We should assume that the end product can be switched off by any consumer who is offended or frightened by it.
Most of my technical knowledge comes from having worked in the industrial video industry.
This indication of audience interest is good for all horror movie makers at any budget level.
I never want to become arrogant and think I've made a flawless movie.
To us, basing stories on christianity is the same as basing stories on Roman mythology, Native American folklore, or unsubstantiated government conspiracies.
The very fact that 'the mystical' is seen as irrelevant to issues of social and political authority itself reflects contemporary, secularized notions of and attitudes toward power. The separation of the mystical from the political is itself a political decision!
