The Brethren is a fanatical religious cult based on the witch-hunts of various past cultures, led by a woman named Christabella and it is rooted in the town of Silent Hill, West Virginia. They are the main antagonists of the movie Silent Hill based on the Silent Hill videogame franchise. The cult believes in seeking out those who could be deemed "witches" and burning them alive in order to ensure a cleansed existence. In reality however, when they did the same to Alessa, whom has psychic ability that ironically not a witch, they keep blame her for disaster that fell on themselves and Silent Hill despite the fact that they themselves that cause Alessa doing so, as Rose reveals in the climax.