![]() These are the same types of individuals they describe as non-contributors to their society. In describing the individuals they deem sacrificial, the cult wears their bias on clear their sleeves describing those who are 'Lazy', immigrants who 'steal jobs', and those who they deem "forgetful", the cult shows who THEY feel aren't of 'use' to Possum Springs. They believe the sacrifices are needed to keep the town from disappearing, and from the government outsourcing jobs, or by immigrants who migrate to Possum Springs for job opportunities. The cult believes that sacrifices will keep Possum Springs, and in turn the status quo, from changing from losing it's jobs opportunities, from keeping it's citizens from leaving. With how they describe those who they sacrifice, and their values, the cult itself seems to lean towards that of right-wing Conservatism a social, cultural, and political philosophy that primarily aims to preserve and promote traditional values and institutions, And mirror the talking points of the alternative right. Their political beliefs, however, are the most laid bare. The cult seems to worship a being closely based off an "Outer god" from the Cthulhu mythos named Shub-Niggurath, also known as "The Black Goat of the Woods with a Thousand Young Ones", from the paranormal aspects of the Black Goat, to the barbaric blood sacrifices for luck and fertility is further supporting this theory. It appears to have a theology similar to the godhead of the old country from which Mae's grandfather tells stories from. ![]() ![]() Eventually, Ed Skudder "heard the song" of this god, and was compelled to bring others to follow it. They tried turning to the Church for answers, but they felt unfulfilled. The older people of the town were saddened at this. It was apparently started when people began to abandon the city. The cult has a belief system based on the worship of the chthonic Black Goat. ![]()
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