Ep 233: Creepy Cults

Blurry Photos

David Flora

Science, Society & Culture, Social Sciences

4.7 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2019

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

WARNING: This episode has extremely explicit content. Listener discretion is strongly advised. Blurry Photober kicks off with an incredibly eerie episode about Creepy Cults. Three Creepy Cults are examined, including Aum Shinrikyo, the Ant Hill Kids, and the Marcus Wesson Family. Flora sifts through this heavy topic and tries to suss out the info from the hyperbole. Cults exist in a grey area of accepted but not really trusted. These three examples prove just why cults are often regarded suspiciously. Aum Shinrikyo launched one of the worst terrorist attacks against the public in Japan's history. The Ant Hill Kids was headed up by someone who proved to be one of the most notorious men in Canada's history. And Marcus Wesson presided over one of the worst tragedies in Fresno, California's history. David breaks down the timelines for each cult, giving a background, description of activities, and ultimate fate for them. This episode is not for the faint of heart. Serious and tragic issues such as rape, incest, murder, torture, and child molestation is discussed. Please be forewarned. Please vote for Blurry Photos for Best Podcast of Chicago! Music Myst on the Moor, Snowdrop - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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0:41.0	This episode contains very explicit content.
0:45.0	Themes such as murder, torture, and rape of men, women, and children will be discussed.
0:50.0	Listener discretion is strongly, strongly advised.
0:55.0	We imagine monsters in the dark,
1:01.0	other worldly entities hiding in nooks and crevices, malevolent things
1:06.8	undefined, stalking us in unfamiliar territory.
1:12.0	We fear what we don't know. Our hairs stand on end at the thought of what might be behind
1:19.8	us. The mind is a powerful tool for conjuring terror, but fantasy is often no match for reality.
1:31.8	When the terror is in broad daylight, right in front of us and known, perhaps even loved, fear
1:40.2	is transcended. I'm sure you've heard that we are the true monsters, that the
1:47.6	depth humans can delve is far scarier than any imagined threat.
1:53.0	I'm sure we've all heard something like that.
1:56.0	But we don't know the half of it.
1:59.0	Truly, like the classic Twilight Zone episode, the monsters are due on Maple Street.
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