Blake I. Collier hails from the flatlands of the Texas Panhandle, but currently resides in Tulsa, Oklahoma with his wife and son. He draws lines (and the occasional circle) for his day job. He has written for various websites mostly about horror and film, but occasionally about the other various facets of existence. He is co-host of So Grosse Such Pointe Much Blank, a podcast focusing specifically on the 1997 film, Grosse Pointe Blank. He, also, has a chapter on QAnon and the 2008 film, Martyrs, in Toxic Cultures: A Companion from Peter Lang Publishing. You can reach him at blakeicollier@gmail.com.

Knifing the Darkness: Reflections on Wes Craven’s Legacy

A string of challenging moral quandaries flow like rivers beneath Craven’s films.

‘I Am Only a Tiny Noise’ by Levi Weaver: Being Human In Everyday Life, Free for CAPC Members

Levi Weaver’s ‘I Am Only a Tiny Noise EP’ is free for Christ and Pop Culture members.

Sir Christopher Lee: Exploring Evil for the Sake of Greater Goodness

The late actor believed in showing the tragic horror yet also the willfully evil of his onscreen villains.

Marz Ferrer: Breaking Down Musical Prejudices and Defenses, Free for CAPC Members

Ferrer’s music defies simplistic definitions and categorizations.

Foo Fighters’ “Sonic Highways” Is a Search for a Place in the American Musical Landscape

All music comes from a wealth of history, tradition, and innovation. We know our place in it because we have a sense of what came before.

‘Famous Last Words’: A Jars of Clay Retrospective (Sort of)

We latch on to certain bands to the point where they become a concrete marker in our lives. With each release we catalog details about our lives at the time–and often how the music was present in those moments. Jars of Clay has always been that band for me.

Humans of New York: Reclaiming the Image of God

The HONY project speaks to what it means to be human, to see the image of God in every person.