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Australian Horror “Leviticus” Stirs Conversion-Therapy Controversy

6/26/2026

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Story summary

Australian director Adrian Chiarella released “Leviticus,” a horror film where teens Naim and Ryan undergo a conversion-therapy-style exorcism by a minister called Deliverance Preacher.
After the ritual, each boy sees a murderous entity that looks like the other and attacks him.
Reviewers say the film’s limited scares still fuel the conversion-therapy debate.
A biblical counselor says the movie misrepresents his adult-consent ministry that avoids the “conversion therapist” label.

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Story summary

Australian director Adrian Chiarella released “Leviticus,” a horror film where teens Naim and Ryan undergo a conversion-therapy-style exorcism by a minister called Deliverance Preacher.
After the ritual, each boy sees a murderous entity that looks like the other and attacks him.
Reviewers say the film’s limited scares still fuel the conversion-therapy debate.
A biblical counselor says the movie misrepresents his adult-consent ministry that avoids the “conversion therapist” label.