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<\/a>The horror film, The Sacrament<\/em>, which tells the story of a journalist who investigates a seemingly-benign but mysterious cult \u2013 and which then recreates the story of Jonestown, even if it never mentions the site of the 1978 tragedy by name \u2013 was released in early 2014 to mixed reviews.<\/p>\nThe book has been reviewed in numerous publications since the beginning of the year. The two reviews written by contributors to site are:<\/p>\n
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- \n\u2022 The Sacrament<\/i>: Art Imitates Life, Part 665<\/a>, by Matthew Thomas Farrell<\/p>\n
\u2022 Horror or Horrible: A Review of The Sacrament<\/i><\/a>, by Katherine Hill<\/p>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n Online reviews of The Sacrament<\/i> included:<\/p>\n \u2022 ‘The Sacrament’ is Ti West at his best<\/a>, Examiner.com<\/i>, May 2, 2014 (See also, Sometimes better safe leads to you being sorry<\/a>, Examiner.com<\/i>, June 9, 2014<\/p>\n \u2022 The Unburied Truth About Jim Jones<\/a>, by A. J. Delgado, The National Review Online<\/i>, May 8, 2014<\/p>\n \u2022 The Sacrament (2013) Ripples of Jonestown<\/a>, The WGON Helicopter<\/i>, May 13, 2014<\/p>\n \u2022 Ti West’s ‘The Sacrament’ finds horror in a realistic cult tale<\/a>, by Mark Olsen, The Los Angeles Times<\/i>, May 31, 2014<\/p>\n \u2022 ‘The Sacrament’ Restages the Jonestown Massacre with Ghoulish Immediacy<\/a>, by Rob Staeger, The Village Voice<\/i>, June 4, 2014<\/p>\n \u2022 ‘The Sacrament’ is Jonestown for a New Generation<\/a>, by Bill Gibron, PopMatters.com<\/i>, June 6, 2014<\/p>\n \u2022 The Sacrament<\/a>, by Tom Meek, Paste Magazine<\/i>, June 7, 2014<\/p>\n \u2022 Gene Jones blessed by \u2018Sacrament\u2019<\/a>, by Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald<\/i>, June 26, 2014<\/p>\n \u2022 The Sacrament: The Jonestown Massacre, All Over Again<\/a>, by Brian Miller, Seattle Weekly<\/i>, June 24, 2014<\/p>\n \u2022 \u2018The Sacrament\u2019: Tale of a latter-day Jonestown<\/a>, by Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times<\/i>, June 26, 2014<\/p>\n \u2022 For indie film, \u2018Sacrament\u2019 takes too literal an approach<\/a>, by Robert Horton, Everett<\/i> (WA) Herald<\/i>, June 27, 2014<\/p>\n \u2022 Home Video Review: ‘The Sacrament’ Is a Sloppy Fictionalized Riff on the Jonestown Massacre<\/a>, by Bob Grimm, Coachella Valley Independent<\/i>, July 3, 2014\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n Interviews with Sacrament<\/i> crew and cast members included:<\/p>\n \u2022 Director Ti West: Ti West talks \u2018The Sacrament\u2019<\/a>, by Alex Biese, The Asbury Park<\/i> (NJ) Press<\/i>, June 9, 2014<\/p>\n \u2022 Director Ti West: Return to Jonestown: Ti West on The Sacrament<\/a>, by Alan Bett, The Skinny<\/i>, June 11, 2014<\/p>\n \u2022 Actor Gene Jones: Gene Jones talks about playing a cult leader in Ti West’s ‘The Sacrament’<\/a>, by Clark Collis, Entertainment Weekly<\/i>, June 3, 2014<\/p>\n \u2022 Actor\/filmmaker Joe Swanberg: Indie filmmaker Joe Swanberg plays a cameraman in creepy cult thriller, The Sacrament<\/a>, by Ned Ehrbar, MetroNews Canada<\/i>, June 9, 2014<\/p>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n Previews of the film included:<\/p>\n\n
\n\u2022 \u2018The Sacrament\u2019 Is Highly Effective and Suspenseful!<\/a>, by Evan Dickson, Bloody Disgusting<\/i>, April 28, 2014<\/p>\n
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\n\u2022 Director Ti West: Ti West On Mass Murder in \u2018The Sacrament\u2019<\/a>, by Evan Dickson,
\nBloody Disgusting<\/i>, May 1, 2014<\/p>\n