How Zeke Got Religion story
During World War II, a bomber crew is tasked with dropping bombs from a B-17 on a church in France. The mission is led by a mysterious man. As they approach the target, a Nazi officer performs a ritual, sacrificing several priests to summon an unknown creature. Despite successfully destroying the church, the creature survives and attacks the bomber midair. It kills most of the crew but is ultimately stopped when Zeke fires a shot that strikes it with the golden cross of another crew member. The force of the impact presses the cross into the creature, killing it. One of the few survivors, Zeke—who had been a nonbeliever—begins to believe in God again. Cast: Keston John, Braden Lynch, Roger Craig Smith, Gary Furlong, Bruce Thomas, Andrew Morgado, Scott Whyte Directed by: Diego Porral. Story by: John McNichol.
11 total · 1 choice · 8 major · 2 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| finding religion | choice | The encounter with the demonic creature left Zeke, who had hitherto regarded religion with scorn, a believer in the Almighty. This theme is alluded to in the title. |
| Christianity | major | Everything points to the Nazis having summoned a demon by use of satanic invocations in the Catholic tradition: The mysterious man spoke in Aramaic. The deed took place in a church. The demon was vanquished by means of a good Catholic cruciform. |
| demon | major | A demonic creature with crimson angel wings and a sinister child-like head wrought havoc aboard the Boeing B-17 bomber. |
| demon | major | Everything points to the Nazis having summoned a demon by use of satanic invocations in the Catholic tradition: The mysterious man spoke in Aramaic. The deed took place in a church. The demon was vanquished by means of a good Catholic cruciform. |
| human vs. monster | major | The Allied Boeing B-17 crewmen waged a desperate struggle against a demonic creature with crimson angel wings and a sinister, child-like head. |
| military related work | major | The story follows the tight-knit crew of an Allied Boeing B-17 on their mission to bomb a church just across the German border from France. |
| monster | major | A demonic creature with crimson angel wings and a sinister child-like head wrought havoc aboard the Boeing B-17 bomber. |
| summoning a malevolent being | major | The story is premised on a Nazi officer sacrificing several priests as part of an occultist ritual to summon a demonic creature. |
| World War II | major | The story follows an Allied Boeing B-17 crew on their mission to bomb a church just across the German border from France. |
| human sacrifice | minor | A Nazi officer sacrificed several priests as part of an occultist ritual to summon a demonic creature. |