The following article contains descriptions of graphic violence and disturbing behavior.

The Ritual Killer ending can be explained with a more detailed look at what happens in the shocking and disturbing closing moments of the 2023 action-thriller. Starring Cole Hauser of Yellowstone and Pitch Black fame, The Ritual Killer follows Lucas Boyd (Hauser), a Mississippi homicide detective who is reeling from the recent death of his daughter and the suicide of his wife. A string of brutal and ritualistic murders across the globe makes its way to his small town, and he must enlist the help of an anthropologist and college professor to figure out what's going on.

Morgan Freeman co-stars as Dr. Mackles, who helps Boyd uncover the identity of the serial killer and unearth an ancient and disturbing ritual. It may not be the best movie of Morgan Freeman's career, or Hauser's for that matter, considering his appearances in...