Lorehaven Podcasts

What if you had to survive in a futuristic East Asian world, ruled by a social credit system, by pretending you were genetically altered? Let’s break from our ongoing series about present-day Fantastical Foes. Instead we’ll jump into the sci-fi cyberpunk world of Enhanced, Candace Kade’s newly released novel. Today, she rides into the studios to sh…

If a church or group of Christians hurt you, that is part of your origin story.[1. Photo by Karl Fredrickson on Unsplash.] True heroes, on their journey to victory, often face many temptations to the dark side. One of those temptations is to a fantastical foe we’re calling deconstructionism. How can we show sympathy to victims who need to tear out …

The time has come to explore the wild lands. From legalism to worse attacks on God’s image in us, many Christian fantastical fiction fans have suffered what can only be described as church trauma. How can we show Christ’s love to these enemies while more importantly healing from these attacks that may come from relatives, the church back home, or o…

What if you were stuck in a burdensome power armor and had to flee from the wrath to come? If this sounds familiar, it’s because you know the classic story of Pilgrim’s Progress. But this version has giant mechs. Plus robots, space marines, and talking platypuses. John Bunyan didn’t write those parts, but author David Umstattd did. Today he stomps …

Aliens! Now that we have your attention, here’s a plot twist: the aliens just want to show their love. But they’re also nationalistic, because they’re only sending America all their cute little balloons for Valentine’s Day, yet they’re too early, and don’t match the pink and red decor. This is no fantasy: fighter pilots have been shooting down floa…

This episode releases on Valentine’s Day. But we’ve noticed that for a lot of fantastical fiction, and especially traditional Christian-made fiction, every day is Valentine’s Day. You get fantasy romance. Fairy tale romance. Fairy-tale retelling romance. YA superhero romance. And so much more. So, why all the romance? And will we spend a whole epis…

The Chosen biblical drama series is headed back to theaters to conclude season 3. Somehow this season, above all, we’ve seen a lot more criticism of the show. Are these creators trying to replace the true Christ with a TV Jesus? Aren’t they adding to Scripture and supplanting the local church? Is this Mormon propaganda? We’ll return to this fantast…

What if you were a blind young man living in medieval times? And you were called to a special and future-mythological mission: to become the wizard Merlin? Robert Treskillard’s fantasy Merlin’s Spiral series has been re-forged into audiobook form. This day Sir Robert himself rides into the studio to share more about his medieval fantasy—round table…

Have you been watching the hit animated Christian-made streaming series, The Wingfeather Saga? No doubt you’ve heard of the fantasy series by singer/songwriter Andrew Peterson. This story of the Igiby family’s darkly whimsical journey has attracted legions of readers from all ages. Now it’s a streaming series from Angel Studios. Today, series CG di…

Long ago, before C. S. Lewis or J. R. R. Tolkien, and before even George MacDonald or G. K. Chesterton … lived another fantasy writer, British poet Edmund Spenser. In the 1590s his epic adventure was published in six books. It’s an epic fantasy allegorical poem, written in nine-line stanzas, involving phrases like “iambic pentameter” and other incr…

Amazon, Disney, Netflix, and Warner Bros. seem to be dividing several fiction franchises, for several reasons Christians fans should discern.By Lorehaven

We start our new season of Fantastical Truth by reviewing our top ten articles, news, and pages at Lorehaven.com last year.By Lorehaven

Stephen and Zack reminisce about their favorite Christmas gifts of “tools, not toys” that helped them seek their fantastical missions.By Lorehaven

“Rilian” of NarniaWeb returns to share frustration and appreciation for Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit series, whose first film debuted ten years ago.By Lorehaven

Sing along with us and debate when to enjoy your Christmas music, including your favorite seasonal songs and the worst tunes you've ever heard.By Lorehaven

Bradley Caffee, author of The Chase, The Change, and The Choice, dashes into our studio to lead the young-adult resistance.By Lorehaven

In the Children of the Consortium series, one woman's broken nanotech implant helps her rediscover human connection.By Lorehaven

We live in a society shaped by two dystopian fictions—Aldous Huxley's hedonistic fake-utopia versus George Orwell's authoritarian Big Brother.By Lorehaven

Christians invest a lot into political persuasion, possibly neglecting stories' power to change human hearts.By Lorehaven

Join us for this giant controversy about these "monsters," who make such a quick cameo in Genesis 6 but get a starring role in many Christian speculations.By Lorehaven

That twist ending is true—mad scientists are the real monsters, abusing their power, creations, and human lives because they want to become like God.By Lorehaven

This year, over 200,000 Dracula Daily readers have rediscovered Bram Stoker’s original classic novel, cheering its earnestly good heroes who fight predators with the power of Christ.By Lorehaven

Horror can host ungodly creatures and themes that glorify darkness, not God, but the best horror helps us flee to the light and power of Christ.By Lorehaven

In Morgan L. Busse's new Skyworld duology, the Mist is rising and threatening to turn humans into steampunk zombies.By Lorehaven

Listen to classic and new fantastical audio adventures while watching for a Sky Turtle with Oasis Family Media president Steve Smith, our next guest in the Steve Saga.By Lorehaven

Join agent/publisher Steve Laube to explore how and why Enclave Publishing shares award-winning Christian fantastical fiction.By Lorehaven

Steve Rzasa leads a public library, creates dozens of fantastical novels, and now arrives as our first guest in the Steve Saga.By Lorehaven

When Christian fans aim to fight about fandom and imagination, let's look to Jesus and to mutual cautions about respect, morality, and celebrating our stories with purpose.By Lorehaven

Say Goodnight Kevin's snarky reviewer helps us stay honest about cringey Christian culture while also being gracious to Christ's people.By Lorehaven

Christians often sound negative about popular culture, but some secular critics seemed to forget that God made humans to gather in public and celebrate stories.By Lorehaven

Christian-made novels best serve non-Christian readers by showing realistic worlds instead of sentimental heroes or morality.By Lorehaven

Stephen just returned from the Realm Makers conference, and shares with Zack all about the event, Lorehaven's booth, and Realm Award winners.By Lorehaven

Christians may have a different take on fans who must grieve corrupted stories and learn to love again.By Lorehaven

Scripture says everyone on Earth will see Jesus Christ's glorious appearing, which could make a confusing future for people not living on Earth.By Lorehaven

Christian fans are called to freedom, but we should use this gift to serve others, not as opportunity to sin.By Lorehaven

While government leaders debate laws about human life, some U.S. leaders and military pilots wonder if they've seen extraterrestrial ships.By Lorehaven

Big news dropped June 24, inspiring us to rejoice in stories about the wonders of human life, pre-born and beyond.By Lorehaven

Create your personal library to glorify Jesus, preserve great books, showcase God's creative gifts, and grant a legacy to your friends today and children tomorrow.By Lorehaven

Speaker, teacher, and homeschool graduate Ethan Nunn helps us explore why families flock to Christian fantastical authors at homeschool events.By Lorehaven

For centuries Christians have confessed their faith as individuals, churches, and other groups, so here's what we believe at Lorehaven.By Lorehaven

Daniel Friend joins us to explore how experimental memory technology might abolish man.By Lorehaven

From absent hairbrushes, to kitchen-based boy bands, to Merle and Pearl Squirrel freshly thawed from the first century, Mike Nawrocki shares his stories.By Lorehaven

Luke Skywalker vs. Darth Vader. Spider-Man vs. Venom. Superman vs. General Zod. Each tries to save his people and also his enemy, but with different results.By Lorehaven

Some children or teens have the strange superpower of speed-reading books, which can include many idols but also graces.By Lorehaven

Zack believes more readers will soon clamor for Christian-made fantastical novels, while Stephen thinks this optimism might be premature.By Lorehaven

Christians learn through stories and music, so if churches already have music pastors, perhaps we could add "story pastors" to help us cultivate, shepherd, and create great fiction.By Lorehaven

He is risen! Christians celebrate the truth of Christ's victory over death, yet often miss the implications for our own promised resurrection.By Lorehaven

Now that Disney producers are promising to add more false religion into their shows, this controversy may be animating new Christian creatives.By Lorehaven

We just hosted our Lorehaven booth at the Teach Them Diligently conference in Texas, where kids and their parents love Christian fantastical fiction.By Lorehaven

Daniel Schwabauer joins us to explore this new heroine's legal defense of planet Earth.By Lorehaven