In Jesus’ Name We Scare

Justin Lee and The Christian Roots of Horror

Jason Blum has made a career out of a simple formula: if a film’s budget is under 5 million dollars, the director has creative control.

Beginning with Paranormal Activity (budget: $15,000), he reeled off a series of commercial and creative hits on shoestring budgets, including Insidious (budget: $1.5 million), Sinister (budget: $3 million), The Purge (bu…