Gazing into the Abyss: Truth and Fiction in Amazon’s “Hunters”

Part 1: What the Hell is Vril?

Some of the Hunters. From left: Mindy and Murray Markowitz; Roxy Jones; Joe Torrance; and Lonny Flash. (Christopher Saunders/Amazon)

It’s Summer, 1977. New York City. After his grandmother — a Holocaust survivor — is murdered, young Jonah Heidelbaum discovers that she was a member of a group dedicated to tracking and murdering Nazis living in America under assumed identities. Seeking vengeance, Jonah joins the group — a motley crew of…