From Newsnation:
“Minions & Monsters” is the newest addition to the family-friendly “Despicable Me” franchise, starring the beloved pint-sized yellow henchmen, but certain themes in their latest adventure led some corners of the internet to label the PG-rated movie as “satanic.”
In a desperate attempt to revive their careers, two minions decide to magically summon monsters to star in their thriller movie. They use a forbidden spellbook inspired by the tales of H.P. Lovecraft to summon one of his iconic “Cthulhu” characters. The spell doesn’t go exactly as planned and instead appears as a small, cute green monster named Goomi. Despite the usual silly antics that ensue, some parents deemed the film “demonic” and unsuitable for children. One Facebook post with hundreds of thousands of views claimed the movie was trying to “teach your kids to summon demons and do rituals.”