HBO true-crime docuseries reveals details of ‘80s cult based in Lake Lure

‘Bring Me the Beauties: A Model Cult’ premiered this month

LAKE LURE—A Lake Lure property is the subject of a new HBO true-crime docuseries, Bring Me the Beauties: A Model Cult, which premiered on June 1.

The three-part series dives into the dark history of the “Eternal Values” cult, which was active in the 1980s and 1990s. The group was led by the late Frederick von Mierers, who convinced elite models and followers that he was an alien and that an apocalypse was arriving soon…

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