Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gwen Shamblin Lara led a controversial ministry career after gaining notoriety for a faith-based weight loss program and died ...

“The Way Down,” the HBO Max documentary on Gwen Shamblin and her Christian weight-loss program, is the horror series you need to watch this Halloween season — except this is a horror show that’s real.

This story is part of The Tennessean’s Notorious Nashville series, which takes a look back at some of the city’s most provocative news stories of the 21st century so far. Gwen Shamblin Lara and ...