Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults Gets Aired on HBO Max
A new series titled “Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults” has aired on HBO Max. The documentary series is about the inception and the ultimate cease of a mysterious cult. On March the 26th, 1997, almost 40 members of a cult named “Heaven’s Gate” killed themselves inside a house in the city of San Diego. Why did they do it? They were told to do it by their leader named Marshall Applewhite, who believed that they should get on board the ship that is lagging behind the incoming Hale-Bopp comet. The new docuseries explores why a cult-like “Heaven’s Gate” inspires such a huge fan following and how its leaders can brainwash a large enough group to perform such an act. The series starts with a scene in which an aged man with the name “Do” inspires a group to leave the Earth because, you know, “it’s time.” In the initial moments, we are taken back twenty-two years before the mass suicide of 1997, and we witness an enactment of Applewhite and his partner in crime (literal) Bonnie recruiti...