Why can’t we look away from stories about cults? The real story may not be about those who fall prey, but about realizing that we’re all vulnerable to manipulation. From streaming documentaries to ...

“We all have an idea of what constitutes a cult,” writes author Jane Borden in “Cults Like Us – Why Doomsday Thinking Drives America” (One Signal Publishers). “The word cult conjures a mental picture: ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Fall is the season for all things spooky, and novels about cults make for more eerie, haunting reads. Cult leaders blur charisma and control ...

Many of us will never forget Reverend Jim Jones’ cult committing mass suicide in Guyana in 1978. He told over 900 followers that the government was planning to raid them and that they should therefore ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. This article is more than 2 years old. Cult leaders employ a ...

Few horror subgenres delve as deeply into human psychology as cult-themed films. These movies explore our fundamental needs for belonging and meaning while exposing how easily those desires can be ...

Cults are a hot topic. But, perhaps not surprisingly given the methods of influence they use, they are opaque to the public. After decades of studying cults and methods of undue influence they and ...

It began as just another niche game inside Roblox, an American video-game platform. Players wandered through dark forests, exchanged clues and chatted as they explored. Within these spaces a group of ...