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.
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.