However,one woman remaineddevout no matter what, Bev Keane.

Keane led the congregation in the absence of the priest, but her devotion exceeded simply assisting the clergy.

Thischaracter was perfectly captured by the actress, Samantha Sloyan, who made her both pious and poisonous.

Collage of Sissy Spacek in Carrie and Mike Flanagan at the Doctor Sleep premiere

This leads her to make terrible errors in judgment, and harm others for ‘save’ them.

There isno doubt that she is an evil and dangerous woman, but she is also misguided and naive.

This character was perfectly captured by the actress, Samantha Sloyan, who made her both pious and poisonous.

The 50th anniversary cover of Stephen King’s Carrie with a burning building as the background

Both stories are set within a small, isolated community.Both stories deal with themes of religious extremism.

Both also revolve around supernatural elements, with the vampires and the psychic powers.

And both see characters dealing with themes of morality in a way that puts them in opposition to zealots.

Cassian, Bix, and Wilmon standing in grain fields from Andor season 2 (2025)

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