The Fiend (1972) movie poster

The Fiend

1972 ·1h 32m · ★ 4.9 (19)

Led by a sinister minister, a controlling religious sect called the Brethren has taken control of widow Birdy Wemys, sending her unstable son, Kenny, into a spiraling descent into madness and murder. No woman is safe when Kenny's religious mania overpowers him and leads to a rampage of carnage and chaos!

Why it matters
4 horror films in catalog

Horror DNA

Gore
28
Slow Burn
33
Psychological
100
Supernatural
60
Creature
0
Disturbing
83
Fun Factor
17
Cerebral
28
Survival
33
CultSerial KillerSexual RepressionSlasher

Content Warnings

Sexual ViolenceChild in DangerTaboo ContentDehumanization

Phobia triggers

TMDB Keywords

drowninglesbianmaniacmurderreligion and supernaturalreligious cultreligious fanaticismreligious leaderstrangulationsupernatural power

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