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- DirectorPeter AdairStarsPeter AdairBrenda LanhamMichael LanhamA study on a small Pentecostal congregation in Scrabble Creek, West Virginia.
- DirectorKaren KramerStarsBob ElkinsBarbara ElkinsDewey ChafinAn in-depth portrait of a snake cult in Jolo, W. Va. Depicts a snake hunt in the mountains, two serpent-handling services, and a prayer vigil for a victim of a snake bite. Includes discussions with church members who explain their reasons for handling serpents and the persecutions they have suffered.
- DirectorMark BrownStarsMack WolfordAndrew HamblinVicie Hicks HaywoodIn southern West Virginia, Pastor Mack Wolford leads one of the few remaining snake handling churches in the United States. His family is deeply tied to the faith. Mack was a child when he lost his father to a rattlesnake bite during a church service. This 15 minute documentary takes an atmospheric storytelling approach to illustrate the faith, beauty and sacrifice of Pastor Wolford's beliefs. The preacher is fully aware of the dangers of handling venomous snakes. He and his family are willing to stake their lives on their faith.
- DirectorBritt PoultonDan Madison SavageStarsOlivia ColmanKaitlyn DeverAlice EnglertSet deep in the wilds of Appalachia, where believers handle death-dealing snakes to prove themselves before God, a pastor's daughter holds a secret that threatens to tear apart her community.
- DirectorKim MannersStarsDavid DuchovnyGillian AndersonRandy OglesbyA man is found dead in his locked car, killed from over a hundred snake bites. However, no evidence of snakes being present is found. The man was a former member of a religious cult that believes in snake handling. Mulder and Scully believe that this snake death was no accident, and that it may have been a murder involving this snake handling cult.
- StarsPhil CrowleyKatrina CootsJamie CootsIn the hills of Appalachia, Pentecostal pastors Jamie Coots and Andrew Hamblin struggle to keep an over-100-year-old tradition alive: the practice of handling deadly snakes in church. Jamie and Andrew believe in a bible passage that suggests a poisonous snakebite will not harm them as long as they are anointed by God's power. If they don't practice the ritual of snake handling, they believe they are destined for hell. The pastors must frequently battle the law, a disapproving society, and even at times their own families to keep their way of life alive.
- DirectorDan HowlettStarsBrittany CootsCody CootsLinda CootsA pastor of a snake-handling church has vowed to carry on handling serpents - despite almost dying after being bitten by a rattlesnake. Cody Coots is the ex-leader of the Full Gospel Tabernacle in Jesus' Name church in Middlesboro, Kentucky, one of America's only remaining snake-handling churches.
- DirectorDan HowlettStarsCody CootsBig Cody WynnTrina CootsPastor Cody Coots was airlifted to hospital where he was eventually stabilized despite major swelling to his eyes, face and airways. Cody survived and recovered and, despite his ordeal, still attends the church and says he has no plans to give up handling snakes.
- DirectorMitchell AltieriStarsEmma GreenwellJoe EgenderBrendan McCarthyOn the trail of her missing sister, Charlotte enlists the help of Wayne, an ex-Marine and alcoholic, to infiltrate the Church of One Accord - a community of snake-handlers who risk their lives seeking salvation in the Holy Ghost.
- DirectorMichael MeesGabriel WryeStarsJimmy MorrowRalph HoodLouise CressAbout some unusual worship practices of some Pentecostal Christians in Appalachia, including snake handling, dancing with fire, speaking in tongues, and drinking of poison.
- DirectorPJ MadamStarsPJ MadamAndrew HamblinJamie CootsThey call it religion. It's been branded a cult. The lethal handling of serpents. In the name of God. Immolation, speaking in tongues, ecstasy, self injury and the dangerous snakes. The bible belt of the very South. Backyard churches. In West Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee. Appalachia.
- DirectorJonathan SeabornStarsDennis CovingtonLaura CovingtonAshley KuehlA look at the life of non-fiction author Dennis Covington, "Salvation on Sand Mountain" and his quest to find truth in dangerous places.
- DirectorKatrina AlbrightJonathan DurhamStarsJimmy MorrowSnake-handling Pentecostal preacher Jimmy Morrow struggles to preserve a rich and mysterious history while sharing his Gospel with the modern world.
- 198354mNot Rated7.6 (21)TV MovieDirectorJeremy MarreStarsBobby AkersDee HicksDelta HicksAn exploration of the religious music of the southern Appalachian mountains, and the conflict between the sacred, political, and profane.
- DirectorAl ClaytonStarsCarl PorterDarlene SummerfordGlenn SummerfordAt church services, snakes were taken up,tongue talking or speaking in tongues, strychnine drunk , flaming torches passed under hands and feet, loud, loud music, dancing, rolling on the floor, really exciting stuff.
- StarsClarence BolteDarlene CollinsEric HickeySnake Pit: Scottsboro, AL (1991) When paramedics respond to a call from a frightened Darlene Summerford, they are stunned when Darlene drops the bombshell about the source of her two rattlesnake bites. According to Darlene, her husband, Pastor Glenn Summerford, forced her hand into the rattlesnake cage, in a bid to kill her. When police search the property, they uncover a tremendous collection of killer reptiles along with a twisted ritual to prove their "faith."
- DirectorRandall D. WilkinsStarsClancy BrownAmy DanlesAllan EckertThis documentary chronicles the murder of some 90 Christian Delaware Indians by Pennsylvania militiamen in 1782 and examines the layers of politic, bigotry and racial hatred that permeated the early American frontier.
- DirectorTheo LoveStarsGlenn SummerfordDarlene SummerfordThomas G. BurtonExplores the story of a Pentecostal minister, accused of attempting to murder his wife with a rattlesnake. Based on true events!
- 1991–1997TV-14TV EpisodeDirectorPaul NicholsCarl BuehlGreg CookeStarsDale Timothy WhiteTim StewartIrene Larason"My Past Life" talks to a man who discovered a past life through hypnosis. "Heartland Ghost" revisits the Midwestern haunting with possible explanations.. "Clear Intent" examines whether UFOs were spotted over nuclear facilities in the 1970's. "Snake Church" looks at religious snake handlers. "Transformed by the Light" looks at the psychological effects of a near death experience.
- StarsCynthia FanninViola ShortJorge AnidoFollows the lives of an extraordinary Appalachian family with deep roots in the serpent-handling religion.
- DirectorJames RutenbeckStarsH. Richard HallMike FerreeEula SheltonAbout H. Richard Hall, an itinerant Pentecostal preacher from Cleveland, Tennessee. His ministry flourished in the revival craze of the 1950's and he was still visiting small towns across the Appalachian region in the late 1990s, pitching tents, healing the sick and spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ.