History hates a vacuum. Improvisation, some of it very sincere. Fills the gaps. It would have been easy to falsify a past back then, A few words, credulity-- Time would do the rest ……It's always been a small step from a fallen leader to a god.
"He will be there." Smart act, but all the main horror scenes are far from touching and authentic. It's generally like the whole idea is smart, but not feasible to make it real or to have terrifying impact.