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...]
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...]
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