The Bone Temple Awaits: How 28 Years Later Sets Up the Next Chapter

If you’ve seen 28 Years Later 2025 Afdah, you probably left the theater with your heart in your throat—and your mind racing. One of the most haunting parts of the film isn’t the infected, or even the abandoned cities. It’s the cult. The way they live, the way they believe, and more importantly… the place they worship.

They call it The Bone Temple. No, this isn’t just some gory zombie set-piece. It’s a chilling symbol of what happens when hope dies and madness takes its place. And more than anything, it’s a clear sign that the story isn’t over yet. imdb

Let’s rewind a bit. The cult, led by Sir Jimmy Crystal, believes that the virus is a divine punishment—and the infected are a sacred tool for cleansing. Their rituals are terrifying in how calmly they’re done. It’s not chaos. It’s organized. Controlled. Religious. And that’s what makes it worse.

When young Spike stumbles across The Bone Temple, it’s a turning point. This isn’t just about surviving anymore. This is about stopping something bigger. Something spreading. A belief system that’s growing like the virus once did.

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The Bone Temple itself is a stunning and horrifying piece of world-building. Constructed from the remains of victims—skulls arranged in patterns, bones placed with care—it’s both a shrine and a warning. It shows us that while the world may have recovered somewhat from the initial outbreak, evil has simply changed form. wikipedia

And here’s where things get really interesting: the movie hints at a continuation. There are subtle lines, unfinished threads, and unexplained visions. A whispered name. A glimpse of a map. And, of course, the cryptic final shot that lingers just long enough to make you wonder.

Fans online are already speculating that the next film—rumored to be titled "The Bone Temple"—will dive deeper into the cult’s origins, its influence across regions, and how the new generation of survivors will rise to face them. It’s no longer about the infected vs. the immune. It’s about belief vs. survival. It’s psychological horror rooted in faith and fear.

What 28 Years Later did so brilliantly was introduce this darker layer without making it feel like a setup. It told a full story about a boy and his family—but left enough doors open for the world to grow.

If The Bone Temple is the next chapter (and we hope it is), it has the potential to be the most intense film in the trilogy yet—not because of the zombies, but because of the people. Their choices. Their broken logic. Their rituals.

The virus may be quieter now, but humanity’s infection runs deeper than ever.