The Cult of the New World
Chaos is the seed from which a new world grows in their twisted design.
The cult of American Horror Story: Cult, the seventh season, is the following that Kai Anderson builds in the fictional town of Brookfield Heights, Michigan, after Donald Trump's election as president. Kai, played by Evan Peters, uses it to pursue political power: first a seat on the city council, then a run for the Senate.
Quick Facts
- Key members
- Beverly Hope
- Ally Mayfair-Richards
- Kai Anderson
Lore & Background
Its members include his sister Winter, the news reporter Beverly Hope, Harrison Wilton, Detective Samuels, Gary and Ivy Mayfair-Richards. Wearing clown masks, they break into homes and film their murders, and Kai orders a follower to shoot him at a rally so that he becomes a national figure. Ivy's wife Ally, at first a target of the clown attacks, later joins the cult. Kai makes each member drink poisoned Kool-Aid as a test of loyalty, and he strangles Winter after Ally singles her out as a mole.
Reader's Guide
Ally, recruited by the FBI as an informant, outlasts the cult. Kai rebuilds a following in a maximum security prison, escapes and confronts her at a televised Senate debate, where the gun he was given turns out to be unloaded. Ally wins the Senate seat.
Did You Know?
- Kai tells his followers about the cult leaders Marshall Applewhite, David Koresh and Jim Jones, whom he admires.
- Beverly Hope is released by the FBI, which believes she was an unwilling participant, and becomes an advisor in Ally's Senate campaign.
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