Should Christians watch horror movies? It’s something Christian influencer Jenn Nizza wants us to ask ourselves.
“Apparently, our sister in Christ Allie Beth Stuckey has caused quite the uproar on the internet. And what did she do?” Nizza said in an Instagram video. “She challenged Christians about watching horror movies, particularly entertainment that’s designed to fill us with fear and dread. And apparently, that was enough to send many people into a frenzy.”
Nizza, a former psychic medium, then challenged her viewers — and Stuckey’s critics — to ask themselves, “Why are we so quick to defend the entertainment we consume, but so offended when another Christian challenges us to examine it biblically?”
She referred to her own past “in the New Age and occult,” saying she knows “firsthand that the spiritual darkness being portrayed in so much of our entertainment is not something to take lightly, and as a matter of fact, I talk about it all the time.”
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“Scripture tells us in Ephesians 5:11 to have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather, expose them,” Nizza said, which she plans to do through her upcoming movie OUT OF THE SHADOWS.
“That film portrays the reality of divination, psychic mediumship and the darkness I was involved in, but there’s a very important difference here,” she said. “We’re not glorifying the darkness. We’re exposing it. And most importantly, we’re showing the solution to the darkness. We’re showing the truth of Jesus Christ and the power of redemption. Because what good is exposing darkness if we never point people to the light? And that’s my concern with so much horror entertainment. What are we actually feeding ourselves spiritually?”
The former psychic concluded, “Whether you agree with Allie or not, that’s a conversation worth having, instead of attacking another Christian for raising a biblical concern. Maybe we should be willing to examine our own hearts, because as Christians, the question shouldn’t just be, ‘Can I watch this?’ It should be, ‘Does this glorify God?’”
A description of the movie reads, “OUT OF THE SHADOWS will bring Jenn’s extraordinary personal testimony to life in a dramatic feature film that explores the seductive appeal of the occult, the consequences she experienced and the transforming power of Jesus Christ.”
Nizza is working on the project in partnership with Chynna Phillips, who also rid herself of her New Age beliefs to pursue a relationship with God.
“This project will expose the truth behind New Age practices and point boldly to Jesus as the only way, truth and life,” Phillips said of the project on social media.
Nizza’s questions are a reminder that it’s important to use discernment when it comes to media consumption, and to really think about what it’s doing for us spiritually.
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