between what is considered “suitable” for viewing by the public eye and what is considered “un-sanitized” in mainstream literature and film. So many questions arise on the subject of Christian literature and film, and so few real answers to the questions. As in all genres – whether it be horror, crime, western, romance, or historical – the subject of what goes way beyond the call of duty as a writer is more often than not avoided by the writer in question, and instead the writer will put up awall between themselves and the Christian community, opting to detour the conversation into a “safer” area where they don’t have to answer a question they really don’t seem to have a plausible answer for: What is edgy Christian fiction and film?
In my previous book of the same title, listed below are some of the answers given by “edgy” writers about their books when I questioned them about
their subject matter:
“Edgy Christian fiction is a Christian story with the mask removed and the true humanity of the characters shown in the
novel.”
“I was born again at age 36, and God began to heal my thoughts. I had always written horror before my conversion, but never published. Now, with God at the helm of my word processor, I began to write Him into my tales of horror.”
“Ironically,the Bible was one of the original inspirations for me. I’ve always been drawnto dark and horrific
story telling.”
“No one is ever fully ready to take the road less traveled. There would be no risk if we were. Paul says anything done without faith (risk) is sin. Time to start risking.”
“The edgy genre; I don’t know that it will increase sales, but when we consider how many pastors are reluctant to preach against sin it causes us to see that there is a gap that someone must fill. The Christian author may be the right person to fill it until pastors start doing their jobs
again.”
As you can see by some of these answers to what the genre really is or stands for, the answers were pretty much a mixed bag. So many questions arise on the subject of Christian literature, and so few real answers to the questions. As in all genres – whether it be horror, crime, western, romance, or historical – the subject of what goes way beyond the call of duty as a writer is more often than not avoided by the writer in question,
and instead the writer will put up a wall between me and them, opting to detour the conversation into a “safer” area where they don’t have to answer a question they really don’t seem to have a plausible answer for: What is edgy Christian
fiction?
Literature and Film?
Created and written by: David
Boyer
Intended Audience Demographic: 18 to 49
Intended Broadcast Format: Web / mini- series
Intended networks: TBN {Trinity Broadcasting
Network}, IN {Inspirational Network}, local TV
stations
Episode Length: 30 minutes {22 to 25 minutes
excluding sponsor breaks}
Number of Episodes:
8
Genre:
Christian/literature/film
Synopsis:
In depth interviews with Christian writers, filmmakers, and Pastors will highlight this series, which will focus on the subject of the “edgy Christian” genre, one that has been of great interest to the Christian community for some time, and they still have yet to figure out just what the term “edgy” actually means. As in all genres of literature and film, there will always be writers and screenwriters who push the envelope, cross over dangerous boundaries, and walk that thin line between what is considered “suitable” for viewing by the public eye and what is considered “un-sanitized” in mainstream literature and film. So many questions arise on the subject of Christian literature and film, and so few real answers to the questions. As in all genres – whether it be horror, crime, western, romance, or historical – the subject of what goes way beyond the call of duty as a writer is more often than not avoided by the writer in question, and instead the writer will put up awall between themselves and the Christian community, opting to detour the conversation into a “safer” area where they don’t have to answer a question they really don’t seem to have a plausible answer for: What is edgy Christian fiction and film?
In my previous book of the same title, listed below are some of the answers given by “edgy” writers about their books when I questioned them about
their subject matter:
“Edgy Christian fiction is a Christian story with the mask removed and the true humanity of the characters shown in the
novel.”
“I was born again at age 36, and God began to heal my thoughts. I had always written horror before my conversion, but never published. Now, with God at the helm of my word processor, I began to write Him into my tales of horror.”
“Ironically,the Bible was one of the original inspirations for me. I’ve always been drawnto dark and horrific
story telling.”
“No one is ever fully ready to take the road less traveled. There would be no risk if we were. Paul says anything done without faith (risk) is sin. Time to start risking.”
“The edgy genre; I don’t know that it will increase sales, but when we consider how many pastors are reluctant to preach against sin it causes us to see that there is a gap that someone must fill. The Christian author may be the right person to fill it until pastors start doing their jobs
again.”
As you can see by some of these answers to what the genre really is or stands for, the answers were pretty much a mixed bag. So many questions arise on the subject of Christian literature, and so few real answers to the questions. As in all genres – whether it be horror, crime, western, romance, or historical – the subject of what goes way beyond the call of duty as a writer is more often than not avoided by the writer in question,
and instead the writer will put up a wall between me and them, opting to detour the conversation into a “safer” area where they don’t have to answer a question they really don’t seem to have a plausible answer for: What is edgy Christian
fiction?
Mystery, Indiana
Title: Mystery, Indiana
Tagline/pitch statement: “Some secrets are better left untold.”
Genre: {Christian} mystery, paranormal
Running time: 85 minutes
Budget: Low to minimum
Synopsis:
Young Brian Davis meets the girl of his dreams at the local beach, only to have her seemingly vanish from the face of the earth. Determined to find out what happened to her, he begins his own, private investigation into her disappearance, only to find himself thrust headlong into a real-life mystery, one that will inadvertently introduce him to quite a few other mysterious characters, including a mildly retarded man with the power to speak to the dead, an unstable doctor whose own experiments with bringing young cancer patients back from the brink of death will be her undoing, and the ghost – or is it an angelic vision? – of the girl he lost so long ago.
Described as “The Wonder Years meets the X-Files meets Ghost Story,” the Ghosts of summer should be just what the doctor ordered for fans of the “edgy” style of Christian filmmaking and fiction.
Central character list:
Brian Davis – The young boy who falls in love with the mysterious and beautiful Kyra Talbot. Is she a ghost, or a guardian angel sent by God?
Kyra Talbot – Brian’s dream girl – who mysteriously vanishes without a trace. Her ability to heal with the power of her touch may prove to be a curse.
Phil Haynes – Brian’s best friend and the only person who believes his wild stories about Kyra. The abused child of an alcoholic father, he ends up taking the wrong way out to escape his sad life without a faith in God.
Angela Kurtz – The unstable doctor whose own son sadly dies from cancer, prompting her bizarre experiments with resurrection.
Lester Talbot – Angela’s partner in kidnapping young tens for her experiments. He will eventually tire of her rule over him, and retaliate with deadly results.
Luther Biggs – A mildly retarded young man who possesses an uncanny ability to communicate with the dead – as well as with small animals. He will prove to be an asset to Brian in solving Kyra’s disappearance.
Tagline/pitch statement: “Some secrets are better left untold.”
Genre: {Christian} mystery, paranormal
Running time: 85 minutes
Budget: Low to minimum
Synopsis:
Young Brian Davis meets the girl of his dreams at the local beach, only to have her seemingly vanish from the face of the earth. Determined to find out what happened to her, he begins his own, private investigation into her disappearance, only to find himself thrust headlong into a real-life mystery, one that will inadvertently introduce him to quite a few other mysterious characters, including a mildly retarded man with the power to speak to the dead, an unstable doctor whose own experiments with bringing young cancer patients back from the brink of death will be her undoing, and the ghost – or is it an angelic vision? – of the girl he lost so long ago.
Described as “The Wonder Years meets the X-Files meets Ghost Story,” the Ghosts of summer should be just what the doctor ordered for fans of the “edgy” style of Christian filmmaking and fiction.
Central character list:
Brian Davis – The young boy who falls in love with the mysterious and beautiful Kyra Talbot. Is she a ghost, or a guardian angel sent by God?
Kyra Talbot – Brian’s dream girl – who mysteriously vanishes without a trace. Her ability to heal with the power of her touch may prove to be a curse.
Phil Haynes – Brian’s best friend and the only person who believes his wild stories about Kyra. The abused child of an alcoholic father, he ends up taking the wrong way out to escape his sad life without a faith in God.
Angela Kurtz – The unstable doctor whose own son sadly dies from cancer, prompting her bizarre experiments with resurrection.
Lester Talbot – Angela’s partner in kidnapping young tens for her experiments. He will eventually tire of her rule over him, and retaliate with deadly results.
Luther Biggs – A mildly retarded young man who possesses an uncanny ability to communicate with the dead – as well as with small animals. He will prove to be an asset to Brian in solving Kyra’s disappearance.
Die Laughing
Die Laughing is a horror anthology feature currently in post-production in Upstate New York's Capital Region. The cast features well-known actress and scream queen Deana Demko (Zombie Hunters: City Of The Dead), author-filmmaker Bruce Hallenbeck (Vampyre), and a talented group of Upstate NY actors. It is hosted by actress Marie DeLorenzo. It will feature the short film, An Unhealthy Obsession, written by David Boyer.
Producers: Jeff Kirkendall, Tim Hatch & James Carolus.
Director: Jeff Kirkendall
More info here http://www.veryscaryproductions.com/upcomingmovies.html
Producers: Jeff Kirkendall, Tim Hatch & James Carolus.
Director: Jeff Kirkendall
More info here http://www.veryscaryproductions.com/upcomingmovies.html