The Manson documentary that asks: was Charlie actually the boring one?
Out of the spiritual chaos of the 1960s, more strange cults and unorthodox messiahs have emerged than ever. Charles Manson is seen as the annoying result of libertarianism of the 1960s - the Cain who murdered the Abel from The Love Generation. Or in the words of one commentator; "the Elvis of alienation."
Writing
Connects Manson to wider occult underground you'd never expect
Production
Rare interviews with actual Church of Satan members
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Nikolas and Zeena Schreck—interviewed here—later left the Church of Satan entirely, with Zeena becoming a devoted Buddhist. Talk about plot twists.
The 'Elvis of alienation' quote comes from critic David Dalton, capturing how Manson was packaged as rebel iconography while The Process Church's influence on pop culture (Bowie's Diamond Dogs, for one) stayed weirdly under the radar.
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