A cultist is one who is a member of a cult. They may be the leader of the cult, or they may simply a member. Cultists observe the traditions of their order, which may or may not include certain ceremonial elements such as chanting, prayers, human sacrifice, etc.
In The Satanic Rites of Dracula, there were several human members of a cult that had been secretly put together by the vampire lord, Dracula. The priestess of the cult, Chin Yang, however, was a vampire. The cult was based out of the Psychical Examination and Research Group (PERG) manor house in Croxley Heath, in London, England. Among the cultists involved in this group were Professor Julian Keeley, John Porter and Lord Carradine - all of whom were important figures in the British political hierarchy and were considered members of Dracula's "Four Horseman". Together, these cultists were responsible for concocting a bacterial plague, which was believed to be powerful enough to yield an extinction-level event. However, these cultists believed that the bacteria existed as merely a deterrent and that the threat of its use would never actually be carried out. Another willing member of the cult was an unidentified blonde-haired woman. She was offered up as a human sacrifice in order to invoke the power of Satan. Cult leader Chin Yang performed a ceremony wherein she was ritualistically stabbed in the stomach, and then revived as a vampire.
Characters[]
| Character | Film/Series |
|---|---|
| Chin Yang | The Satanic Rites of Dracula |
| Laura Bellows | Dracula A.D. 1972 |