How do I write a good article about a fiction film about Satan when I don't personally believe in that stuff?

[Proud to be Woke]

I accepted a magazine assignment, due in about a month, about one of the classic older movies about the devil. I thought it would be a breeze but then I hit a snag; how can I make it sound scary when I don't believe in the devil?

[SheltieLover]

1. Put yourself in the mindframe of one who does

Write to your audience.

[Girard442]

2. Imagine you're reviewing "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure."

Fun movie. You can go with the premise if you, y'know, don't go all thinky on it.

[CrispyQ]

5. Oh yes, playing Twister with the Grim Reaper was such a fab scene!

The whole thing was fun!

[Irish_Dem]

3. It is a movie review, not an article about religion.

I don't have to believe in ETs to get scared watching a sci-fi movie.

Writing a movie review should be independent from your religious beliefs.

Be a professional and write the article from the viewpoint of a movie reviewer and average person.

If the movie is not scary, it is not scary.
This is an easy review to write.

[SWBTATTReg]

4. Ha ha heh. Hire someone or subcontract it out to your evil siblings (if you have any). You may be surprised at

what you come up w/ (or they). Or, write the story w/o the devil, and substitute another scary critter, such as a giant spider or something like that. Then, later on, go and change all instances of 'spiders' to 'devils'. Pick something that makes you nervous or iffy, such as the spiders (I don't like them).

[Proud to be Woke]

6. Thanks!! Good advice!

Hi, all, and thanks!! I write a lot of stuff that has been published, and most of the fantasy movies I write about have to do with werewolves and people who take potions to live forever, and who worries about whether the readership really believes in those? It does not matter. But in the case of devils and such, some people do believe in those and I don't wish to appear condescending.

[surfered]

7. Just watch Donald Trump. He's the closest thing we've got to the Devil on earth

[GreenWave]

8. Just make sure when you send your wish list to Santa, you spell his name right.