That’s the premise, and the clever casting, of “Heretic,” a horror film starring Grant in his least likely role: a total sicko. Written and directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, of “A Quiet Place,” the film features moody cinematography from Chung Chung-hoon (2017’s “It”),

In short, Reed wants to kill the women from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but first he wants to take their freedom, murder their faith and replace it with his own twisted beliefs.

So beautifully constructed and acted in the first half is “Heretic” that you won’t really notice when it turns into a horror movie.