Another of Ted Dekker’s novels has been adapted to the big screen. The movie version of House is set to be released in October. I’m thrilled! I’ve been a huge fan of Ted Dekker for years – I think he is easily the best Christian fiction author out there. House is a joint collaboration between Dekker and Frank Peretti, and is, to me, reminiscent of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Yes, it’s Christian and horror all at the same time, but it works. I love the tag line…
“The only way out…is in.”
View the trailer:
I also know that Ted Dekker has gotten a lot of flak for his writing because it is so dark and just plain weird. But Ted does what no other author does as well…he takes the unseen and makes it seen. His books are filled with darkness, but in the end the light always shows up.
Here’s an interview he did that explains his writing so much better than I could:
