If you want to give yourself a proper scare on a dark and damp Friday night, then Netflix has the perfect show for you.
A new thriller, which debuts today, follows a horrific tale that is not for the faint hearted.
Devil in Ohio is available to stream right now, but critics have already been left uncomfortable by what they've seen.
The story is more accurate than viewers would like, as the series is in fact based on a true story.
Through a deranged and twisted belief system and an unwavering, demented cult following, abominations were committed on a farm in the Buckeye State.
Those responsible faced justice for their crimes and the cult leaders' fevered imaginings were put to an end.
The show may be based around a fictional cult and uses original characters, but origins of the idea are tragically far more real that it would first appear.
So, what is Devil in Ohio about?
Devil In Ohio follows psychiatrist Dr Suzanne Mathis (played by Emily Deschanel) who takes in runaway Mae (Madeleine Arthur) from a satanic cult.
It premieres on September 2 on Netflix and will be told over the course of eight episodes, all dropping on the same date.
The show is also billed as a mini-series, meaning it is unlikely to receive a second season, similar to the platform's recent hit Midnight Mass.
Is Devil In Ohio based on a true story?
Devil In Ohio is actually an adaptation of a best-selling novel by author Daria Polatin, which in turn was inspired by true events.
Daria is also working as a co-creator and showrunner on the new Netflix show.
The sequence of events are inspired by actions that took place years ago in Ohio, according to executive producer Rachel Miller.
The reality comes from the Xenos Christian Fellowship, which was run by cult leader Jeffrey Lundgren.
On April 17, 1989, he and several of his followers killed the Averys, a family of five in Kirtland, Ohio, who were also members of the cult.
For his crimes, he was convicted and sentenced to death, and was executed in 2006.
The cult was a Latter-Day Saint movement that interpreted scripture in an unorthodox way.
Jeffrey described this translation of biblical scripture as “chiastic” and involved looking through texts for recurring patterns.
His followers all lived in his family’s farmhouse, though the Averys chose not to do so.
Jeffrey deemed this sinful behaviour, even though Dennis Avery had sold his home to bring the family over to Ohio for his belief in the cult.
Regardless, Jeffery thought Dennis was weak and no longer useful to his fevered cause.
On April 10, Jeffrey ordered two of his followers to start digging a pit in the barn, one big enough to fit five bodies.
He then ordered the men of the twisted sect to gather, with the exception of Dennis, and questioned their loyalty for what they were about to do.
Dennis was lured to an isolated location where the men were waiting for him, and after initially failing to knock him out with a stun gun, they gagged and dragged him.
He was then shot twice in the back, killing him instantly.
Dennis’ wife Cheryl was told her husband needed her assistance but was then gagged as well.
With duct tape over her eyes, she was shot three times, twice in the breasts and once in the abdomen.
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