When Geoff Levin and Robbie Levin discovered the Church of Scientology in the 1960s, the brothers felt immediately comfortable, in part, because so many Jews were already involved. “I noticed it right away,” Robbie said in an interview. Geoff added,…[Continue Reading...]
This documentary is for the thriller lovers, history buffs, long-time Victoria residents, and curious viewers — a true deep dive into the horrific and terrifying ‘Satanic Panic’ that swept the world in the 1980s and 90s. Starting Friday, August 11th,…[Continue Reading...]
How to Become a Cult Leader is Netflix’s latest docuseries which takes a look inside the playbook of various cult leaders all over the world, across history. The six-part series shows how the cult leaders harnessed the power of controlling…[Continue Reading...]
Christian fundamentalist influencers are fuming in response to Amazon Prime’s new docuseries Shiny Happy People, which shines a light on the dark secrets of the Duggar family and the rampant abuse enabled by the conservative Christian organization Institute in Basic…[Continue Reading...]
Children of God is a terrifying look inside a treacherous sex cult that weaponized members’ faith to control the flock. The documentary recounts the Padilla family’s harrowing experience within the religion, what made them susceptible to the teachings, and how they…[Continue Reading...]
Like many who read it, Zach Heinzerling was stunned by a 2019 New York magazine article that exposed the bizarre, cult-like control asserted by an ex-convict named Larry Ray over a group primarily of Sarah Lawrence College students he met…[Continue Reading...]
There is a reason it’s trending right now and you’re seeing it in your feeds and hearing about in conversations. Not only did it provide the history behind the Duggar family’s rise to fame that allowed them to promote their…[Continue Reading...]
“Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets” has had the biggest debut of any documentary series ever produced by Amazon Studios, Variety has learned. The limited series investigates controversies surrounding the Duggar family, best known for TLC’s “19 Kids and Counting,”…[Continue Reading...]
I grew up adjacent to the fundamentalist Christian cult that Shiny Happy People, the four-part docuseries ostensibly about the reality TV-famous Duggar family, was really about. The Institute for Basic Life Principles (IBLP), founded and led by a man named…[Continue Reading...]
Earlier this month Amazon Prime launched its bombshell documentary series, “Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets,” a no-holds-barred look at the controversy-ridden Duggar family of “19 Kids and Counting” fame. The documentary features interviews with some Duggar family members, including…[Continue Reading...]
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