Recruited: Middle class progressives, civil rights activists
Peak following: 5,000+
Death toll: 918
Creepy fact: Some of Jones’ followers, including children, were forced to confess to made-up crimes and were beaten.
Reverend Jim Jones started his own congregation known as the Peoples Temple of the Disciples of Christ. He proclaimed to have a vision of a nuclear attack and when it would occur, causing him to move his church from Indianapolis to San Francisco. There, Jones’ ideologies of social activism were welcomed. His church became popular, attracting people of all kinds, evening gaining the support of politicians like George Moscone, Harvey Milk and Jerry Brown.
Sacrifice below!
Synopsis:
New Yorker Isaac and his pregnant wife return to a remote Norwegian village of his birth to claim an unexpected inheritance. Here they find themselves caught in a nightmare as an ancient evil awakens to claim a birthright of its own.
Inspired by the Paul Kane short story “Men of The Cloth”,
Sacrifice is written and directed by Andy Collier and Tor Mian, and stars horror icon Barbara Crampton (
Re-Animator, From Beyond, You’re Next), Dag Sorlie, Erik Lundin, Jack Kristiansen, Johanna Adde Dahl, Ludovic Hughes, Lukas Loughran, and Sophie Stevens. The film follows an American couple visiting a remote Norwegian Island who is drawn into a sinister cult that worships a sea-dwelling deity. Check out the trailer and read more about the movie below!
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As the Lovecraftian chiller officially hits shelves on Blu-ray, Epic Pictures has provided ComingSoon.net with a complimentary copy of the Barbara Crampton-starring
Sacrifice which one special reader can win! To enter, all you have to do is email [email protected] with your name and the subject line “SACRIFICE” and one winner (must be within the U.S.) will be chosen on Friday, February 26!
New Yorker Isaac and his pregnant wife return to a remote Norwegian village of his birth to claim an unexpected inheritance. Here they find themselves caught in a nightmare as an ancient evil awakens to claim a birthright of its own.
REMINDER: FREE Virtual Screening of SACRIFICE Starring Barbara Crampton TODAY @ 4:30 PM (PST) + Live Q&A!
REMINDER: FREE Virtual Screening of SACRIFICE Starring Barbara Crampton TODAY @ 4:30 PM (PST) + Live Q&A! By Josh Millican
To celebrate the VOD release of
Sacrifice, DREAD’s second horror movie release of 2021, we’re inviting 200 lucky readers to a free virtual screening of the film TODAY,
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Inspired by the Paul Kane short story “Men of The Cloth”,
Sacrifice is written and directed by Andy Collier and Toor Mian, and stars horror icon Barbara Crampton (
Barbara Crampton Talks Joining Cults and Making the Ultimate Sacrifice [Exclusive]
Barbara Crampton Talks Joining Cults and Making the Ultimate Sacrifice [Exclusive]
Barbara Crampton takes the lead in new horror movie Sacrifice, from writer and director Andy Collier and Tor Mian, in theaters this weekend.
Barbara Crampton is a Hollywood legend and genre icon, just don t call her a scream queen. An accomplished actress, she has appeared in quite a few classics since starring as Trista Evans on
Days of Our Lives back in the 1980s. She is having a strong resurgence on the horror scene, and this weekend, she appears in the Norwegian set thriller