Churches should allow their buildings to be used for horror films
By 
James Cary2024-08-30T15:07:00
The Church of England has denied permission for director Danny Boyle to film his upcoming zombie apocalypse movie inside a church. But James Cary thinks the church has made the wrong decision. He explains why
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