I spoke to 17 former incels – for many, manosphere influencers were just the beginning

Louis Theroux’s Inside The Manosphere, offers terrifying insight into how inceldom can begin (Picture: Courtesy of Netflix)

‘I’d be lying if I said that I didn’t think at least half the group was crazy,’ Harta* tells me from his home in the US. I can’t see him – like other men in my study into the world of incels, he’s elected to leave his webcam off.

Still, while he’s audibly nervous, Harta also sounds glad to have someone listening. ‘The first post I saw said “if my sister truly cared about my issues...