Category Archives: Cults

Big Houses and Little People

Posted on January 21, 2026 by Nathan

SPOILERS for all three of the movies we watched this past weekend. Martha Marcy May Marlene – This is a movie Beth put on our to-watch list several years ago, and we only just got around to seeing. Elizabeth Olsen plays a … Continue reading →

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This Ain’t Over

Posted on January 1, 2025 by Nathan

New year, new movies! Okay, two of these are pretty old movies, but they were new to us. SPOILERS for all three. The Lodge – When a man with two children falls in love with a new woman, his ex-wife … Continue reading →

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99 Problems, But a Clone Force Ain’t One

Posted on August 11, 2024 by Nathan

Two television shows and one movie this time, all with SPOILERS. Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults – When we visited the Museum of Death in Hollywood, an employee there quite enthusiastically told Beth about Heaven’s Gate, and how they … Continue reading →

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Mind Over Splatter

Posted on February 19, 2024 by Nathan

There are pretty significant SPOILERS for all three of these movies. Scanners – All I really knew about this movie was the guy’s head exploding, which I’ve seen in gifs many times, but it’s still a little disturbing to see … Continue reading →

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It’s Against My Programming to Impersonate a Deity

Posted on June 25, 2023 by Nathan

SPOILERS for all four things covered here! The Invitation – There’s another movie of this title that came out last year and is about vampires. This one, from 2008, is about a cult. A guy named Will, whose son died … Continue reading →

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Serious About Series

Posted on March 9, 2023 by Nathan

I’ve finished reading the latest issue of The Baum Bugle, which is largely dedicated to Kabumpo in Oz. Editor Sarah Crozter co-wrote a piece with Nick Campbell on the book and Oz as a series in general. I’ve seen a … Continue reading →

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Fuzzy Pickles

Posted on April 14, 2022 by Nathan

I started playing EarthBound last week when I found it on the Super NES for Switch application. It probably wasn’t the best timing as the Switch version of Chrono Cross also came out that week, but I’ve been switching back … Continue reading →

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God Loves You, He Really, Really Does!

Posted on February 21, 2022 by Nathan

There Will Be Blood – Another Paul Thomas Anderson movie, which was really famous, but I didn’t know much about it. I remember seeing a marquee that looked like it said, “There Will, Juno, Be Blood,” and I also recall … Continue reading →

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Another Fine Messiah

Posted on January 23, 2022 by Nathan

The concept of the Messiah is a significant one in both Judaism and Christianity, but I think it was in my Apocalypse class in college that I learned what it actually means, and how the concept developed, particularly in the context … Continue reading →

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The Devil’s Busy Decade

Posted on June 28, 2020 by Nathan

I had heard of the phrase “Satanic panic” before (hey, it’s very catchy), and had some idea of what it entailed, but I thought it was worth looking into a little more. While there are many components, the phrase largely … Continue reading →

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