By its very nature, Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a relaxing, wholesome gaming experience. However, some Animal Crossing: New Horizons players have decided to take the game in a much darker, more sinister direction by starting a cult and invading other players' islands.
This Animal Crossing: New Horizons cult was highlighted by TikTok user owenophobic. In the video (click here to watch), it shows a group of same-looking Animal Crossing: New Horizons villagers invading other players' islands, all dressed the same, with bizarre markings on their faces, blue hair, and pigtails. The video shows the Animal Crossing: New Horizons players surrounding island residents and smacking them with bug catching nets.
This Animal Crossing: New Horizons cult is just the latest creepy thing players have done in the game. Others have taken to making their Animal Crossing homes look like a murder scene, whereas others still have been recreating scenes from actual horror movies. This includes Midsommar and The Shining, along with the Academy Award nominated horror movie The Lighthouse.
Later in the year, it's likely that Nintendo will add official horror-themed content to Animal Crossing: New Horizons, though it will still be family-friendly. After all, Animal Crossing celebrates holidays, like the ongoing Bunny Day event, and so a Halloween event is most likely in the works as well. Fans will have to wait until October to find out more, however.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is out now, exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.