Netflix’s Indonesian horror, Wanita Ahli Neraka, attempts to preach about how religious teachings can be manipulated by tricksters to serve their own ends. Wahab was a businessman and a politician. He was deeply religious, and he wanted a pious wife for himself who would also uphold his beliefs. Wahab approached Abi, the principal of a girls’ boarding school, to help him find a woman who would be perfect for him. Farah, one of the most obedient girls at the school, overheard the conversation between Wahab and Abi. She requested her teacher, Umi Harum, to convince Abi and allow Wahab to marry her. As someone who always abided by the religious texts, she was convinced that she would be closer to heaven if she got married. Farah wanted to fulfill her duties as a wife, even if it meant continuing with her studies later in life. Farah never questioned the...