These titles range from recent streaming hits like "Wild Wild Country" to decades-old classics like "Manson." This is a tragic but eminently watchable feature profiling three teens who left — either ...

When I started Cult of the Lamb, I wasn’t expecting to be shoveling so much poop. This is a true wolf of a base-management game in the sheepish clothing of an action-roguelite, but it balances that ...

For the first 15 years of her life, Daniella Mestyanek Young’s entire world was The Family. Born to a mom who’d gotten pregnant with her at 14, Young lived with more than 100 people in a commune in ...

To some, Anne Hamilton-Byrne was a yoga teacher with a penchant for plastic surgery. To others, she was the evil leader of The Family -- an apocalyptic cult with about 500 followers and more than 28 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. Cult leaders employ a myriad of tactics to warp the beliefs and emotions of ...

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 ...

Up to 10,000 cults still exist today in the United States, according to psychologist Steve Eichel, a recognized international cult expert and president of the International Cultic Studies Association.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... On a fall day in 1999, 19-year-old John I. Post packed up his birth certificate, Social Security card, state identification, favorite blanket and pictures of ...

Sorely in need of a Cult of the Lamb guide for beginners? Massive Monster's roguelike game may seem cute and cuddly, but this heretical ovine is hiding a surprising amount of depth. Between managing ...

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Peter Dinklage returns as the wry narrator for the 'How to Become a Tyrant' team's comic exploration of the mind-control playbook followed by Charles Manson, Jim Jones and more. By Daniel Fienberg ...

It's not a product – it's a lifestyle. Some brands, products and people reach a level of fandom others only dream of. The recipe is savvy marketing and a little serendipity. Director Greta Gerwig’s ...