https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSIYaGCWwus Readers in the horror genre want horror. Readers of erotica want something titillating. Bizarro fiction readers want something weird. "The introduction to the first Bizarro Starter Kit describes Bizarro as 'literature's equivalent to the cult section at the video store' and a genre that 'strives not only to be strange, but fascinating, thought-provoking, and, … Continue reading Bizarro Fiction
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Politics as Cult
"...members of "totalistic" cults—those that consider their ideology the one true path—share four key characteristics. They 1) espouse an all-encompassing belief system; 2) exhibit excessive devotion to the leader; 3) avoid criticism of the group and its leader; and 4) feel disdain for non-members." —Tom Jacobs. "A Cult Expert Finds Familiar Patterns of Behavior in … Continue reading Politics as Cult
