Cults

"Cult" may refer to the original and typically ancient sense of "religious practice" or to a newly established religious movement. It is also a pejorative term for a group whose religious beliefs are considered fanatical and unacceptable.

(See also cult classics.)
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New Releases Tagged "Cults"

Paper Cut
Dark Sisters
The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom
Julie Chan Is Dead
Dinner for Vampires: Life on a Cult TV Show (While Also in an Actual Cult!)
The Unworthy
So Far Gone
The Scammer
The Running Grave (Cormoran Strike, #7)
The Colony
Our Last Resort
Mary
If You Lie
Black Sheep
The Last Housewife
Mister Magic
See How They Hide (Quinn & Costa #6)
Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism
The Girls
Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief
Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith
The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple
Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape
Escape
Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology
Breaking Free
Sex Cult Nun: Breaking Away from the Children of God, a Wild, Radical Religious Cult
Educated
Stolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamist Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs
Uncultured: A Memoir
Don't Call It a Cult: The Shocking Story of Keith Raniere and the Women of NXIVM
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43 books — 7 voters
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Small Town Cults
9 books — 8 voters
Haunted Tree by Scott Robert SchellerThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyThe Voice in My Ear by Ken NewmanKing Cage and the Worth Street Djinni by Mike Stop ContinuesThe Blood Maker and the Witch's Curse by Jaromy Henry
Urban Fantasy Outside the Box
13 books — 8 voters


Dan    Brown
Professor Langdon,' called a young man with curly hair in the back row, 'if Masonry is not a secret society, not a corporation, and not a religion, then what is it?' 'Well, if you were to ask a Mason, he would offer the following definition: Masonry is a system of morality, veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols.' 'Sounds to me like a euphemism for "freaky cult." ' 'Freaky, you say?' 'Hell yes!' the kid said, standing up. 'I heard what they do inside those secret buildings! Weird candleli ...more
Dan Brown, The Lost Symbol

Carolyn Jessop
I could not undo overnight the damage that had been done to my psyche over many years. The only way over was through-I knew that_ but it was still debilitating and stressful. All I could do was face the fear and keep going.
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