Warning: Spoilers ahead for the ending of Heretic!Heretic star Chloe East has explained the ending of the horror-thriller film, unpacking why there is "beauty" in the final moments of the movie. The end of Heretic sees East's Sister Paxton cornered by Mr. Reed (Hugh Grant), the pair slowly dying of their wounds as the Mormon believer prays one last time. However, before Reed can kill her, Sister Barnes (Sophie Thatcher) awakens and kills him with a plank of wood, before dying once more. Paxton escapes and sees a butterfly on her hand, which she soon realizes isn't really there.

Speaking with Collider, East explained how she saw a "beauty" in Heretic's ending, specifically how Paxton never gave up her decision to pray even though she said aloud that it didn't work. The actor posited that her final decision shows how, despite Mr. Reed's attempts at breaking her faith,...