A religious cult leader, Roch Theriault, who had convinced his followers that the world was going to end in the late 1970s, subjected them to cruel tortures if they doubted him or tried to leave the group, according to this…[Continue Reading...]
The trailer for The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping previews the upcoming Netflix docuseries, which focuses on a woman haunted by her experience in a disciplinary school. “No talking. No smiling. No going outside. The Academy at Ivy Ridge claimed…[Continue Reading...]
Faith Bistline grew up a member of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and there’s something she wants everyone to know about it. “I hope that they see that the FLDS is a criminal organization. Straight up,”…[Continue Reading...]
TB Joshua, the Oprah of evangelism, was a mega prophet who inspired thousands of followers from across the world to visit his church in Lagos, Nigeria, in the hope of salvation. Before his death in 2021, the celebrated pastor was…[Continue Reading...]
A former member of the Love Has Won cult has spoken out after the mummified body of its leader was found in a Colorado home. Love Has Won is an American new religious group, which was led by Amy Carlson…[Continue Reading...]
ABC News Studios' Daughters of the Cult is set to be released on the streaming platform Hulu on January 4, 2024. The upcoming show is a true crime documentary series and will show the history of the polygamous Ervil LeBaron…[Continue Reading...]
The Hulu limited series, which chronicles a group of fundamentalist cult members whose wave of violence and abuse went on for decades, premieres Jan. 4.[Continue Reading...]
A former Jehovah's Witness whose parents were siblings has opened up about their twisted relationship, which saw them having seven children together. Vanessa, from northeast Ohio, appeared on a recent episode of the We're All Insane podcast alongside host Devorah…[Continue Reading...]
The region of France from which a British boy escaped this week is infamous for 'alternative' lifestyle communities, conspiracy theorists and cults - including one which was led by a convicted paedophile. Alex Batty, from Oldham, Lancashire, went missing in 2017 when he…[Continue Reading...]
Watch this interview with an adult who remembers her childhood growing up in the drug rehab turned cult called Synanon. Kids have no choice, but to submit to cults when their parents are members.[Continue Reading...]
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