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10 Creepy Fictional Cults

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The classical definition of the word "cult" is simply a new religion.  Well, some of these groups have been around for thousands of years, so we're going to take the more modern definition of the word "cult": a secretive, exclusive, delusionally lead group of religious fanatics. 

Men and women in long black, hooded robes; likely to be found chanting in the vicinity of ancient runes.  Words like "eldritch" come into play.  Gibbous, even.  You know exactly what you're dealing with: A crazy cult infestation, and man, once they get into your basement you can try going at them with traps and poison but eventually you just know you're going to have to fumigate. 

There are a lot of different cults who worship Superman , from non-canonical stuff like The Dark Knight Strikes Again , to main continuity.  That's just the sort of thing that happens when... Read on...
As the giant turtle, the Great A'Tuin, hurtled toward a giant red star surrounded by eight moons carrying the Discworld on its back, a portion of the world's population freaked out and began to... Read on...
Snow Crash ! It's a book! It's a drug! It's a computer virus! It's a mind virus! It's a religion! In the Neal Stephenson novel Snow Crash a charismatic capitalist named L. Bob Rife (no relation to... Read on...
Before the town of Silent Hill was a wasteland of creepy monsters, thick fog and a truly nightmarish alternate version of the town that seeps into reality, it was a lakeside resort. Around the... Read on...
The Hellfire Club (named after an actual historical group) in normal X-Men continuity is really more of a secret society than a religious sect. They have a hand in the Dark Phoenix Saga , but... Read on...
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