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...]
Yulanda Williams was 12 years old when her family joined the People’s Temple – a religious cult that led to the deaths of more than 900 followers. But before Williams and her family found themselves at the center of "a…[Continue Reading...]
Dancing For The Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult was one of Netflix’s surprise smash hits this year, with everybody (myself included) getting pretty damn invested. And now, one of the co-executive producers has addressed the question on all of our…[Continue Reading...]
A powerful leader with unwavering influence over followers, a powerful satanic ritual, worship of the dark forces, bloody sacrifices — taking cues from popular notions about a fanatical cult, classic horror movies about cults elicit scare in a way that…[Continue Reading...]
You can’t open a streaming app these days without another show popping up about cults. It might seem strange. After all, cults aren’t exactly a new phenomenon. But with the rise of social media, we can now see inside these…[Continue Reading...]
Years before he became an acclaimed child star, actor River Phoenix spent several years in a controversial religious cult — and those close to him say that he carried the trauma for the rest of his life. Phoenix’s parents, John…[Continue Reading...]
The People’s Temple and NXIVM stand as two of the most terrifying testaments to the cruel, violent and deadly nature of cults. These organizations—led by the charismatic and manipulative figures Jim Jones and Keith Raniere, respectively—showcase how even the most…[Continue Reading...]
Thanks to the prevalence of the true crime documentary craze, we now know more than we probably wish we did on the subject of weird and controlling cults. Shows like Dancing For the Devil have given us an inside look…[Continue Reading...]
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