Serial Killer Cults

Eleven murders over a period of four years sent shockwaves through the Krugersdorp community and made headlines nationwide. Eventually these murders were connected to Cecilia Steyn and her cult, Electus per Deus (chosen by God). Members of the cult were willing to do anything for Cecilia - even if it meant committing murder.

The Devil in the City: The Shocking True Story of the Son of Sam and the Cult That Haunted New York New York, 1977. The heat was unbearable. The fear was worse. In a city already collapsing under crime, corruption, and decay, a faceless gunman began hunting young couples parked in quiet streets. He left behind bodies, letters, and a name that would haunt America forever—Son of Sam. But behind the bullets and headlines lay something even darker. A web of obsession, isolation, and whispered ritual that turned one man’s madness into a movement of terror. The True Story Behind the Summer of...

In the hunt for justice, FBI Agent Fallon Baxter unravels the deadliest mysteries. Believe. Obey. Survive. Welcome to Paradise where faith meets fear, and salvation is written in blood. Clean language and heart-stopping twists that keep you glued to the edge of your seat until the very last page. When FBI Agent Fallon Baxter returns to her hometown of Pine Ridge Falls to join the local field office, she expects a fresh start and a chance to mend her broken past. Instead, she’s thrust into the heart of darkness when a string of brutal murders shakes the quiet community. The victims, found ...

In this exhilarating and terrifying new book, Emma Kenny explores the bewildering world of cults, looking into the magnetic pull of cult leaders who find, ensnare and indoctrinate followers, transforming them from normal people into devoted acolytes, and, in the most extreme cases, into killers. From Jim Jones and The Peoples Temple to David Koresh and the Branch Davidians; Marshall Applewhite's Heaven's Gate to Order of the Solar Temple, Emma unpicks the interplay between power, manipulation and faith that makes cults work.

There are individuals who walk among us, their humanity a thin and brittle mask. They are the quiet neighbor, the charismatic leader, the smiling grandmother. Their normality is their most effective weapon, a camouflage that allows them to move through the world unseen—until the moment the mask is dropped and the abyss is revealed. This gripping collection delves into thirty of the most harrowing and unsettling accounts in modern history . From the frozen plains of Soviet Russia to the sun-baked deserts of the American border, this book is a journey into the heart of darkness, exploring ...

If you enjoy dark, atmospheric crime fiction, this is the perfect time to dive in: Set against the lush, sun-drenched facade of Honolulu, Ice Princess unspools a haunting tale of deadly obsession and decay, where paradise becomes a stage for madness. When a young man’s lover rejects him for another, his world shatters, and his passion turns pathologically dark. Unable to surrender his vision of her, he commits a terrible act, then preserves her body in a bathtub of ice, clinging to a frozen illusion of love. As days pass, his fixation deepens, spiraling into a dark descent where paradise ...

WARNING: These 25 stories are not for the faint of heart. In this raw and relentless sequel to the bestselling True Crime: GORE, Logan Carter returns with 25 more brutal cases that defy belief—but every one of them really happened. Inside this collection, you’ll encounter killers who drank blood, torturers who filmed their crimes, and predators who struck without warning. These are the stories that even seasoned true crime fans find hard to shake. From Japan’s Otaku Killer to Mexico’s death cult sisters, from basement prisons to cannibal horrors, GORE 2 pulls no punches. Each case ...

How the Zodiac and Son of Sam Serial Murders Were Meant to Usher in the Coming of Satan.

The FBI calls on former agent Jessica Blackwood to look at a puzzling crime. A wildlife officer has found the body of a popular YouTuber encased in an obelisk made of salt in a remote refuge. When the agency is tipped off to a second body, that of a TikTok star chained to the bottom of Nevada’s Pyramid Lake—her hands clasped in prayer—Jessica recruits a trusted colleague of her own: Floridian underwater investigator Sloan McPherson.

If anyone still has any doubt why Charles Manson was convicted of the crimes as a conspirator and whether or not he controlled his followers, this book should dispel those doubts. Manson, ironically, was his own worst enemy as can clearly be seen in the pages of this book.

Expertly told with gritty realism and authentic detail drawn from eye-witness testimony, news reports, and the latest speculation, this gripping serial killer collection paints a morbidly fascinating picture of three infamous and heinous killers who baffled law enforcement, ruined lives, and sent whole cities into panic.

Beneath the surface of everyday life in Ohio lie stories of terror, survival, and mystery. True Crime – Ohio brings together fifteen of the state’s most gripping criminal cases, from the infamous Ariel Castro kidnappings to the unsolved Torso Murders of Cleveland. Each chapter delivers an immersive, narrative-driven retelling — capturing the horror, heartbreak, and human resilience behind these shocking crimes. Whether it’s cult killings, serial killers, or chilling disappearances, Logan Carter’s storytelling drops you into the heart of each case with unflinching detail and raw ...

Call them anything but closed cases. Who killed attorneys Margaret Coon and Donna Bahm? Why would someone butcher a 26-year-old bank teller? Did the mafia assassinate Senator Huey Long? What happened to the Grinch who stole shotguns? Louisiana's foremost expert on true-crime, and a thirty-year veteran investigative journalist, HL Arledge revisits those tantalizing questions, meeting the state's most colorful characters along the way. From voodoo practitioners, mobsters, and train robbers to cult leaders, psychopaths, and crooked politicians, Bayou Justice, Arledge's twice-weekly newspaper ...

In The Murders That Made Us, the story of the San Francisco Bay Area unfolds through its most violent and depraved acts. From the city's earliest days, where vigilantes hung perps from buildings and newspaper publishers shot it out on Market Street, to the kidnapping of Patty Hearst and the Zodiac Killer, crime has made the people of San Francisco who they are. Murder and mayhem are intertwined with the city's art, music, and politics.

"Young's new novel God's Son is a disturbing psychological serial killer thriller at its finest." -Scott Laudati (author/poet Cephalopress) "The finest psychological thriller of 2025" - Amazon reviewer “What if you discovered God was a serial killer?” Before the Great Flood, outside the Garden of Eden, a forbidden prophecy drenched in blood must be fulfilled. Bill Mayes, a decorated veteran, returns from the Afghan war haunted by shadows. He must find his true self in the past before it invades his fractured mind. “The last time he killed it was legal….this time it’s sacred.” ...

Some houses never forget what happened inside them. Real estate agent Rebecca Torres specializes in the properties no one else will touch—homes where murders occurred, families died, and darkness lingers in every room. She tells herself she's helping people move on from tragedy. She's wrong. Her clients aren't buying houses. They're collecting crime scenes. When Rebecca discovers her buyers are recreating the original murders with disturbing accuracy, she realizes she's been providing detailed instruction manuals for wealthy psychopaths who pay premium prices for authentic killing ...

What if the serial killer you’re hunting shares your blood? Ripped in Red is a chilling romantic suspense thriller set in small-town Arkansas where secrets, obsession, and murder collide. Detective Shelby Moore has spent ten years chasing the ghost of her mother’s killer, keeping a cold case murder board hidden in her basement. When new victims appear with the same haunting words left at the scene, Shelby knows the nightmare has returned—and this time it’s personal. Teamed with Scottish detective Colin MacKenzie, who came to Arkansas to escape his own past demons, Shelby finds ...

UNFORGETTABLE COURAGE: A Thrilling Romantic Suspense Collection 💥 Nine heart-pounding stories. Nine fearless heroes and heroines. One explosive collection. When the stakes are life or death and love is on the line, Courage is the only way forward. From escaping serial killers to outwitting human traffickers, from protecting political targets to unraveling deadly secrets, these high-octane romantic suspense novels will keep you on the edge of your seat. Secret agents. Relentless fugitives. Dangerous pasts. Twisted villains. Amid bullets, betrayals, and breathtaking twists, these couples ...

Detective “Park" Parkerson struggles to find balance after a gruesome murder, the case he couldn’t solve. When another body of a young woman is found crucified in an eerily similar manner, Park, desperate, enlists the help of a quirky FBI agent before any more bodies can be found. With a possible serial killer in their midst, Park gets thrown into a dark and dangerous side of religion. Can he finally solve the case, or will he die trying?

The question is not whether monsters walk among us. They do. They have. For thousands of years. On the borders of humdrummia and every day reality, be it the forest’s edge or a moonlit graveyard draped in gossamer spiders’ webs, the macabre is all about. For our souls, our sanity, the vital question to answer is: Just WHERE are all these blankety-blank monsters? Santa Clarita is a riparian bedroom community, an hour’s drive north of Los Angeles. It’s been home to giant, man-eating grizzly bears, ghosts, serial killers, devil cults, more ghosts, Bigfoot, werewolf encounters, UFO ...