Episode 13 | 1 hr 1 min

Be Afraid Bonus Episode 3: Scott Teems

Sometimes, there’s safety in numbers.

October 9, 2024
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This week on Be Afraid, we offer you a bonus episode in the form of a full-length, unedited interview with Scott Teems. Teems is a screenwriter and the director of numerous films and TV shows, including Rectify, Insidious: The Red Door, The Quarry, Narcos, Halloween Kills, and most recently The Exorcist: Believer.

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Be Afraid is a production of Christianity Today, Fuller Seminary, and Uncommon Voices Collective
Executive Producer: Erik Petrik
Producer, Writer, and Editor: Kutter Callaway
Producer, Editor, Graphic Design: Stephen Scheidler
Producer: TJ Hester
Music: Jeremy Hunt and Qoheleth

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