A harrowing look at grief and "belonging." It proves that a breakup can be just as scary as a human sacrifice.
Mainstream horror offers catharsis: the monster dies, the final girl survives, order is restored. The evil cult movie refuses this. Instead, it traps you in a closed system of dread.
Whether the threat is a literal King of Hell or just the terrifying power of a charismatic man in a white robe, evil cult movies continue to remind us that sometimes, the scariest thing in the world is a group of people who truly believe they are doing the right thing.