The horror movie Heretic is one of the most prominent depictions of Mormonism in popular culture. One of the stars of the film was once a Mormon. Another was friends with Mormon missionaries while the ...

It takes the same, open-minded and nuanced approach to its portrayal of Mormonism, as its use of a modern, youthful perspective allows it to offer meaningful ideas to theological debate. Heretic is ...

A24’s newest horror movie, Heretic, has already started to leave its mark as one of the most successful horror movies of this ...

Image Courtesy of A24 By Luis Zonenberg After the carbon dating failure of 65, directors Scott Beck and Bryan Woods decided ...

A24’s newest horror film “Heretic” just recently hit theaters Nov. 8 after premiering at the Toronto International Film ...

The film stars Hugh Grant as the endlessly captivating yet bone chilling Mr. Reed, Sophie Thatcher as Sister Barnes ... s ...

The film follows two young Mormon missionaries, Sister Barnes (Sophie Thatcher) and Sister Paxton (Chloe East), as they visit ...

Horror movies and religion have gone together for years. “The Exorcist” and “The Omen” instantly spring to mind. Both of those films rely on the supernatural elements for their scares. “Heretic” takes ...

While that is partially the case, Heretic follows two missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; ...

Chloe East, Hugh Grant and Sophie Thatcher in Heretic. Kimberley French/Courtesy of A24 At that point, though, there is little of value for the camera to capture. The back-and-forth that generated ...

Here, the movie writers touch on the issue of why we believe the things we do. Authoritarianism (testimony) is one path, ...

The film centers on Sister Barnes (played by Sophie Thatcher) and Sister Paxton (played by Chloe East), two young Mormon ...