Cults That Kill: Shocking True Stories of Horror from Psychopathic Leaders, Doomsday Prophets, and Brainwashed Followers to Human Sacri Contributor(s): Biddlecombe Agsar, Wendy Joan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1612438652 ISBN-13: 9781612438658 Publisher: Ulysses Press OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - True Crime | Murder - Mass Murder - True Crime | Murder - Serial Killers - Religion | Christianity - General |
Dewey: 209 |
LCCN: 2018957016 |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.50 lbs) 328 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: What happens when true believers go too far? Thousands of religious, political and self-improvement cults are active around the world, and an estimated 2 to 5 million Americans have been involved in a cult at some point. Not all cults are destructive, but members' unwavering faith in an absolute leader and an intense devotion to a cause often lay the groundwork for criminal acts to take place--even murder and mass suicides. - The Manson Family Hippie devotees turn violent to manifest God's race war - The Peoples Temple Hundreds of utopia seekers meet their end in the Guyanese jungle by ingesting a cyanide-laced drink - The Vampire Clan Teenagers consume blood and bludgeon an unsuspecting Florida couple to death - Heaven's Gate Nike-adorned disciples commit suicide to transport onto a spaceship approaching - Earth Silvia Meraz Moreno's Santa Muerte Cult Members collect sacrificial blood by slicing open victims' veins while their hearts are still beating |