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Colter is tasked with tracking down a missing young man who may have been pulled into a cult, and who seemingly doesn't want to be found. [more inside]
posted by Faintdreams on Apr 8, 2024 - 0 comments

An aspiring writer deep in debt encounters a young man with no memories and strange abilities. Together they fight injustice and form an unlikely bond. [more inside]
posted by oh yeah! on Oct 23, 2023 - 1 comment

[TRAILER] A young woman (Mariana Hill) searching for her missing artist father finds herself in the strange seaside town of Point Dune, which seems to be under the influence of a mysterious undead cult. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Nov 21, 2022 - 1 comment

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

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

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

Claire is under the grip of a mysterious new cult called Faults. Desperate to be reunited with their daughter, Claire's parents recruit one of the world's foremost experts on mind control, Ansel Roth. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Oct 29, 2018 - 3 comments

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

Archie makes a surprising request about how he wants to spend his final days of summer; Betty must deal with her problems head-on after a heated confrontation with Alice and Polly; Veronica pleads with Hiram to help Archie. [more inside]
posted by litera scripta manet on Oct 13, 2018 - 7 comments

The full series of this podcast that delves into the story of the Heaven's Gate cult with empathy, excellent reporting, and serious lack of sensationalism. Includes an episode of the host reflecting on his own experience growing up in a cult, and another episode featuring listeners' experiences with cults.
posted by lunasol on Jan 14, 2018 - 7 comments

Cal deals with the fall out of Sarah's decision, Mary is conflicted, and Abe deals with his daughter. [more inside]
posted by miss-lapin on Apr 21, 2016 - 9 comments

Eddie and Sarah do some specialized Meyerist marriage counselling (spoiler alert, it's weird), while their son Hawk copes with the pressures of attending high school as the ultimate outcast. Meanwhile, Cal has big plans for the future of the movement. [more inside]
posted by showbiz_liz on Mar 30, 2016 - 12 comments

Welcome to the Meyerist Movement, which is totally not a cult at all. Like, what, just because we plaster an emblem of a giant glowing eye all over everything, that means we're a cult?
posted by showbiz_liz on Mar 30, 2016 - 1 comment