Outcast

Representation / casting choices

Predominantly white cast fits the rural West Virginia small-town setting; one Black supporting actor in a natural authority role with no emphasis, swaps, or audience complaints.

Political / ideological dialogue

No political speeches, activist language, or ideological arguments; dialogue stays grounded in possession, trauma, family conflict, and local life.

Identity-driven story themes

Core focus is demonic possession as a stand-in for personal abuse and inner torment; no race, gender, sexuality, or identity plotlines or messaging.

Institutional / cultural critique

Touches on rural poverty, mental illness, family dysfunction, and small-town toxicity through horror and psychology, but avoids modern activist framing of systemic issues, patriarchy, capitalism, or cultural guilt.