How can you tell if an organization is a cult? The answer lies in the level of dogmatism. The higher the level of certainty about a multitude of topics, the more likely it’s a cult. The more the cult member…[Continue Reading...]
For the Cult issue, it’d be pretty weird if we didn’t interview a cult specialist to find out how to start a running cult. That was the planned approach for this interview with cult deprogrammer Rick Ross: make out like…[Continue Reading...]
The co-hosts of a popular podcast about cults and cult-like behavior have parted ways after one dropped a lawsuit against the other. Amanda Montell, the author of Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism, and her co-host, comedian Isa Medina, released a…[Continue Reading...]
No fewer than 10 persons have been reported killed in suspected cult-related clashes in Benin and Auchi, Edo State, in the last three days. The latest of the killings were said to be four victims reportedly shot dead on Wednesday…[Continue Reading...]
______________________ The Teso region has been hit by another religious cult that nearly claimed the lives of people. Sharonat Alamo is the pastor of the church, who also calls herself a fortune teller, and claims that God uses her to…[Continue Reading...]
Operatives of the Nigerian Police in Ogwashi Uku, Delta State Command, have raided a hideout along Isa road of the town and arrested a 40-year-old Godfrey Tietie a.k.a “Don Baby” of Oghara Town in Ethiope West LGA Delta State. Operatives…[Continue Reading...]
It is not the best of times for residents of Awka, Anambra State capital as cult related killings escalate in the city centre. This has also become a source of concern to stakeholders of the town, to the point of…[Continue Reading...]
Cults are equally fascinating and terrifying for many people, so it’s no wonder they are one of the most explored phenomena in our media. But what are some of the best? That’s what one film fan looking for movies about…[Continue Reading...]
P.M.EXPRESS reports that the suspect, Scanley, who is on the wanted list of Policemen from Igode Divisional Police Station reportedly invaded the burial ceremony with another member of his gang, James Schoolboy, before reinforcing with more than twenty members of…[Continue Reading...]
I do not claim to be an expert on cults, but they have always interested me—the idea of surrendering your mind to a thought collective is terrifying and extremely fascinating. Hence the reason I wrote my debut novel, It’s Not…[Continue Reading...]
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