Top 10 Most Disturbing Cults on Television

There's nothing more unsettling than a cult. Welcome to WatchMojo, today we’re counting down our picks for the most terrifying fictional cults and cult-like movements ever depicted on TV. Our countdown includes cults from shows "Yellowjackets", "Fallout", "True Detective" and more! Which cult portrayed in any movie or TV series gave you sleepless nights?

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Which cult portrayed in any movie or TV series gave you sleepless nights?

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[hankterreros]

"Foxes Evening News" {canned laughter}

[ActuallyHoudini]

the organ harvesting dnd cult from riverdale was actually terrifying, despite their silliness. i mean even with the whole eval kenival thing it still creeped out. like its hard to see a dude's hand be chopped off.

[Jeremiah_Rivers]

The Church of the Gibborim, as seen in _Runaways, _ makes me proud I’m not a member, but I haven’t seen the show before or since Marvel locked it in their vault.

[kittyfan]

Try Top 10 Greatest Inside Out 2 moments, next!

[zanethind]

The Walking Dead show had so many cults. Also does Negan's group count as a cult?

[laurenmontera]

"The blue ribbons" from the 90's thriller movie about a teenager moving to a new school where he finds out that the elite are programmed to reject their rebellious personalities, but when their hormones are up, they become highly destructive.

[Slayde.Wilson]

The Sons of the Harpy from Game of Thrones

[anziocc]

can't wait for the third season of yellowjackets

[atomikblondee]

The Leftovers is so dark but so so good. Top notch acting.

[CandiceVidito]

Didn't the movie Get Out have a cult in it?

[RobM]

Archive 81.
Also if we're using cult 'like' examples, Lumon Industries in Severance can certainly be considered close to a cult.

[Martin-ue]

AHS CULT and THE FOLLOWING was two of the best petitions of cults

[wanibenedith]

Awesome list, but one other disturbing cult is the farm from Riverdale

[mikememine]

I knew you would leave out "The Wave", because it was in the '80's... frightening because it mirrors what is happening today

[briansullivan]

The following season 2 the guy who put people in boxes. After that I couldn’t watch that show for weeks.

[FtOfAnger]

How about the top 10 disturbing movie cults

[ellnats]

8:46 and you thought rose from two and a half men was creepy before

[pauljrlagunas]

They left out the High Sparrow from game of thrones

[josh]

I’ve seen True Detective and Orphan Black well first 3 series.