Scientology Studies | The Underground Bunker

Mark Bunker scores again, with a pristine 4K restoration of Scientology at sea!

[Commodore L. Ron Hubbard: Master of matter, energy, space, and time]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Mark Bunker has been doing startling work at his YouTube channel lately and has a real treat for us today: He’s restored a legendary […]

Scientology boasts about LA wildfires response — with celebrity glam thrown in

[Jade Pettyjohn to the rescue]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Not satisfied with press releases, Scientology is trying another method to get some attention for its ‘Volunteer Ministers’ playing for photo opps at the catastrophic LA fires: Can revealing that […]

For you doubters, a new batch of totally true Scientology miracles!

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: How does Scientology keep people spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to pursue, year after year, the dream of supernatural powers? With totally true ghost stories! Yes, a new batch of ‘OT Phenomena’ is […]

Danny Masterson appeals court accepts Cliff Gardner’s trimmed-down brief

[Danny Masterson and his appellate attorney Cliff Gardner]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: [What is this Substack thing, […]

39 years ago: The eerie Hollywood sendoff for Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard

[David Miscavige, master of ceremonies]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: 39 years ago today, Scientology members assembled to hear that L. Ron Hubbard had voluntarily left his body to explore ‘researches’ elsewhere. Once again we’re marking this anniversary with a […]

Another census, and another country where Scientology is shrinking

[Scientology spent millions to open an Ideal Org in Auckland in 2017]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Scientology still claims to be the ‘fastest growing religion in the world,’ without any evidence. In fact, actual census numbers tend to show […]

Ten years ago today: ‘Going Clear’ exposed Scientology’s abuses for a new audience

[Alex Gibney and Lawrence Wright at Sundance]

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Ten years ago today, Alex Gibney’s HBO documentary ‘Going Clear’ premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, exposing Scientology’s abuses in a way that had never been done before. […]

An Apostate in London: Alex talks strategy about Scientology with an MP

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Yesterday, former Scientology staffer Alex Barnes-Ross took the biggest step in his formidable career as a whistle-blower, meeting with an MP to discuss strategy for what the UK can do about the church’s abuses. […]

Scientology spends $26 million to double the size of its European HQ

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Scientology will no doubt say that it just plunked down $26 million to double the size of its European ‘Advanced Org’ because of increased demand. But we think there’s a different reason for it. […]

Scientology bragged on new Africa drug rehab, now it’s accused of stiffing workers

TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: At Scientology’s New Year’s event in LA, church leader David Miscavige boasted about a new Narconon drug rehab in South Africa, where he probably figured there would be lax oversight. But now a local […]

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