![]() The Cult serves as the unknown antagonist of the game up till when Mae and the band go to the abandoned mine. The cult's callous torture and sacrifice of fellow member Lurv shows off just how quickly they are capable of bending their own rules on who is deemed sacrificial Lurv was not a member of society that one would forget, as he had a wife and children who depended on him. 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. ![]() Continued abuse of our services will cause your IP address to be blocked indefinitely.The cult has a belief system based on the worship of the chthonic Black Goat. Please fill out the CAPTCHA below and then click the button to indicate that you agree to these terms. If you wish to be unblocked, you must agree that you will take immediate steps to rectify this issue. If you do not understand what is causing this behavior, please contact us here. If you promise to stop (by clicking the Agree button below), we'll unblock your connection for now, but we will immediately re-block it if we detect additional bad behavior. Overusing our search engine with a very large number of searches in a very short amount of time.Using a badly configured (or badly written) browser add-on for blocking content.Running a "scraper" or "downloader" program that either does not identify itself or uses fake headers to elude detection.Using a script or add-on that scans GameFAQs for box and screen images (such as an emulator front-end), while overloading our search engine.There is no official GameFAQs app, and we do not support nor have any contact with the makers of these unofficial apps. ![]() Continued use of these apps may cause your IP to be blocked indefinitely. ![]() This triggers our anti-spambot measures, which are designed to stop automated systems from flooding the site with traffic.
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