Uploaded February 2022 | Updated September 2026, 5 minutes ago
People have always been fascinated by cults. While you may have thought that cults were a thing of the past, a woman and her chicken costumehavegained millions of followers in just a few months. Cult leader Melissa Ong is the 'Mother-hen' of the TikTok cult 'Step-Chickens'. If you're confused, it's probably because that's the point. Check out the story below!
This story was put together using resources from The New York Times, and Melissa Ong's TikTok (@chunkysdead) and YouTube channel (@chunkysdead).
Check out the Step-Chickens website here!
0:00 - Intro
0:00:08 - Do You Think You Will Join?
0:00:19 - The Budding Cult Leader Even Released A 'Stepchickens' App And Theme Song
0:00:34 - Next Step: Infiltrate The Media
0:00:46 - One Follower Said They Should All Change Their Profile Pic... So They Did
0:01:02 - After A Vote From Her Followers, The Step-Chickens Were Born
0:01:16 - The Prank Became 'Wildly Successful'... And The Cult Was Gaining A Following
0:01:26 - Her Goal: Make A Random Person Feel Very Confused
0:01:39 - It Was At This Point That She Realized Her True Power...
0:01:48 - Then One Night, She Asked her Followers If They Should Start Their Own Religion
0:02:05 - It All Started With A Woman And Her Belief In The Chicken Suit
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People have always been fascinated by cults. While you may have thought that cults were a thing of the past, a woman and her chicken costumehavegained millions of followers in just a few months. Cult leader Melissa Ong is the 'Mother-hen' of the TikTok cult 'Step-Chickens'. If you're confused, it's probably because that's the point. Check out the story below!
This story was put together using resources from The New York Times, and Melissa Ong's TikTok (@chunkysdead) and YouTube channel (@chunkysdead).
Check out the Step-Chickens website here!
0:00 - Intro
0:00:08 - Do You Think You Will Join?
0:00:19 - The Budding Cult Leader Even Released A 'Stepchickens' App And Theme Song
0:00:34 - Next Step: Infiltrate The Media
0:00:46 - One Follower Said They Should All Change Their Profile Pic... So They Did
0:01:02 - After A Vote From Her Followers, The Step-Chickens Were Born
0:01:16 - The Prank Became 'Wildly Successful'... And The Cult Was Gaining A Following
0:01:26 - Her Goal: Make A Random Person Feel Very Confused
0:01:39 - It Was At This Point That She Realized Her True Power...
0:01:48 - Then One Night, She Asked her Followers If They Should Start Their Own Religion
0:02:05 - It All Started With A Woman And Her Belief In The Chicken Suit
▶️ MUSIC BY: bit.ly/DreamHeaven
🌠About Topopedia----------
Topopedia works for you, we made interesting, diverse, fun tops of events, performers, actors, politicians, places, and much more. don't miss everyday updates
🌠Subscribe----------
youtube.com/channel/UCbUt17NR04HOt1FkzDx0RbQ?sub_confirmation=1
🌠Big thanks for free music goes to DreamHeaven----------
bit.ly/DreamHeaven
