Now two separate Dungeons & Dragons-inspired films (don’t ask about the first one), the D&D IP has come a very long way from its controversial past. If you want to find a good example of the changing zeitgeist of pop…[Continue Reading...]
For a time, they were everywhere – a Canadian psychiatrist and his soft-spoken patient, unassuming harbingers of doom at the hands of the devil. Larry Pazder and Michelle Smith exploded onto talk shows and into headlines after the 1980 publication…[Continue Reading...]
EXCLUSIVE: In the 1980s America was gripped by “Satanic Panic,” a fear that devil-worshipping cretins were engaged in secret ritualistic abuse and child sacrifice. These fanciful and irrational notions didn’t come out of nowhere. The documentary Satan Wants You, premiering…[Continue Reading...]
ST. LOUIS – The 1980s and 1990s mark an era of “Satanic Panic” in American history. This article defines “Satanic Panic” as a phenomena that overtook society when satanic abuse against children and other members of society was introduced. Teachers,…[Continue Reading...]
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