Oct 24
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Greetings from the Afterlife (with Archie). I am now deceased after watching the latest episode of Riverdale. It may…
Jul 12 2019
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Satan? So out. Creepy cults? So in.
May 14 2019
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So you know, like, slightly less scuzzy businessmen and tents, slightly more...animal sacrifice?
Mar 5 2019
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In Hereditary director Ari Aster’s latest film Midsommar, a vacationing couple find themselves transported to a…
Sep 17 2018
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What do you do when not facing mutant marvels and battling in wild mental planescapes in Legion? If you’re Dan…
Jul 6 2018
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Shoko Asahara—the leader of the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult behind the 1995 sarin gas attack in Tokyo’s subway that…
Mar 16 2018
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The Rajneesshee cult started building their utopian city of the future in rural Oregon during the early 1980s. And…
Sep 11 2017
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American Horror Story’s latest venture is Cult, looking at what happens when an enigmatic personality goes a step…
May 15 2017
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We’ve looked at a number of different cults and cult leaders here at Paleofuture, and they usually have pretty hefty…
Nov 1 2016
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In September of 1984, at least 751 people got violently sick in The Dalles, Oregon. At first, no one in the town…
Jan 6 2016
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We’ve been eagerly following the rise of Satanic TV, thanks to new shows like Lucifer and Damien. But it turns out…
Aug 3 2015
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I think Rob Rhinehart is trying to turn himself into some sort of creepy nerd messiah. Today he posted a giant essay…
Jun 17 2015
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Pinterest—the mason jar lobby’s most effective propaganda apparatus—is an aggressively wholesome social platform.…
Jun 15 2015
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The Blackburn Cult, also known by the far more mystically delicious moniker “Divine Order of the Royal Arms of the…
Sep 27 2014
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Paul Morantz knew Synanon would try to kill him. He just didn’t know how or when.
Sep 17 2014
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Every month, the bills get paid on time. The emails get answered, and any orders filled. Which, for HeavensGate.com,…
Dec 12 2013
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Supreme court judges in the UK have ruled that Scientology is a "place of meeting for religious worship." Louisa Hodkin launched a suit after officials refused to register a Scientology chapel as a place for marriage. The judges said religions don't require a God — potentially paving the way for Jedi marriages.
Sep 4 2012
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In the past, we've examined some hilarious forms of body armor for both human and hound.But in terms of sheer…
Apr 23 2012
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This week sees the big-screen debut of Sound of My Voice, the indie sensation centered around a mysterious cult…
Apr 19 2012
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What if you were introduced to a spiritual guru who claimed to have traveled back in time from the year 2054?…