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The Boedecker Theater at the Dairy Arts Center, another local venue, regularly shows B-list cult favorites as part of its Friday Night Weird series.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

His wife, Milla Jovovich, starred in each one, and while they have grown a cult following they were never a hit with critics.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

The present was inspired by Awad’s goth-tinged comic novel “Bunny,” which has garnered a cult following on social platforms like BookTok over the last several years with readers who call themselves “bunnies.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

There’s a difference between a film that becomes a cult classic because it’s genuinely underrated, and one that achieves that status through the unholy, rose-colored lens of social media obsession.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

He was half convinced if he told her he was dropping out of society and joining a tone cult, she’d say, If you think that’s best.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

But virtually all cults are defined by one thing: a charismatic leader who exercises dominance over the flock.

From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026

Since Niyazov's death in 2006, successive presidents -- Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov and his son Serdar -- have kept the system in place, along with the cults of personality and grand architecture.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

Richards, who now helps people exit cults, is open about what his former beloved leader did but also takes responsibility for his own behavior.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

The 1980s, during his own youth, was the heyday for conspiracy theories about satanic cults sacrificing children, Uscinski noted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026

The more extreme tone cults try to burn their deadish, to make it permanent, but ambudrones usually get to them first.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman