Even if it hadn’t been the largest mass suicide on U.S. soil, the deaths of 39 members of the Heaven’s Gate cult in March of 1997 would have been attention-grabbing.

That said, “Heaven’s Gate: Cult of Cults” is a thoughtful assessment of the mechanisms of how otherwise smart, savvy people are attracted to fringe beliefs.It takes a story that is larger ...

It has been 25 years since 39 people died in the Heaven's Gate mass suicide Editor's note: It has been 25 years since the bodies of 39 people were found in a compound outside San Diego, each dead ...

With Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults upon us, HBO subscribers will be given an in-depth look into the life and death of the infamous alien-obsessed spiritual group whose 39 members committed mass ...

'Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults' is airing for the first time on CNN on Sunday, April 2 at 10 p.m. There are several ways to watch with a free live stream.

On approaching former Heaven's Gate cult members as former member of a similar group But I know this: That if the founder of my group had said to drink some Kool-Aid, 70 percent of us would have ...

At the time of their visit, Heaven’s Gate was a small group of people with outlandish ideas and beliefs. The word “cult” did not even appear in the newspaper’s articles. Rather, “a sect of ...

After 18 years, Frank Lyford trusted his gut and left the Heaven’s Gate cult — along with the woman he loved. The former follower recalled his terrifying ordeal in the upcoming episode of ...

Frank Lyford left the Heaven’s Gate cult four years before 39 of his “classmates” committed mass-suicide in 1997. Now, you can watch him tell his story in HBO Max’s “Heaven’s Gate: The ...