Scientology Studies | The Underground Bunker

German government once again proves it has no illusions about Scientology: What’s up, US?

[Protesting Scientology in Berlin, 2007]

The German government has come out with its annual report on threats to its constitution, and right there at the end is its assessment of […]

Jon Atack takes issue with new theory about Charles Manson that ignores Scientology

[Charles Manson’s involvement in Scientology is well documented. So Jon Atack looked into a new theory of the Manson murders that is gaining a lot of traction and that for some reason completely ignores Manson’s interest in L. Ron Hubbard’s […]

Secrets of Scientology’s most secretive branch: CST and its strange vaults

[A look inside a CST vault — from Scientology’s own TV channel]

We’re always encouraged when an Underground Bunker reader takes a deep dive into Scientology’s arcane depths, such as the time we were treated to a thorough examination of founder L. Ron Hubbard’s war record by a military veteran. This time, another reader has come […]

Mike Rinder and Christie Collbran have some good news for us all

Last night Mike Rinder and Christie Collbran posted a message of hope that we wanted to make sure you saw if you haven’t […]

What’s up, Dave? Scientology still looks no closer to opening Austin and Chicago

At his New Year’s event, Scientology leader David Miscavige claimed that his “Ideal Org” program was coming back online after the pandemic, and that four new gleaming cathedrals would open just in the first quarter of […]

Mark Bunker: Scientology is up to its old tricks in Clearwater

Just before we left Los Angeles after nearly two months there covering the Danny Masterson retrial, we thought we’d check in with Mark Bunker to see what’s been going on over on the other end of the […]

Exclusive: Danny Masterson’s former stepdad on what the family can expect from Scientology

We first spoke to Joe Reaiche in 2013 for a story here at the Underground Bunker. Then in 2020, after Danny Masterson was charged by the DA’s office with criminal charges, we turned to him again for some background on Danny’s […]

New website sets out to document Scientology cancer and other deaths

It’s something we’ve been asked many times, and we’ve never really had a good answer for: Do Scientologists die of cancer at higher rates than other […]

Here’s our story about Nancy Cartwright that Scientology doesn’t want you to see

[Illustration by Chad Essley]

On Monday, we had a bit of a bombshell here at the Underground Bunker that had nothing to do with the Danny Masterson retrial, which we’ve been covering in Los Angeles since April […]

PODCAST: Kate Bornstein is plugged into our Danny Masterson retrial coverage

We can’t believe it’s been 11 years since we put Kate Bornstein on the cover of the Village […]

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