7.4/1058 votesLoading...#1 - Nobody Joins a Cult
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 8/9/2020
Fresh out of prison aspiring musician Charles Manson has a remarkable capacity to convince young girls to give up their lives and join his growing family. We follow Manson and his new “family” to Los Angeles as he mingles with rock and roll royalty and almost lands a record deal. How did it go so wrong?
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7.7/1051 votesLoading...#2 - Some Bad Mistakes
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/23/2020
A desperate Charles Manson escapes with his Family to a desert hideout. Los Angeles is paralyzed with fear as the police fumble the investigation. HELTER SKELTER reveals how Manson unexpectedly helps brings his reign of terror to an end.
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7.8/1074 votesLoading...#3 - Charles Manson Is Your Brother
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/26/2020
After 50 years, the story of Charles Manson has become legend, but what’s fact and what’s fiction? Forget everything you’ve heard as the we dive into the untold story of the most sensational murder spree of the 20th century.
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7.9/1064 votesLoading...#4 - Seed
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 8/2/2020
All the ingredients were there for Helter Skelter. How a storm of circumstances broke a young boy and helped create one of the most enigmatic criminals of all time.
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8.0/1056 votesLoading...#5 - Out of Eden
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/16/2020
A mythical race war, delusions of stardom, and bad drug deals leave Charles Manson struggling to keep his cult together. We reveal how, through programming, drugs, and abuse, he ultimately convinces his followers to kill.
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- 8.0/1048 votesLoading...
#6 - The Legend of Helter Skelter
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/30/2020
Charles Manson meets the world and the media cannot get enough of the hippie killer cult that helps bring an end to the 60s. Why 50 years later, does his still command our attention?
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The Worst Episodes of Helter Skelter: An American Myth
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The untold story behind cult leader Charles Manson and his followers' heinous crimes as told through interviews with former members, archival footage, and newly-unearthed images.
Genres:DocumentaryCrime
Network:Epix
Worst Episodes Summary
"Nobody Joins a Cult" is the worst rated episode of "Helter Skelter: An American Myth". It scored 7.4/10 based on 58 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 8/9/2020. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Some Bad Mistakes".