Today we’re bringing you a special two-part episode from another Spotify Original from Parcast. If you enjoy it, check out Cults on Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts! 

After waking up from a nine-day coma in 1963, John-Roger Hinkins went on to found one of the largest spiritual movements of the ‘70s and '80s. But behind closed doors, he preyed on young members of his staff and claimed a dark spirit threatened to corrupt them.