The Cult Files Book

The Cult Files opens a fascinating window onto a number of extraordinary cults and alternative new religions. In balanced, factual accounts of events and personalities that often seem to defy reality, Chris Mikul examines the history of the cults, their rituals and charismatic leaders, and the extremes to which their devoted followers are prepared to go in fulfilling their beliefs—regardless of the cost to themselves or to others. From the spirit of idealism and a desire to bring peace to all nations that suffused Mankind United to the madness and murder surrounding the Manson Family and Roch Thériault'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.