TV show producers unveil insidious reality of how people get lured into cults
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If you think cults are fringe groups revealed once in a Blue Moon, think again. The producers behind Hulu and Freeform’s chilling docuseries How I Escaped My Cult, executive producers David Karabinas and Brad Bernstein, just pulled back the curtain in an interview, exposing the eerie “slow‑burn” of psychological manipulation that draws ordinary people into destructive organisations… sometimes without them even realising it.
How I Escaped My Cult producers David and Brad dished their thoughts on why people get involved with cults, speaking to In Touch. Over the course of the series, the spotlight is on 10 cult survivors and their stories. The producers lay it out plainly: cult recruitment rarely starts with force.
Instead, the process is slick, subtle and devastatingly effective. First comes gentle acceptance. Soon enough, emotional bonds are forged. Before the recruit knows it, they’re isolated from friends and family, financially dependent, and subject to coercive control tactics. It’s a textbook example of manipulation cloaked in benevolence.
David said: “This is what’s really interesting about a lot of the cults in general, right? You know, in the beginning, it seems like it’s always a slow burn…”
Eventually, the person in charge of the cult becomes “corrupt,” he adds.
The people featured on the Hulu show “endured unspeakable trauma,” and the series explores how they made their escape. Each episode is a different person’s journey.
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