How to Become a Cult Leader

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How to Become a Cult Leader — Season 1, Episode 5: Control Your Image

Documentary, Crime33 min1 season, 6 episodes6.8/10

Episode synopsis

Leverage media coverage to cultivate a pious image like Shoko Asahara, who built the doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo on positive PR and deadly methods.

About How to Become a Cult Leader

Look inside the cult leader's playbook for achieving unconditional love, endless devotion and the power to control people's minds, bodies, and souls. Disguised as a guidebook for capturing a devoted cult following, this docuseries takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the rise of six famed flock leaders.

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