There have been some very famous and villainous cult leaders in human history, from Charles Manson (who has been referenced multiple times in Rob Zombie movies) to Jim Jones. In many cases, a cult leader is the complete antithesis of what most people would expect: charming and charismatic and rarely coming across as terrifying and dangerous. 4n4a1y

The Following, a grisly crime horror television series that ran on FOX from 2013 to 2015 was ahead of its time in many ways, and would have likely done better with genre audiences in 2020. Unfortunately, at the time, it had a strong start that fizzled in later seasons, but certainly paved the way for others to take note and improve on its few shortcomings.

Here’s a quick guide to the career of Australian-born actress and Bloodline star Jacinda Barrett. What do Jacinda Barrett, Grimm star David Giuntoli and Orange Is The New Black actress Laverne Cox have in common? They’re all actors who got their start on reality TV. Giuntoli was on Road Rules, Cox appeared on I Want To Work For Diddy and in Barrett’s case, it was The Real World: London which aired back in 1995 and was the first season of the show filmed outside the USA.

The Following season 3 finally brought Joe Carroll's reign of terror to an end. Horror went through something of a dry spell in the early 1990s until Scream helped revive the genre with its meta-humor and suspenseful setpieces. Director Wes Craven had utilized a meta tone for his 1994 movie New Nightmare, but it was screenwriter Kevin Williamson who crafted most of Scream's iconic moments, including the shocking opening scene. Scream's success inspired many imitators, including I Know What You Did Last Summer, Urban Legend and many others.

The TV industry has always been a cut-throat business. Now that more and more people are choosing to park it at home and tune into something on the couch rather than go to the movie theaters, it’s become even more so. With so many new options popping up every pilot season, if one even slips the slightest amount in ratings, it can get the axe. That doesn’t deter A-list stars from getting in on the action, though, in what’s been described as the Golden Age of television.

Quoth the Raven, "nevermore." That oft-repeated line would surely come straight to the mind of charismatic serial killer - and Edgar Allan Poe fan - Joe Carroll (James Purefoy) upon learning that FOX has opted to cancel The Following after 3 chaotic seasons of murder, mayhem, and plot twists galore.

Each year, Fox's cult killer drama The Following returns to New York Comic-Con for a sneak peek at what's to come in the twisted lives of Ryan Hardy (Kevin Bacon) and Joe Carroll (James Purefoy) - 2014 is no different. Last year, fans were treated to the introduction of Lily Gray (Connie Nielsen) - a character that, along with her twin boys (both played by Sam Underwood), turned out to be the driving force behind much of season 2.

After a pulse-pounding season finale left many viewers of The Following on the edge of their seats - stars Kevin Bacon and James Purefoy are set to resume the cat-and-mouse chase between FBI agent Ryan Hardy and serial killer Joe Carroll, respectively, in early 2014. While the first season was chock-full of exciting developments and a steadily unfolding mystery surrounding Carroll's cult following, viewers have been wondering how exactly showrunners intend to keep the series fresh for (already planned) seasons 2 and 3 - without artificially over-extending the central plot and undercutting the show's quality.

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For a show like The Following, where a streamlined story replaces television’s all-too-familiar episodic narrative, it’s all about the journey and the end result. No matter how thrilling the ride or how high the body count, the success of the series rests on creator Kevin Williamson (Scream, The Vampire Diaries) providing a satisfying conclusion to this chapter of Carroll’s twisted tale. Thankfully, Williamson does just that, and then some.