The Brethren (Silent Hill)

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The Cult in the Silent Hill movie is a fanatical religious sect based on the witch-hunts, led by a woman named Christabella rooted in the town of Silent Hill, West Virginia. The cult believes in seeking out those who could be deemed "witches" and burning them alive.

Director Christophe Gans has stated that the movie cult and the Order are two separate cults, stating that the town has "many cults". He also implied that Jennifer Carroll, someone who was associated with the Order in the games, was burned alive by the cultists in the film. It is said near the end of the film that Christabella has been lying to the cult, telling them there has been an apocalypse, which is why the town is the way it is, since she does not want to understand that their own sins have trapped them in a world created by the hatred of a |child tainted by their crimes against her.

The cult appears to worship a female goddess, whose picture is seen both in the school and Dahlia's apartment. In November of 1974, the cult kidnapped Alessa Gillespie and burned her alive as a witch, but the ceremony went awry and Alessa survived. In her rage, she split her soul and created two alternate dimensions which she uses to punish the members of the cult.

In the Otherworld, the cult has their own brute force of men who are used as guards to Christabella. They wear miner's outfits, complete with full body suits, helmets, and goggles and are armed with metal poles. They show a sense of teamwork when they leave the church and enter the alternate dimension together. Cybil Bennett enters a melee fight with a group of them to help Rose Da Silva escape and appears to kill one with ease. These members of the church do not appear to be very adept at melee combat, as they are initially overwhelmed by Cybil's attacks. Several corpses of cult members are seen in the Otherworld, though they carry caged canaries with them to warn of the coming Darkness.

Notable members of the Cult

 * Christabella
 * Anna
 * Dahlia Gillespie
 * Eleanor

Trivia

 * The film's original script suggests the cult is a religion known as Manichaeism, and Christabella openly insults Christian beliefs.