That stuff is only scary to a very specific group of Christians.

Man I'm an asshole. But still, I feel the trope is played out in horror.

I just don't get it. How is a pentagram scary?

  • immuredanchorite [he/him, any]
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    5 months ago

    I hand't really thought of this, but it is really true.
    I am willing to bet that more people are scared of evangelical christian cults more than satanic cults

    • Red_Sunshine_Over_Florida [he/him]
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      5 months ago

      What if they made a horror movie about an evangelical Christian church but, they do satanic cult stuff for Jesus. Or better yet, a Pentecostal church.

      I imagine it's not a new idea though. They probably did it at least once in the 70s.

      • Sebrof [comrade/them, he/him]
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        5 months ago

        There is the movie Godless: The Easfield Exorcism where the horror is that Christians are exorcising a women who isn't actually possessed but is instead having a mental health crisis. It's based off a real story too. Not exactly what you're saying, but at least along the lines.

        I also agree with this post, I'm tired of Satanic and Demonic imagery in horror. It does nothing for me.

    • nothx [he/him]
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      5 months ago

      Never seen a satanist speaking in tongue and shaking their children while everyone around them dances like Elaine from Seinfeld.