Cults

The abandoned movie ranch where Manson launched Helter Skelter

Spahn Ranch was Manson’s kingdom.

By Hadley Meares May 28, 2019

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This Is the Most Stereotypically Los Angeles Thing That Has Ever Happened

By Bianca Barragan May 14, 2015

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How to Start Your Own Los Angeles Cult in 14 Easy Steps

By Curbed Staff October 24, 2014

The Earliest and Weirdest LA Cult Stories: 1700s to 1940s

By Adrian Glick Kudler October 24, 2014

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The Respectable LA Houses of 1970s Hippie Cult The Source

By Adrian Glick Kudler October 23, 2014

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How Cultists, Quacks, and Naturemenschen Made Los Angeles Obsessed With Healthy Living

By Bianca Barragan October 23, 2014

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Ask the Experts: Why Does Los Angeles Attract So Many Cults?

By Curbed Staff October 21, 2014

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The Pasadena Haunts of the Occultist Who Cofounded JPL

By Bianca Barragan October 21, 2014

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8 Notorious Los Angeles Cult Locations: Then and Now

By Curbed Staff October 20, 2014

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An Introduction to the Long History of Los Angeles Cults

By Adrian Glick Kudler October 20, 2014

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Is Arclight Cinemas Owned By the Church of Scientology?

By Adrian Glick Kudler October 11, 2013

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Now You Can Do the Happy Foot/Sad Foot Sign's Bidding Even When You're Not in Silver Lake

By Adrian Glick Kudler August 19, 2013

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The Respectable LA Houses of 1970s Hippie Cult The Source

By Adrian Glick Kudler May 13, 2013

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Rent in the VIP Section of Hollywood's Mystical Krotona Colony

By paulineoconnor0715552 September 24, 2012

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