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Post by šrincess šµuvstarr on Jan 18, 2023 12:56:17 GMT
This is a thread on Secret Societies in fiction. It differs from Cults (see other thread), but the two can overlap. Secret Societies tend to be more into world domination for the sake of it; for base human desires, like wealth, power, and control, rather than because of some bizarre sentient cheese worship, or whatever. ![]() 
The Man Who Was Thursday by G.K. Chesterton has The Central Council of Anarchists, made up of of seven men, each named after a day of the week to hide their true identity. The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins has the Brotherhood, an Italian secret society. Italian secret societies have always been one of the most popular types in fiction. The Brotherhood of the Seven Kings by L.T. Meade, Robert Eustace has The Brotherhood of the Seven Kings. It features Madame Koluchy, a female criminal mastermind. |
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Post by šrincess šµuvstarr on Jan 18, 2023 13:48:01 GMT
The Seven Dials Mystery by Agatha Christie has a secret group who dress as clocks.
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Post by pbsplatter on Jan 18, 2023 14:25:42 GMT
The Ten OāClock People by Stephen King has the titular benevolent, āThey Liveā style secret society fighting monsters among us
The Movie People by Robert Bloch - secret society of people who live on in the interstices of film
The Fourth Seal by Karl Edward Wagner - Secret group within the medical profession that engineers disease and suppresses cures
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Post by pbsplatter on Jan 18, 2023 14:31:05 GMT
Clive Barker - Babelās Children: A militarized compound on a Greek island is home to aging, demented game players who determine the course of world events with frog races.
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