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Movie: The Sacrifice Game

It's bad enough that boarding school students Samantha and Clara can't go home for the holidays, but things take a deadly turn when a murderous gang arrives on their doorstep - just in time for Christmass.
posted by kittensyay on Dec 10, 2023 - 4 comments

Love Has Won: Love Has Won  Season 1, Ep 0

Tells the story of Amy Carlson and the obscure religious group "Love Has Won" led by her. [more inside]
posted by drewbage1847 on Nov 27, 2023 - 5 comments

Movie: Last Shift

A rookie police officer is assigned last shift at the closing of a police station. She is ordered not to leave the station under any circumstances, just in time for all hell to break loose there. Literally. [more inside]
posted by miss-lapin on Mar 30, 2023 - 2 comments

Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey: All episodes (2022)  Season 1, Ep 0

An American documentary miniseries surrounding the polygamous Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS), an offshoot of mainstream Mormonism, and its current leader Warren S. Jeffs. [more inside]
posted by hydra77 on Nov 20, 2022 - 4 comments

Movie: Blood Dolls

Virgil, an eccentric freak billionaire, spends his days being a "biological inventor." The "blood dolls," his newest creation, aid him in getting revenge on those who betrayed him. [more inside]
posted by miss-lapin on Jun 19, 2022 - 2 comments

Star Trek: The Next Generation: Descent, Part II  Rewatch   Season 7, Ep 1

Lore takes a page from the late-21st-century playbook and starts controlling his most powerful soldier with the most potent drug of all: emotions. [more inside]
posted by CheesesOfBrazil on Sep 17, 2021 - 15 comments

Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult: Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult Full Season  Season 1, Ep 0

This true crime docuseries follows India Oxenberg as she grapples with her experiences in NXIVM, a self-help organization which turned out to be a sex cult. [more inside]
posted by miss-lapin on Nov 27, 2020 - 5 comments

The Vow: At Cause  Season 1, Ep 3

Sarah confides to Mark about DOS, a secret group involving "masters" and "slaves," and struggles in her relationships with NXIVM, her husband and her best friend; Sarah and Mark lament how many members they've recruited and question what to do next. [more inside]
posted by knownassociate on Sep 21, 2020 - 9 comments

The Vow: Viscera  Season 1, Ep 2

After seven years, Bonnie leaves NXIVM for Los Angeles and tries desperately to get through to Mark, who reassures her all is well; Mark remains loyal to Keith and NXIVM, but a series of phone calls begins to sow doubt within him. [more inside]
posted by knownassociate on Sep 21, 2020 - 0 comments

The Vow: The Science of Joy  Season 1, Ep 1

Mark Vicente and Sarah Edmondson, high-ranking former NXIVM leaders, describe the dream and mission of NXIVM to build a better world; Bonnie Piesse, Mark's wife, tells him she is worried about the organization and leader Keith Raniere. [more inside]
posted by knownassociate on Sep 16, 2020 - 10 comments

Strange Angel: Aeon  Season 2, Ep 7

Susan and Patty's relationship reaches a breaking point when Susan learns of her sister's indiscretions - nevertheless, they must join forces to use Virgil as a means to an end. After Marisol receives devastating news, she gains a new perspective on her relationship with Richard. Jack has a chance to get back into the military's good graces, but the conditions may be too tough to swallow. Jack's power within the Agape rises to new heights; however, the arrival of a new prospective tenant at the Parsonage threatens to change all that. [Season finale] [more inside]
posted by filthy light thief on Jul 26, 2019 - 1 comment

Strange Angel: The Tower  Season 2, Ep 6

Following the party at the Parsonage, Jack must strike a dangerous bargain, while the police investigate the Agape. Meanwhile, Richard, Chiang and Mesulam are sent to London for a military research project, where Richard goes to great lengths to clear Jack's name. Devastating truths come to light, putting Jack and Susan's future in doubt, and relationships continue to change. [more inside]
posted by filthy light thief on Jul 26, 2019 - 0 comments

Strange Angel: The Hanged Man  Season 2, Ep 5

Facing increasing suspicions from the federal government, Jack tries to clear the air with a summer dinner party and everyone is invited! Ernest pushes Jack to find his true path. "A man of fire should not be bowing before a man of clay."
posted by filthy light thief on Jul 26, 2019 - 0 comments

Strange Angel: The Wheel of Fortune  Season 2, Ep 4

Jack's earns Ernest's loyalty but divides the rest of the devout. Marisol confronts her father about the secret that destroyed their family as Richard deals with his broken heart by diving deeper into the rocketry project. Meanwhile, when Susan's attempt to use bureaucracy to the group's benefit hits a roadblock, she turns to Ernest in hopes of putting a stop to Virgil's harassment once and for all.
posted by filthy light thief on Jul 11, 2019 - 1 comment

Strange Angel: The Lovers  Season 2, Ep 3

When Jack's secret notebook goes missing, he looks for guidance, and seeks out Ernest's help to deal with the situation, while Susan attempts to mollify their conservative, upper crust neighbors. Virgil turns the screws to his confidant. "I do love a good propaganda film. Everything is so black and white. If only life were so simple."
posted by filthy light thief on Jul 11, 2019 - 0 comments

Strange Angel: The Fool  Season 2, Ep 1

Two years since the events in season one of Strange Angel, the U.S. Military offers Jack, Richard and their team a classified mission that could turn the tide of World War II, but which comes with increased scrutiny of Jack's personal life. As Jack strives to straddle the worlds of mysticism and science, Virgil Byrne's crusade against the beliefs of Jack and Susan, they offer the religious family safe haven, and find a familiar face returns.
posted by filthy light thief on Jun 21, 2019 - 0 comments

Strange Angel: The Magus  Season 2, Ep 2

Ernest's intentions are questioned, and alliances shift with new revelations. Richard seeks Marison's family, and finds more than he anticipated, and has more questions. Patty works to become a valued participant in the war effort, and at home. Jack finds help from an unlikely source.
posted by filthy light thief on Jun 21, 2019 - 0 comments

Strange Angel: The Sacrificial Dance  Season 1, Ep 10

When Jack receives an invitation to ascend to the next degree, the Parsons must decide if this is what they both want for their future. After uncovering the truth about her own past, Susan is forced to deal with the chilling revelation back in the real world. Richard and Jack finally find common ground, rallying the Suicide Club for a dangerous final demonstration. Jack has all he needs except for one crucial element.
posted by filthy light thief on Jun 21, 2019 - 0 comments

Strange Angel: Sacrament of the Ancestors  Season 1, Ep 9

Susan turns to the religion that seemed to hold so much for Jack, while he becomes increasingly disenchanted it, with so much promised yet so little delivered. Richard and his rocket team hit a massive stumbling block, forcing Richard to invite Jack and Susan out to a lavish dinner in an attempt to gain Jack's help. But Jack has been offered a promotion at Pueblo Powder and must decide between providing Susan with the life she always wanted or burying the hatchet...
posted by filthy light thief on Jun 20, 2019 - 0 comments

Strange Angel: Evocation of the Elders  Season 1, Ep 8

Richard goes alone to present the team's proposal at the Department of War. But without Jack there to do the talking, Richard looks elsewhere to find the confidence he needs. Meanwhile, Jack continues to drift away from Susan, skipping work to go on a spontaneous road trip with a troubled Ernest. Meanwhile, Susan searches for answers behind Jack's behavior by confronting Jack's mother Ruth and the potential source of all Jack's troubles.
posted by filthy light thief on Jun 20, 2019 - 0 comments

Strange Angel: Glorification of The Chosen One  Season 1, Ep 7

While Richard and the rocketry team leave's Jack and his work for more conventional pursuits, Jack turns to other means to convince General Braxton that reaching the moon isn't just comic book fantasy. Susan's concerns about Jack grow after she researches Aleister Crowley and confronts Maggie with the mysterious truths behind this cult religion. Susan's questions leave Maggie at a breaking point, forcing Ernest to confront his inner demons.
posted by filthy light thief on Jun 20, 2019 - 0 comments

Strange Angel: The Mystic Circle of Young Girls  Season 1, Ep 6

Recent experiences have Jack wanting more, inspiring him to push boundaries at home with Susan, despite her misgivings. Ernest's sudden presence at the Rocketry Team's new testing facility has Richard questioning the whole endeavor, until he meets a mysterious woman who helps restore his faith. Meanwhile, Maggie has doubts about Ernest's fidelity.
posted by filthy light thief on Jun 18, 2019 - 0 comments

Strange Angel: Dance of the Earth  Season 1, Ep 5

The team finalizes their prototype but, in a role reversal, Richard has confidence in the design while Jack doubts it will work. Jack leaves the team to test fire without him as he and Susan accept Ernest and Maggie's invitation to go camping in Joshua Tree. While Susan gets better acquainted with Maggie, Ernest expands Jacks' mind, showing him a way forward. "We just have 51 more prototypes to go."
posted by filthy light thief on Jun 18, 2019 - 0 comments

Strange Angel: The Sage  Season 1, Ep 4

Jack's expert witness testimony at a high profile trial thrusts the rocketry team into the spotlight and helps land them a coveted invitation to The Athenaeum. Meanwhile, Virgil drops off Patty, Susan's rebellious teenage sister, for a trying weekend stay, and Ernest's wife, Maggie, makes a surprise return. When Jack's evening at The Athenaeum doesn't go as planned, Jack seeks out Ernest to blow off some steam and ends up on a detour into a darker part of Los Angeles on Hallween.
posted by filthy light thief on Jun 18, 2019 - 0 comments

Strange Angel: Ritual of the Rival Tribes  Season 1, Ep 3

Feeling the pressure to succeed and provide Susan with the life he promised, Jack urges the rocketry team to take a risk and start testing their experiments at full volume. Sensing the Parsons' mounting frustrations, Ernest offers a way to make all their dreams come true. "I promise you, our life will never be boring."
posted by filthy light thief on Jun 17, 2019 - 0 comments

Strange Angel: Ritual of Abduction  Season 1, Ep 2

Jack and Richard set off to create the first ever rocketry university-sponsored team. But with uncertain acceptance, coupled with Ernest's looming presence, Jack and Susan are feeling more on edge than ever before, desperate to figure out Ernest's intentions. “Can I get there by candlelight?”
posted by filthy light thief on Jun 17, 2019 - 1 comment

Strange Angel: Augurs of Spring  Season 1, Ep 1

In 1930s Los Angeles. Jack Parsons (Jack Reynor) works as a janitor at a chemical factory by day, but, by night, he nurses a secret ambition: to build rockets that will take mankind to the moon. The pressures of his double life are further complicated when Jack and his wife Susan (Bella Heathcote) are confronted by a mysterious new neighbor, Ernest Donovan (Rupert Friend), who appears to be leading a double life of his own. [more inside]
posted by filthy light thief on Jun 14, 2019 - 8 comments

Riverdale: Chapter Thirty-Eight: As Above, So Below  Season 3, Ep 3

When a series of suspicious roadblocks threaten to delay the opening of the speakeasy, Veronica enlists the help of Cheryl, Toni, Reggie, Kevin and Josie to ensure opening night goes off without a hitch. Elsewhere, Betty and Jughead follow different leads to learn more about the strange incidents going on in the town. Finally, some unwanted attention forces Archie to make a difficult decision about his future. [more inside]
posted by filthy light thief on Oct 27, 2018 - 3 comments

Supergirl: The Fanatical  Season 3, Ep 19

A disciple of Coville's escapes from what's left of his cult and gives Kara and James a journal that could help save Sam. Guardian's secret could be exposed. [more inside]
posted by numaner on May 22, 2018 - 11 comments

Wild Wild Country full series  Season 1, Ep 0

In 1981, controversial guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh (who later in life went by Osho) moved his ashram of followers from India to a 65,000 acre ranch in rural Oregon. Known for his teachings of free love and open marriage, his fleet of Rolls Royce cars, and his collection of diamond-encrusted watches, the guru, his confrontational personal secretary, and his followers quickly drew the ire of local Oregonians over their plans to turn the commune into an actual city. Over four years, tensions escalated rapidly, leading to the arming of the commune, plots to murder elected officials, busing in hordes of homeless people to overwhelm election voting, and the largest bio-terrorism attack on U.S. soil. [Note: this is meant as a full series thread for the 6-part Netflix series, which IMDB for some reason is listing as only a two hour movie.] [more inside]
posted by dnash on Mar 28, 2018 - 18 comments

The X-Files: Nothing Lasts Forever  Season 11, Ep 9

While investigating human organ theft, Mulder and Scully uncover a mysterious cult consumed with macabre rituals. [CW: gory surgery and dissection scenes] [more inside]
posted by filthy light thief on Mar 15, 2018 - 16 comments

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee: March 7, 2018  Season 3, Ep 2

  • Act 1: The NRA is a Cult
  • Act 2: Alt-Right Killers
  • Doug Bruce Ruined Colorado
  • [more inside]
    posted by numaner on Mar 8, 2018 - 1 comment

    Movie: Possession (1981)

    A spy begins a difficult breakup with his wife in West Berlin, in this hard-to-categorise horror / psychological thriller / drama. This cult French-German "video nasty" was Andrzej Żuławski's only English-Language film, and stars Isabelle Adjani, who won several awards for the role - including Best Actress at Cannes - along with a young Sam Neill. [more inside]
    posted by chappell, ambrose on Feb 13, 2018 - 9 comments

    American Horror Story: Great Again  Season 7, Ep 11

    Ally shares a devastating truth with Kai. Beverly asks a favor. Is the cult larger than any one person?
    posted by kittens for breakfast on Nov 15, 2017 - 4 comments

    American Horror Story: Charles (Manson) in Charge  Season 7, Ep 10

    Kai continues to select poor role models.
    posted by kittens for breakfast on Nov 8, 2017 - 0 comments

    American Horror Story: Drink the Kool-Aid  Season 7, Ep 9

    Kai tests the cultists. Ally and Ivy share a meal.
    posted by kittens for breakfast on Nov 1, 2017 - 2 comments

    Supergirl: The Faithful  Season 3, Ep 4

    Kara investigates a secretive new group whose leader, Thomas Coville, has a mysterious connection to Supergirl. Meanwhile, Samantha feels like she's letting Ruby down, and J'onn confesses an old secret. [more inside]
    posted by numaner on Nov 1, 2017 - 10 comments

    American Horror Story: Winter of our Discontent  Season 7, Ep 8

    The cult goes all Handmaid's Tale-meets-Fight Club, which is a real problem, since basically everyone in the cult who isn't a stone cold idiot is a woman. Meanwhile, an extended flashback to ramp up the gore and pad the runtime.
    posted by kittens for breakfast on Oct 25, 2017 - 4 comments

    American Horror Story: Valerie Solanas Died for Your Sins: Scumbag  Season 7, Ep 7

    Bethany encounters a mysterious woman whose past may hold the key to defeating the cult -- or empowering it.
    posted by kittens for breakfast on Oct 18, 2017 - 2 comments

    American Horror Story: Mid-Western Assassin  Season 7, Ep 6

    Kai faces a surprising challenge. Meadow explains it all. Ivy confronts her gravest fear.
    posted by kittens for breakfast on Oct 11, 2017 - 2 comments

    American Horror Story: Holes  Season 7, Ep 5

    The cult takes a stab at bigger publicity. Kai tests loyalties. [more inside]
    posted by kittens for breakfast on Oct 4, 2017 - 3 comments

    American Horror Story: 11/9   Season 7, Ep 4

    The origin of the cult revealed.
    posted by kittens for breakfast on Sep 27, 2017 - 4 comments

    American Horror Story: Neighbors from Hell  Season 7, Ep 3

    Ally finds herself branded "the lesbian George Zimmerman," Winter is somehow still employed, and Kai makes friends.
    posted by kittens for breakfast on Sep 20, 2017 - 4 comments

    American Horror Story: Don't be Afraid of the Dark  Season 7, Ep 2

    Ally has an epiphany, and deals with her phobias by adopting a coping mechanism.
    posted by kittens for breakfast on Sep 13, 2017 - 9 comments

    American Horror Story: Election Night  Season 7, Ep 1

    An anxiety-prone woman is driven to the brink of madness when Donald Trump is elected president. Meanwhile, a psychopath is inspired.
    posted by kittens for breakfast on Sep 6, 2017 - 10 comments

    Movie: The Circle

    After landing a dream job at a powerful tech company called The Circle, a woman wrestles with whether the firm's 24/7/365 connectivity agenda represents a brave new world in which "Knowing is good, but knowing everything is better" or a horrifying breach of individual autonomy and privacy.
    posted by carmicha on May 3, 2017 - 5 comments

    Special Event: The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again

    Laverne Cox stars in Rocky Horror Picture Show: LDTWA, a new tv movie version of the low-budget '70s cult movie musical. Folks are welcome to get their audience partici...pation on in here.
    posted by LobsterMitten on Oct 20, 2016 - 22 comments

    Strange Club: the return

    Hey all! So Strange Club was going well for a bit in 2015, and then dropped off the radar entirely in 2016. I'm feeling the itch to get it started back up again, though, after attending Fantastic Fest and having my love for inexplicable, visionary cinema rekindled. So let's get back in the saddle. [more inside]
    posted by naju on Oct 2, 2016 - 3 comments

    Mob Psycho 100: An Invitation to a Meeting ~Simply Put, I Just Want to be Popular~  Season 1, Ep 3

    Doubting his chances to become popular through his school club activities, a downcast Mob meets a woman in a smiling mask, who informs him that she can help him become popular. He follows her to an underground meeting area where a cult known as (LOL) has formed in service to a man with the power to make anyone laugh and smile.
    posted by filthy light thief on Sep 24, 2016 - 1 comment

    Movie: Survive Style 5+

    A man continually trying and failing to get his wife to stay dead; a self-absorbed ad agency creative director who comes up with one unworkable inane idea after another; a British hitman who only wants to know everyone's function in life; and an unfortunate office worker and father whose brain is left scrambled after a stage hypnotist is murdered in mid-performance. Starting off as unrelated plot lines, they intertwine with each other as they continue on their respective ways.
    posted by naju on Dec 31, 2015 - 9 comments

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