A based-in-fact drama, “The Order,” tries to explain the origin of a group in the Pacific Northwest. There, we see Bob Mathews (Nicholas Hoult) delivering stirring speeches while gathering followers.

Although pop culture tends to deride cult followers as weak-minded or stupid, it’s common for them to be well-educated, high-functioning members of society. The Order of the Solar Temple ...

A strange web stretching across the country, linked by a group of people known as the Zizians, has been tied to six homicides over the past few weeks. Seven members of the group, including its ...