The 90s and early 2000s had their share of religious horror, but these days, the subgenre seems to fall into a few narrow categories: demonic pregnancies, exorcisms, and evil nuns . Back then, religious horror movies were almost like thrillers, often with Satanic cults chasing after pregnant women, like in End of Days or Bless the Child . Sometimes, Satan himself would get involved , usually offering shady but nigh-irresistible deals in the guise of, say, Al Pacino . The results of this kind of genre blending were spotty, admittedly, but a recent example, Deliver Us , might have what it takes to reignite the interest in more thriller-like religious horror.

The movie does play with a lot of familiar tropes, as a nun becomes pregnant with both the next Messiah and h

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