Recommended reading - Moonwebs: Journey into the Mind of a Cult (1981)

 

Moonwebs: Journey into the Mind of a Cult

by Josh Freed.

 
Filmed as Ticket to Heaven (1981), directed by Ralph L. Thomas.
 
ISBN 13: 9780920528273
ISBN 10: 0920528279
ASIN: 0920528279
Published by Virgo.
First published 1981.
Paperback.
 
Description:
 
INSIDE THE MOONIES!
 
Benji Miller would still be entwined in the tentacles of the Unification Church, a victim of irresistible brainwashing techniques, if his friends as family had not risked thousands of dollars, criminal charges, and their own sanity, to kidnap Benji and ‘deprogram’ him. Author Josh Freed was with them.
 
He experienced the first stages of Moonie brainwashing and recounts in detail the harrowing techniques that thousands have fallen victim to. He described methods so powerful that anyone could succumb … your family … your friends … even you …
 
Praise for the book!
 
“…thought-provoking and persuasive…” – Books in Canada.
 
“… breathtaking and hilarious…” – Eve Drobot, The Globe and Mail.
 
“…this story is a valuable one…” – Quill and Quire.
 
“…one of the most frightening books on now on the market…” – Kitchener-Waterloo Record.
 
Praise for the movie!
 
“…riveting film …explosive depiction of a growing controversial issue.” – Rex Reed, New York Daily News.
 
“A first class social thriller.” – Variety.
 
“…completely absorbing…” – Chicago Sun-Times.
 
“…it is absorbing … touching on the chilling…” – Bruce Kirkland, Toronto Sun.
 
“An exciting, scary, psychological thriller.” – Martin Knelman, Toronto Life.
 
Moonwebs first appeared as a series of articles which won the National Newspaper Award as the best news story in Canada.