How do cult leaders gain such influence over their followers? Netflix’s How to Become a Cult Leader gave us a lot of logical answers to those questions with Peter Dinklage narrating. But what if that influence is something that is even more sinister? Perhaps it is a form of possession or mind control that turns a person into someone unrecognizable. That seems to be the case with Brainstorm Media’s Believer, a scary psychological thriller with a trailer that will intrigue horror fans.
In the clip, we see a man being sentenced in a Maryland court for his heinous crimes. A young woman sits in the audience with an apprehensive look on her face. Suddenly the man, who has cloudy irises, turns around and leaps on her in a werewolf-like fashion. That’s a new fear unlocked for me along with Hugh Grant holding me hostage in a house of horrors. She wakes up cuffed to a hospital bed with no recollection of what happened. Strange things begin to happen around her and it is not clear if she’s under his spell or not.
Here’s a synopsis for Believer that further clarifies its trailer:
A young writer is attacked by a notorious cult leader and mass murderer, a man who exerts an inexplicable control over his followers. When she claims no memory of the attack, her family begins to question her motives.
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Believer is written and directed by Sheldon Wilson and stars Lauren Lee Smith, Ella Ballentine, Peter Mooney, Martin Roach, Ilan O’Driscoll, Jonathan Potts, and Kris Holden-Ried. The film will hit theaters and on-demand services on September 13.