That said, “Heaven’s Gate: Cult of Cults” is a thoughtful assessment of the mechanisms of how otherwise smart, savvy people are attracted to fringe beliefs.It takes a story that is larger ...

Even if it hadn’t been the largest mass suicide on U.S. soil, the deaths of 39 members of the Heaven’s Gate cult in March of 1997 would have been attention-grabbing.

On March 26, 1997, the 39 members of the Heaven’s Gate cult were found dead in a house outside San Diego; they had all committed suicide. They were dressed similarly, in black jogging suits and ...

With Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults upon us, HBO subscribers will be given an in-depth look into the life and death of the infamous alien-obsessed spiritual group whose 39 members committed mass ...

Heaven’s Gate is one of those rare national tragedies that’s never treated as such. Shortly after the UFO cult first made headlines, it was mocked. Even when that same cult led to the deaths ...

'Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults' is airing for the first time on CNN on Sunday, April 2 at 10 p.m. There are several ways to watch with a free live stream.

Frank Lyford left the Heaven’s Gate cult four years before 39 of his “classmates” committed mass-suicide in 1997. Now, you can watch him tell his story in HBO Max’s “Heaven’s Gate: The ...

It has been 25 years since 39 people died in the Heaven's Gate mass suicide Editor's note: It has been 25 years since the bodies of 39 people were found in a compound outside San Diego, each dead ...

Heaven's Gate was started in the early 1970s by Marshall Herff Applewhite and Bonnie Lou Nettles. Applewhite was the son of a Presbyterian preacher and became a talented stage actor and singer.

Fascination over Heaven’s Gate cult continues, 20 years after mass suicide. By John Wilkens . March 21, 2017 10:55 AM PT . Share via Close extra sharing options. Email; Facebook; X; LinkedIn; ...