Charles Manson and his followers may be best known for the brutal string of murders they carried out in the summer of 1969, but the group’s focus wasn’t always murder and mayhem. Many of Manson’s followers have said they were…[Continue Reading...]
Children in a 1960s trailer park cult in Arizona were whipped with belts, sexually abused, separated from their families, forced to run naked through the commune and locked in a dark root cellar for days, according to survivors and court…[Continue Reading...]
Say cult or cult leader and one will raise collective curiosity, even from those who don’t believe in such things. There’s something alluring about cults that reveal the psychological hold certain communities and their leaders can have on their followers…[Continue Reading...]
The BBC has picked up a premium doc series on a group of people’s clandestine escape from a New Zealand cult. Escaping Utopia is a three-part investigation into Gloriavale Christian Community – New Zealand’s extreme religious cult – and the true stories of…[Continue Reading...]
US streamer Peacock has ordered a three-part documentary series about the life of notorious cult leader Charles Manson from London-based prodco Renowned Films. Making Manson, which features previously unheard audio taken from over 100 hours of conversations recorded during the…[Continue Reading...]
At the Rod of Iron Ministries, couples parade with AK rifles, and their rap-loving leader, Pastor Hyung Jin Sean Moon, wields a gold-plated version, while sporting a crown of bullets. The dedicated congregation are pro-guns and pro-Trump and fiercely opposed…[Continue Reading...]
The true crime space has evolved from only covering cases of serial killers. Nowadays, those interested in this genre can find series and films covering everything from catfishers to robbers. Of course, there’s also the subgenre centered around cults and…[Continue Reading...]
Inbal Lessner and Cecilia Peck's long-standing working relationship has seen this duo work together to reveal the dangerous inner workings of cults. Their research has resulted in projects such as Seduced: Inside The NXIVM Cult and Escaping Twin Flames. They…[Continue Reading...]
National Geographic will air the acclaimed series “Cult Massacre: One Day in Jonestown” on August 14 at 8/7c. The series was the number one show on Hulu after its premiere. Produced by Emmy Award-winning 72 Films, the series tells the…[Continue Reading...]
Many of us turn to documentaries examining notorious cults with the hope of better understanding the pathology of both the leaders and those who fall prey to them. There’s never any shortage of cult activity — especially in Southern California…[Continue Reading...]
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