From Monopoly scams to cults with alien revelations, HBO knows how to make documentaries you can't look away from. We've collected seven powerful and sometimes frighteningly true series based on true events.
For someone who grew up absorbing wikipedia articles about American tragedies and domestic terrorism in the 80s and 90s, I had some kind of crooked idea about this group. This is most likely due to my poor English skills as a teenager or the quality of the articles themselves, but I remember Heaven's Gate as a totalitarian sect with a despot leader and greatly overestimated the importance of the Hale—Bopp comet throughout history. It's amazing how peaceful and even courteous they turned out to be in contrast. (This is because of the insane appearance of the elderly Applewhite tbh, the most popular of his images on the Internet are taken from recent videotapes.)
(This is because of the insane appearance of the elderly Applewhite tbh, the most popular of his images on the Internet are taken from recent videotapes.)