Cult films often become the source of a thriving, obsessive, and elaborate subculture of fandom, hence the analogy to cults.

Cult films usually offer something different or innovative in comparison to mainstream films, but cult films can also be popular across a wide audience.

As time has put distance between Berkley and the infamous film ( which has since achieved cult status among film fans and placed number 36 on Entertainment Weekly's list of the Top 50 Cult Movies and is also one of top 20 highest grossing films of all time for MGM ), she has performed in strong supporting roles in independent films such as The Taxman, Tail Lights Fade, Roger Dodger ( which her manager advised her not to do ), and Moving Malcolm.

In a 2009 retrospective review of the " New Cult Canon ", Scott Tobias wrote " Much like Haynes ' recent I'm Not There, which dissected the various phases of Bob Dylan's life and career by casting six different actors ( including Bale and Cate Blanchett ) as Dylan, Velvet Goldmine doesn't come at glam-rock directly, and both films cause no end of frustration to those who can't get on their wavelength "; " Haynes ' background in semiotics has led some critics to dismiss these films as too academic, but figures like Dylan and Bowie are notoriously elusive, and his effort to access them indirectly, through allusion and representation, pays more dividends than a straightforward biopic ever could.

Cult fans of director Ed Wood admire his films not because they consider them to be excellent, but because they are so bad that they become funny and curiously fascinating.

Professors Xavier Mendik and Ernest Mathijs, authors of 100 Cult Films, argue that the devoted following among these films make them cult classics.

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Cult films such as An American Werewolf in London and The Howling drew inspiration from The Wolf Man and made references to the film as well.

" DVD Cult said, " It does have some great destruction scenes and monster battles ; two things that make these films worthwhile to begin with.

She had leading roles in the horror films Cult and Banshee ; in the latter, she performed her own stunts.

The song features compositional samples of songs derived from two Hindi films of the 1970s, Apradh ( 1972 ) and Don ( 1978 ), as well as Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam's 1985 single " I Wonder If I Take You Home ".

Evening programmes on CNX expanded upon the channel's " Triple A "-Action, Adventure and Anime-theme, with comedy ( such as Adult Swim output, some of which had previously aired in the AKA / Cult Toons strand on Cartoon Network UK, which does not have an Adult Swim strand ), anime, extreme sports, drama ( principally action / crime series such as The Shield and Birds of Prey ), and movies, with the channel's film output predominantly consisting of martial arts films, anime films and action / drama.

She has continued to act appearing in four films, ' Unbeatable Harold ' with Henry Winkler, ' Cult ' with Taryn Manning and the independent fantasy features, ' Fable-Teeth of Beasts ' and ' Ember Days '.

The Witch Cult hypothesis states that such stories are based upon a real-life pagan cult that revered a horned god

The nine traditions are: the Akashic Brotherhood, Celestial Chorus, Cult of Ecstasy, Dreamspeakers, Euthanatos, Order of Hermes, Sons of Ether, Verbena and Virtual Adepts.

* Mages of Cult of Ecstasy are intuitive seers using sensory stimulation, consciousness-expanding techniques, and meditation.

Cult figures made from wood carvings were very popular in pre-Christian times and are still popular on the island today.

In the book, every member of the Creedish Cult learns how to be a servant for the human race — most of them are butlers and maids — and fear most human pleasures.

Although the band scored a number of hits, they are best remembered for their signature song " Cult of Personality ", which won a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 1990.

) Similarly, American bands such as Lonestar, Styx, Blue Öyster Cult and Isaac Hayes ( whose lone hit in the UK, " Chocolate Salty Balls ," was in the " Chef " persona from South Park ) are one-hit wonders in the UK but not in their respective native countries.

As of May 2008, according to The Gauntlet, The Cult are currently unsigned and no longer under contract with Roadrunner Records.

The songwriting credits to " A Flower in the Desert ", off of The Cult's Dreamtime album, are from the Southern Death Cult line-up which was originally titled " Flowers in the Forest " – a credit which is sometimes omitted from the various pressings of the 1984 album.

This type of packaging is popular today and can be seen being used by McFarlane Toys for their Movie Maniacs line of action figures beginning with Series V. Other companies that utilize this type of packaging are NECA / Reel Toys ( National Entertainment Collectibles Association ) with their Cult Classics and Pirates of the Caribbean line of figures, and Toy Biz with its Marvel Legends action figures, which included a comic book placed between the two PVC segments.

Surrounded in mystery, the object of fear, hatred, and even worship by members of the Church of the Final Atonement ( the Shrike Cult ), the Shrike's origins are described as uncertain.

Other printed adaptations are Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Amulet of Power, a 2003 novel written by Mike Resnick ; Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Lost Cult, a 2004 novel written by E. E. Knight ; and Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Man of Bronze, a 2005 novel written by James Alan Gardner.

With the emergence of the Deathlords ( who, as the authors describe them, are inscrutable to their power of prediction ), the return of the Solars, and a growing rift between the Bronze Faction and the Gold Faction, who are now gathering their power and directing it into an organization known as the Cult of the Illuminated, the Sidereal Exalted are uncertain of their future.

The Harpers are opposed by evil organizations, including the Red Wizards of Thay and the nihilistic Cult of the Dragon.

Grave goods from a chieftain's grave, including bronze armor and the burial mask and hands from the Kröllkogel between towns of Gleinstätten and Kleinklein well as the famous Cult Wagon of Strettweg from the Strettweg excavation near Judenburg, Styria are on display in the Joanneum's Archaeology Museum located at Schloss Eggenberg in the Styrian capital of Graz.

A sect of cultist called the Cult of the Dragon believe that dragons, particularly undead ones, will rule the world, and are trying to convert evil dragons to become dracoliches -- undead lich-like dragons, which are partially bound to the cult by the rituals which grant them their undead status.

Such titles as " Exit-Counselor ," " Strategic Intervention Specialist ," " High Demand Group Consultant ," " Cult Information Specialist ," " Thought Reform Consultant " and " Cult Intervention Specialist " and corresponding terminology are examples of this response.

The witches Gardner was originally introduced to were originally referred to by him as " the Wica " and he would often use the term " Witch Cult " to describe the religion.

According to Nikita Khrushchev's 1956 speech, " On the Personality Cult and its Consequences ," and more recent findings, a great number of accusations, notably those presented at the Moscow show trials, were based on forced confessions, often obtained by torture, and on loose interpretations of Article 58 of the RSFSR Penal Code, which dealt with counter-revolutionary crimes.

As the revolution became more radical, the new state and its leaders set up its own rival deities and religion, a Cult of Reason and, later, a deistic cult of the Supreme Being, closing many Catholic churches, transforming cathedrals into " temples of reason ", disbanding monasteries and often destroying their buildings ( as at Cluny ), and seizing their lands.

" His relationship with Dumouriez caused Couthon to briefly consider joining the Girondist faction of the Assembly, but after the Girondist electors of the Committee of the Constitution refused Couthon a seat on the Committee in October 1792, he would ultimately commit to the Montagnards and the inner group formed around Maximilien Robespierre-a man with whom he shared many opinions, especially on religious issues such as revolutionary dechristianization ( to which he was opposed-see Cult of the Supreme Being ) Couthon became an enthusiastic Montagnard supporter, often echoing their opinions.

Cult awareness experts warn that this seemingly kind and welcoming practice is often the first step in a mind control (" brainwashing ") process that leads to religious conversion or involvement with a group that may be harmful to its membership or to society.

It is mentioned that several priests of the Church, often called the " Shrike Cult ," disappeared there after fleeing from Keats.

Cult media are often associated with underground culture, and are considered too eccentric, bizarre, controversial or anti-establishment to be appreciated by the general public.

Its origin is unclear and jianghu pugilists often refer to it as the Demonic Cult ( 魔教 ).

In The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, the Ming Cult is also known as the " Moni Cult " ( 摩尼教 ) to jianghu pugilists but its name is often shortened to " Mo Jiao " ( 魔教 ), literal meaning " Demonic Cult ".

The Heavenly Eagle Cult is often regarded as a branch of the Ming Cult and deemed to be as equally evil and unorthodox in the wulin because of Yin Tianzheng's affiliation with the Ming Cult.

More significantly, the jury also found that the leading anti-cult group known as the Cult Awareness Network was a co-conspirator in the crime and fined CAN $ 1, 000, 000 in punitive damages, forcing the group into bankruptcy.

The military science on which the model of German combat operations was built for the First World War remained largely unaltered from the Napoleonic model, but took into the consideration the vast improvements in the firepower and the ability to conduct " great battles of annihilation " through rapid concentration of force, strategic mobility, and the maintenance of the strategic offensive better known as the Cult of the offensive.

In addition to playing piano and Hammond organ with the Heartbreakers, Tench is also known as a skilled session musician, having recorded with dozens of notable artists, including Johnny Cash, U2, Elisa, Stevie Nicks, Lucinda Williams, Sam Phillips, You Am I, Susanna Hoffs, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, The Rolling Stones, Don Henley, John Prine, Ringo Starr, John Fogerty, Elvis Costello, Bonnie Raitt, Sheryl Crow, Waylon Jennings, Paul Westerberg, X, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Carlene Carter, The dB's, Alanis Morissette, The Ramones, The Screaming Trees, The Tragically Hip, The Divinyls, The Goo Goo Dolls, Green Day, The Cult, The Jayhawks, Dave Rawlings, Fiona Apple, Lone Justice, Sean Watkins, New Found Glory, Tift Merritt, Peter Case, Neil Diamond, Ryan Adams and Powderfinger, Naughty Sweeties City of Glass, as well as many others.

It is now primarily known for having given its lead singer and parts of its name to the multi-platinum hard rock supergroup The Cult.

Astbury ( under the name " Ian Lindsay ") started performing alongside David Burrows ( guitar ), bassist Jepson and drummer Haq Qureshi ( a. k. a. Aki Nawaz ), and renamed the band Southern Death Cult, the traditional name of the Native American culture known today technically as the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex.

A metal umlaut ( also known as röck döts ) is a diaeresis that is sometimes used gratuitously or decoratively over letters in the names of hard rock or heavy metal bands — for example those of Queensrÿche, Blue Öyster Cult, Motörhead, and Mötley Crüe.

During that time, a secret organization known as the Cult of the Black Panther, whose leaders claimed that they were immortals who had aided the Nine Travelers in ruling Kara-Tur when they were still humans, made a claim that they were the rightful successors to the Nine Travelers.

Led by the great General Wo Chan, Shou troops fought the Cult of the Black Panther in what was later known as the Battle of Infinite Darkness, and managed to destroy the Cult's temple in Durkon.

When the X-Men and many other powered or depowered mutants came to San Francisco, an offshoot of the Club, known as the Hellfire Cult, begins attacking mutants and " species traitors ".

Beenay, through his friend Theremon 762 ( a reporter ), has learned some of the beliefs of the group known as the Cult (" Apostles of Flame " in the novel ).

In the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for Dungeons and Dragons, an organization known as the Cult of the Dragon is responsible for inventing the method of the dracolich creation.

In this speech, Khrushchev described the damages done by Joseph Stalin's Personality Cult, and the repressions, known as the Great Purge that killed millions and traumatized many people in the Soviet Union.

Robert Jens Rock, ( born 19 April 1954 in Winnipeg, Manitoba ), is a Canadian musician, sound engineer, and record producer best known for producing bands such as Simple Plan, Aerosmith, The Cult, Bon Jovi, Mötley Crüe, 311, Metallica, Our Lady Peace, The Offspring and most recently Bush.

" Fouché went so far as to declare a new civic religion of his own, virtually interchangeable with what would become known as the Cult of Reason, at a ceremony he dubbed the " Feast of Brutus " on 22 September 1793.

Grandmaster Ratte < nowiki >'</ nowiki > ( born April 1970, formerly known as Swamp Rat and then Swamp Ratte < nowiki >'</ nowiki >) is one of the founders of the Cult of the Dead Cow hacker group, along with Franken Gibe and Sid Vicious.

Peiter C. Zatko, better known as Mudge, was a member of the high profile hacker think tank the L0pht as well as the long-lived computer and culture hacking cooperative The Cult of the Dead Cow.

Gallery 1988: LA is well known for its Kevin Smith hosted annual show, Crazy 4 Cult, where 100 artists reinterpret classic cult movies in their own style.

In the revived Doctor Who series an elite group of Daleks known as the Cult of Skaro is introduced, tasked with finding new ways of exterminating their enemies, and of ensuring the survival of the Dalek species should the Empire be destroyed.

Senior members of the Cult of the Dragon are known as Keepers of the Secret Hoard or, more recently, Wearers of Purple, and to them is given the secret of creation of dracoliches.

Newcombe's interest in cults like that of Jim Jones and Charles Manson is well known ( and made apparent by the band's name ), and songs such as " The Ballad of Jim Jones " ( from Thank God for Mental Illness ) and " Arkansas Revisited " ( from Bringing It All Back Home – Again ), which is a rework of Charles Manson's song " Arkansas " ( which appeared on the album Lie: The Love & Terror Cult ).