“I declare to you, brothers and sisters, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.” 1 Corinthians 15:50

First let me say that I abhor horror movies! Being a child of the light, darkness and gore does not draw me to it for leisurely worthless activity… which is what the Latin word for ‘entertainment’ actually means! But we wanted to kill some time and drain our brains on something DIFFERENT! 

When the ad came up for the movie, ‘Dark Shadows,’ we were intrigued. Katie used to watch the soap opera when she was in Jr. High School, and I had already laughed at the humorous clips! So I hit ‘PLAY!’ True to form, it was…entertaining!  Itch Itch!

Death is a part of life! When it comes, it is usually never welcome. In this movie, there were some intriguing, and even comical moments, where the creators made the meeting between life and death funny and creative (though by even moronic standards, impossible). But that was part of the entertainment! As I read this verse in a book ‘Falling in Love with the Prince of Life,’ something made me shudder!

The final scene of the movie shows Depp (spoiler alert…he’s a vampire) leaping off a cliff to intercept and bite his true love before she dies on the rocks below. As darkness and waves crash over both bodies, a twitch, then a change takes place. BOTH come back to life, to live life forever together… in DARKNESS! Now WAIT A MINUTE!!! I had to at least give credit to the creator for ripping off Jesus!

I am created and born from dust. I have ZERO spiritual life, OR the ability to get it. The best I can do it run around with a dead heart demanding my own way for things that can entertain me until my FINAL chapter! And we wonder why the world is such a mess??? Enter Jesus Christ…who leaps onto earth, takes death for me and resurrects me to new Life in HIM! The creators of Dark Shadows should be sued by Jesus for Plagiarism… but God has bigger plans!

I don’t recommend the movie or genre (horror) for anyone… especially for kids. Why open oneself to spiritual darkness to enter. But being BORN AGAIN, and knowing and Loving Jesus as I do, I have the ability to see that the only success satan can have is to try to copy appealing ideas from Jesus! For me personally…. I like to stick to the real thing!

Do YOU possess REAL LIFE?