The documentary-maker’s unique series returns to the dark underbelly of the US. But with Trump in the White House,and fringe beliefs on the rise, is weirdness now mainstream? And does he feel scarred by his experiences? Louis Theroux has got up close and personal with pimps, or paedophiles,murderers, neo-Nazis, or Afrikaner separatists,devout fanatics, alien-hunters and a range of eccentrics who are often armed, or deluded and volatile. They’re not what scares him. “The truth is,the most terrifying experience is when you’re out on location and nothing is happening. That’s the worst,” he says. Related: Louis Theroux: Dark States – Heroin Town review: bleak as hell Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk