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In a new podcast former sect members reflect on end times, warnings of ‘astral larvae’ lurking in nightclubs and being in thrall to charismatic leaders – and the embarrassment and shame they feel now ...

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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Seventy members of an Islamist sect who have been living in an underground bunker without heat or sunlight for nearly a decade have been discovered living on the outskirts of the ...

A look at how Mona Fastvold's "The Testament of Ann Lee" defies typical cinematic presentations of cult leaders, especially women.

On a windy January 2024 night in South Phoenix, only a scattering of attendees occupied the pews at a church called Jericho Tabernacle. But as the regular Wednesday service began, the sounds of a ...

An advocacy group who warns cult activities are flourishing in Queensland has petitioned the government for stricter laws.

Call it a sign of the strange times in which we live, when disinformation and conspiracy theories run rampant on social media, but a decade after TV’s true crime renaissance began, the cult ...