The Cult Files
The Cult Files

Author: Chris Mikul

Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Published: 1940-01-01

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 1742662110

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The Cult Files explores the history, features and beliefs of seventeen cults through the ages. Riveting, sometimes amusing, often horrifying stories show the inside workings of these groups, and trace their history -and often their demise. The book includes the Aum Shinrikyo followers, who killed twelve people in a poison gas attack on the Tokyo subway; and the Peoples Temple, in which Jim Jones convinced hundreds of followers to commit suicide en masse. Discover the unbelievable power and wealth held by cult leaders, and the physical and mental authority they wield over their followers. The full story of some of these cults is told for the first time in this book.

The Cult Files
The Cult Files

Author: Chris Mikul

Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 247

ISBN-13: 9781741960419

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Chris Mikul examines 30 cults, from thuggee to the Raelian Movement, from the Ant Hill Kids to Heaven's Gate, and provides a window into the extraordinary variety of religious beliefs, and the lengths that people may go to to cling to them, whatever the cost to themselves and others.

The Cult Files
The Cult Files

Author: Chris Mikul

Publisher:

Published: 2011-05-23

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 9780369361233

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The Cult Files opens a fascinating window onto some of these extraordinary cults and alternative new religions. In balanced, factual accounts of events and personalities that often seem to defy reality, Mikul examines the cult's history, rituals and charismatic leaders, and the extremes to which their devoted followers will go in fulfilling their beliefs -regardless of the cost to themselves or to others. From the peaceable, industrious Oneida community, and the neighbourly Chen Tao calmly awaiting God's arrival in a flying saucer, to the madness and murder surrounding the Manson Family and Roch Th riault's Ant Hill Kids, these compelling stories are full of larger-than-life characters and elaborate mythologies, where incredible depravity co-exists with the highest of human aspirations.

Deny All Knowledge
Deny All Knowledge

Author: David Lavery

Publisher: Syracuse University Press

Published: 1996-12-01

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 9780815604075

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The X-Files was one of the most subversive and longest-running science fiction series in US television history. Yet very little serious work has been done to examine the hit series. Deny All Knowledge examines topics such as: - Why is the series such a hit worldwide? - Why is The X-Files so popular online, generating dozens of websites and chat groups daily? - How does The X-Files' Conspiracy Theory compares to shows from the 1950s? - Can The X-Files be considered a modern-day myth? - What does The X-Files tell us about gender roles today?

PopLit, PopCult and The X-Files
PopLit, PopCult and The X-Files

Author: Jan Delasara

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2000-07-15

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 0786407891

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For six acclaimed seasons, FBI paranormal detectives Mulder and Scully have been chasing monsters and little green men and exposing government conspiracies, while espousing the mantras "trust no one" and "the truth is out there." This work takes a close look at the popular television series and shows how its style, character and narrative structure have continued to tease and please a wide viewing audience every week for six years. The first section examines the text of the series and the progression of its mythic story arc. This part also looks at the show's use of expressionistic techniques in both its visual and sound effects; the related tropes of self-reflexive humor, irony and the grotesque; and its ability to give the audience an occasional strong sensory jolt. The second section explores the context that has given rise to The X-Files phenomenon in the 1990s. The show's gothic horror tradition is established, and its contribution to the Zeitgeist of the 90s is also acknowledged.

Cult Television
Cult Television

Author: Sara Gwenllian-Jones

Publisher: U of Minnesota Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 9780816638307

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A television series is tagged with the label "cult" by the media, advertisers, and network executives when it is considered edgy or offbeat, when it appeals to nostalgia, or when it is considered emblematic of a particular subculture. By these criteria, almost any series could be described as cult. Yet certain programs exert an uncanny power over their fans, encouraging them to immerse themselves within a fictional world. In Cult Television leading scholars examine such shows as The X-Files; The Avengers; Doctor Who, Babylon Five; Star Trek; Xena, Warrior Princess; and Buffy the Vampire Slayer to determine the defining characteristics of cult television and map the contours of this phenomenon within the larger scope of popular culture. Contributors: Karen Backstein; David A. Black, Seton Hall U; Mary Hammond, Open U; Nathan Hunt, U of Nottingham; Mark Jancovich; Petra Kuppers, Bryant College; Philippe Le Guern, U of Angers, France; Alan McKee; Toby Miller, New York U; Jeffrey Sconce, Northwestern U; Eva Vieth Sara Gwenllian-Jones is a lecturer in television and digital media at Cardiff University and co-editor of Intensities: The Journal of Cult Media. Roberta E. Pearson is a reader in media and cultural studies at Cardiff University. She is the author of the forthcoming book Small Screen, Big Universe: Star Trek and Television.

A Series of Documents
A Series of Documents

Author: Scott Barry

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2020-01-31

Total Pages: 323

ISBN-13: 1678111511

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This book is a containment of: Organic Constitution of 1871...Cestui Que Vie 1666 Act...Emergency Banking 1933 Act...Your Property Pledge/Signature BS...Create a Frequency Set...Cult Awareness Network CAN Collection...The US Constitution from GPO...Electrical Stimulation of the Hippo-campus Blocks...Kyle Odom Manifesto...The Lilly Wave and Psychotronic Warfare...Low-frequency Electric Cortical Stimulation...Miac Strategic Report 1 & 2...One Time Pad Thing...Frequency Weapons are Real...Non-Lethal Weapons...Real ID 2020 Act...Solving 9-11...Secured Party Creditors Process...The USA Patriot Act...The rest will be omitted and removed probably...

Cult TV Heroines
Cult TV Heroines

Author: Catriona Miller

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2020-10-29

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 1350163929

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From Mrs Peel to the first female Doctor Who, this book offers a timely focus on the popular phenomenon of the cult TV heroine. The enduring phenomenon of cult TV itself is carefully explored through questions of genre, the role of the audience and the external environment of technological advances and business drivers. Catriona Miller then suggests a fresh account of the psychological dimension of the phenomenon utilising Carl Jung's concepts of the transcendent function and active imagination. Her analysis of the heroines themselves considers the workings of the audio-visual text alongside narrative and character arcs, exploring the complex and contradictory ways in which the heroines are represented. Established cult TV favourites such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The X Files, and Xena: Warrior Princess are examined alongside more recent shows such as Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Jessica Jones and American Horror Story: Coven.