Horror Nerds at Church

Pace Warfield & Rev. Emily E. Ewing
  • 4.6 (8)
  • Religion & Spirituality
  • Updated Bimonthly

Horror Nerds at Church is a ridiculously queer podcast about theology and horror movies. Hosted by Pace Warfield-May and Rev. Emily E. Ewing.

  1. Feb 12

    HNAC Cover's DAY OF THE DEAD (1985)

    Emily (they/them) and Pace (they/them) talk science vs military, queerness, and resurrection while covering George Romero's 1985 flick Day of the Dead. Media Referenced: -The Free People's Village by Sim Kern -The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley -The Once and Future King by T.H. White -Le Morte D'Arthur by Thomas Mallory -Sir Gawain and the Green Knight -Star Wars Bloodline by Claudia Gray -Icebreaker by A.L. Graziadei -We Will Rest! by Tricia Hersey -How to Keep House while Drowning by KC Davis -An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir 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!

    1h 40m

  2. Jan 16

    HNAC Covers Dawn of the Dead 1978

    Pace and Emily cover the 1978 movie, Dawn of the Dead! Books Referenced: -A Queer Lectionary ed. Peter Carlson -Chuck Tingle's Camp Damascus and Bury Your Gays -An article about the editor of the first Star Wars novel, Judy Lynn Del Rey -The video Pace mentioned about Minneapolis Area Synod Lutheran pastors on immigration 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!

    1h 45m

  3. 12/11/2025

    HNAC Covers Pet Sematary (1989) with Brandon Grafius

    Emily (they/them) and Pace (they/them) are joined again by Brandon Grafius as he talks about his new book Scared by the Bible: The Roots of Horror in Fiction. We then dissect the film Pet Sematary. Will you come over and play with me? First I play with Jud. Then mommy came, and I played with mommy. Will you play with us?  CW: Discussion of racism, toxic masculinities, ableism, queerphobia related to the film Brandon Grafius' Lurking Under the Surface and Scared by the Bible: The Roots of Horror in Fiction -Stephen King's Pet Sematary 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!

    1h 26m

  4. 11/12/2025

    HNAC Covers Night of the Living Dead (1968)

    Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) continue our quest for brains by covering the classic Romero flick Night of the Living Dead. CW: discussion mentions racism, lynching, and sexual assault Media Referenced in Episode: -Emily's art project on insta -The Free People's Village by Sim Kern  -On Repentance and Repair by Danya Ruttenberg 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!

    1h 21m
  5. HNAC Covers White Zombie (1932)

    10/30/2025

    HNAC Covers White Zombie (1932)

    Pace and Emily cover the first zombie movie, White Zombie. CN: racism, colonialism, film's depiction of blackface Books mentioned in episode: -On Repentance and Repair by Danya Ruttenberg -The Magic Island by William Seabrook -The Black Guy Dies First by Robin R. Means Coleman and Mark H. Harris -Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine 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!

    58 min
  6. HNAC Covers Deep Blue Sea (1999) with River Cook Needham

    10/22/2025

    HNAC Covers Deep Blue Sea (1999) with River Cook Needham

    Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) are joined by River Cook Needham (she/fae) to cover the 1999 classic sharksploitation film, Deep Blue Sea. CW: Suicide mention Books referenced in episode: -Q Rag Zine by Pace Warfield -Currents in Theology and Mission Vol. 48 N. 3, co-edited by River Cook Needham and Pace Warfield -On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World by Danya Ruttenberg -Chance, Necessity, Love: An Evolutionary Theology of Cancer by Leonard M. Hummel & Gayle E. Woloschak 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!

    1h 32m

  7. 09/10/2025

    This Way Lies Madness: A Chat with Authors of the Anthology

    Pace and Emily sit down with horror authors Sara Larner, Alan Baxter, and Callum Rowland to discus the upcoming horror short story anthology This Way Lies Madness: Short Stories from the Edge of Darkness, edited by Lee Murray and Dave Jeffrey, and published by Flame Tree Publishing. Pre-order your copy now! CW: discussion of suicide and mental health regarding their connections to some of the short stories 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!

    1h 25m

  8. 08/27/2025

    HNAC Covers Serial Mom (1994) with special guest Dr. Peter Marra

    Pace and Emily are joined by Peter Marra, author of Queer Slashers, to talk about the iconic 90s film Serial Mom. CW: discussions of queer and transphobia, fatphobia, and misogyny  Links to media:  -Queer Slashers by Peter Marra -You Must Take Part in Revolution by Badiucao and Melissa Chan -Twenty-Four Seconds from Now by Jason Reynolds -Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer -Star Wars: Bloodline by Claudia Gray  -More information about Artauldian Style -Q Rag Zine by Pace  -A Queer Lectionary edited by Peter Carlson   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!

    3h 4m
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Horror Nerds at Church is a ridiculously queer podcast about theology and horror movies. Hosted by Pace Warfield-May and Rev. Emily E. Ewing.

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  • Creator
    Pace Warfield & Rev. Emily E. Ewing
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    155
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Pace Warfield & Rev. Emily E. Ewing
  • Show Website
    Horror Nerds at Church