Horror Nerds at Church Pace Warfield & Rev. Emily E. Ewing

Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) travel to Paradise… and then lost Paradise (see what we did there?) as they cover Alien: Covenant. We dive super deep this time, talking about gnostic cosmology, covenantal theology, and Pace's Ace Thoughts. 

Media referenced:

-Nerds At Church episode on Covenants

-Star Wars: The Living Force by John Jackson Miller

-Paradise Lost by John Milton

-When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb

-Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman 

-The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkein

-Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman

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Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) follow the hidden path of the Sith to the planet Exegol as they discuss the final film of the Skywalker saga: Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker. They talk about ancestors, comp-hetting, and so much more. CW: racism and genocide mentions in the deep diveMedia referenced in this episode: 

-Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker novelization by Rae Carlson

-The Future is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes, and Mourning Songs by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarashina 

-Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarashina

-Lunar Chronicles Book 2: Scarlet by Marissa Meyer 

-Hijab Butch Blues: A Memoir by Lamya H

-Call yo Allyship: Preparing Your Congregation for Leaders of Color edited by Angela T. !Khabeb

-Attack from the '80s edited by Eugene Johnson

-Remains to be Told: Dark Tales of Aotearoa edited by Lee Murray

-Poe Dameron: Free Fall by Alex Segura

-Star Wars: Spark of the Resistance by Justina Ireland

-Will from Another Look Podcast Letterboxd Review of Rise of Skywalker

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Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) board the Prometheus on a journey to meet God. Along the way they talk about the 2012 film coincidentally called Prometheus, aliens, and the motives of the android ai David. Also, Pace talks about their obsession with long-term nuclear waste disposal signs. 

CW: racism, sexual assault, sexism, and abortion, all as depicted in the film 

Media referenced in the episode: 

-Cinder (Book One of the Lunar Chronicles) by Marissa Meyer 

-Powers of Darkness: The Lost Version of Dracula by Bram Stoker and Valdimar Ásmundsson

-Doctor Who: Scratchman by Tom Baker and James Goss

-Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark by Cassandra Peterson 

-Leslie F*cking Jones by Leslie Jones

-Neuroqueer Heresies: Notes on the Neurodiversity Paradigm, Autistic Empowerment, and Postnormal Possibilities by Nick Walker

-Paradise Lost by John Milton 

-Chariots of the Gods by Erich Von Daniken 

-Superman vs. Aliens by Dan Jurgens and Kevin Nolan

-Defy the Stars by Claudia Gray 

-Is the Rectum a Grave? By Leo Bersani 

-The Black Guy Dies First: Black Horror Cinema from Fodder to Oscar by Robin R. Means Coleman and Mark H. Harris

-Frankenstein (or the Modern Prometheus) by Mary Shelley 

-The Frankenstein Book of Prayer by Steve Case

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Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) are joined by Brooke McLain (she/her) on a journey to Ahch-To, Canto Bite, and beyond as we discuss the film Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi. We talk about the art of failure, hero worship, and the nature of hope. Also, is this the best Star Wars movie? 

-Nerds at Church's Pentecost episode on the Holy Spirit 

-Sigourney Weaver to appear in the Mandalorian film 

-The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi

-Seasparrow: A Graceling Realm Novel by Kristin Cashore

-Cinder: Book One of the Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer 

-Animorphs series by K.A. Applegate 

-Leia: Princess of Alderaan by Claudia Gray

-The Last Jedi by Jason Fry

-The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

-(Sometimes) Vol 35 by Stefanie Kaylor

-The Spirit Bears its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White

-Chlorine by Jade Song

-Bad Cree by Jessica Johns

-Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White

-Learning to Walk in the Dark: Because Sometimes God Shows Up At Night by Barbara Brown Taylor

-Wookiepedia article on Deities in the Star Wars universe 

-Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard (NOT Barbara Brown Taylor as Pace mistakenly said in the episode)

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Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) visit the small "midwestern" town of Gunnison, Colorado to witness the epic battle between the Predalien and the Predator. We talk about hospitals, requiems, and the military industrial complex. Also, where can we find some of that dissolving blue glue? 

Media referenced:

-Stefanie Kaylor's Zine article

-The Reading Glasses Podcast

-HNAC's episode on Ghostbusters 2016 with Brooke McLain

-Nerd at Church's 2023 Reformation episode with Brooke McClaine

-Bitterblue: Graceling #3 by Kristin Cashore 

CW: References to the film's depiction of miscarriage, birth, pregnancy, and death of children Support us on Patreon! Buy some merch! Subscribe to our newsletter! Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter for all the latest updates about upcoming films, news, and other announcements. If you would like to submit your own real life church horror story for a future minisode, follow this link (https://bit.ly/HNACMinisodes) or email us at horrornerdsatchurch@gmail.com And don’t forget to comment, rate, and subscribe to us on your favorite podcast provider!


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Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) decide the garbage will do and jump into the Millennium Falcon to talk about Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. We talk about requels, the religion of the First Order, and fear as politics. 

Media referenced:

-Nerds at Church's episode about male astronomers, including Neil DeGrasse Tyson

-Nerds at Church's episode about science in sci-fi

-The Force Awakens novelization by Alan Dean Foster

-Star Wars novels about Princess Leia, including The Princess and the Scoundrel by Beth Revis and Bloodline by Claudia Gray 

-Fire (second book in the Graceling series) by Kristin Cashore

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