Stefano Nazzi @ OGR Talks
presents his book Profeti del buio. Potere, manipolazione, violenza: i segreti delle sette

In dialogue with Andrea Malaguti

Tuesday, 22 September 2026 | 6.30 PM
OGR Torino, Sala Fucine

An event by OGR Torino in collaboration with Mondadori

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Waiting list available

On Tuesday, 22 September at 6.30 PM, Stefano Nazzi will be at OGR Torino's Sala Fucine for a new OGR Talks event, presented in collaboration with Mondadori.

The event will focus on Profeti del buio. Potere, manipolazione, violenza: i segreti delle sette, the journalist and author's new book, which reconstructs seventeen stories of groups and communities marked by extreme forms of control, isolation and violence.

From the UFO based doctrine of Telsen Sao to the Heaven's Gate mass suicide, from the practices of Aum Shinrikyo to the ideology of the Order of Nine Angles, Nazzi explores very different worlds to investigate what they have in common: the power wielded by charismatic leaders, the gradual erosion of individual autonomy, and the combination of fascination, fear and manipulation that can turn a cult into a place of abuse and crime.

The book delves into the mechanisms of mind control to understand how a cult takes shape, how it succeeds in exerting control over its members, and what paths can help people find their way out of these closed communities.

STEFANO NAZZI
Stefano Nazzi is a journalist who has worked for several leading Italian national news outlets. Throughout his career, he has focused on crime reporting, covering some of the country’s best known and most high profile cases, as well as lesser known stories. He currently covers crime and current affairs for «il Post». He created and writes Indagini, one of Italy’s highest ranking podcasts, as well as Altre indagini, also for «il Post». He hosted the television programmes «Delitti in famiglia» on Rai Due and «Il caso» on Rai Tre. He is also the narrator and central figure of the Sky Crime documentary series «Nazzi racconta». Since 2024, he has successfully brought to the stage a series of stories about major crime cases that have left a lasting mark on Italy. His books published by Mondadori include Il volto del male (2023), Canti di guerra (2024) and Predatori (2025).

USEFUL INFORMATION

• Admission for ticket holders will be available from 5.45 PM and is guaranteed until 6.30 PM. After this time, your seat may be reallocated.


• For those without an admission ticket, a rush line will be available. Entry will be permitted only if seats are still available once all ticket holders have been admitted. Admission will be on a first-come, first-served basis.