The Zizians Cult
When a group start rewriting reality.
4.1 (37)
52 mins
Explore the rise of Zizians, a fringe group shaped by ideology, hierarchy, and control. Members become increasingly isolated as belief systems tighten and reality fractures. When the group begins to unravel, questions emerge about influence and manipulation.
Ep 1:
Silicon Valley's Blog Post Apocalypse
From rationalist blogs to bloodshed: meet the Zizians, a Bay Area splinter cult obsessed with veganism, AI risk, and sleep deprivation that would soon turn deadly.
Ep 2:
Sinking Ships and Sword Fights
A rusting tugboat, a botched protest that traps children, and a landlord befriended then betrayed—cracks widen as the Zizians spiral toward real-world violence.
Ep 3:
A Bloody New Year's Eve
A retired couple is executed in their Philadelphia-area home, their daughter's cult ties surface, and their group's supposedly dead leader turns up very much alive.
Ep 4:
Border Stops and Silenced Witnesses
A Border Patrol agent is gunned down in Vermont, a key witness is silenced days before trial, and the net finally closes on the Zizians' leader.
Ep 5:
Six Dead, Zero Answers
As trials unfold with courtroom outbursts and hidden identities, the true scope of the carnage comes into focus—six dead and a movement still unraveling.
Ep 6:
Inside the Internet's Newest Cult
Were the Zizians ever really a cult? A final reckoning with online radicalization, ruined lives, and the eerie power of ideas born in internet forums.
Discussions (5)
Keaton
Level 9 · 5 mo agoVegan computer nerds starting a murder cult lmao
Marilyn
Level 7 · 5 mo agoI don't think you can blame algorithms for murder.
Roy
Level 7 · 5 mo agoZiz faked her own death?
