6 Spooky Sex Cult Scenes

As long as there have been cults, cult leaders have used sex as a means of recruitment and control for their members. Jim Jones of Jonestown did it, Charles Manson of the Manson Family did it, and–quite recently–Keith Raniere of the high-profile “self-help group” NXIVM was indicted for it. While these examples are all horrific abuses of power that nobody in their right mind would condone, there is something interesting to be said for the powerful grip that sex can have on our psyches and sense of willpower.

Like most taboo sex tropes, porn adopted a way to fictionalize, eroticize, and explore this medium of sexual control. Here are our favorite sex-cult titles… and remember, these are all consensual encounters dramatized for your entertainment!