It is probably safe to say that all people want to be a part of something bigger than themselves. Whether it is as harmless as brand loyalty to your favorite tech company or as dangerous as giving all of your life savings to a shady organization offering the promise of fulfillment, each of us has exhibited some cult-like behavior in our lives. What is it that makes the lure of history's worst self-proclaimed messiahs so attractive? The possible answers are many, but we ought to begin by studying the most peculiar and chilling cases and considering how rational people such as ourselves, sometimes by the hundreds or more, have been ensnared in the traps of deadly cults.
EPISODE 28 INTERLUDE: A MILLIONAIRE'S TUNNEL, PHANTOM SLAPS, AND BLACK METAL
EPISODE 27 LOVECRAFT PART II: THE CREATIONS OF MADNESS
EPISODE 26 LOVECRAFT PART I: THE FATHER OF COSMIC HORROR
EPISODE 25 SERIAL KILLERS
EPISODE 24 VAMPIR
EPISODE 23 WAR: THE THEATRE OF HORRORS
EPISODE 22 VISION
EPISODE 21 INTERLUDE: FAIRY TALES
EPISODE 19 THE HIDDEN PEOPLE
EPISODE 18 All Hallows Eve
EPISODE 17 Monsters: The World Destroyers
EPISODE 16 Clowns and Carnivals
EPISODE 15 Cannibalism
EPISODE 14 Interlude: Frightening Films
EPISODE 13 Bad Omens
EPISODE 12 Close Encounters
EPISODE 11 Hollow Earth
EPISODE 10 Creepypasta
EPISODE 9 Horror in New Media
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