81: A Deep Dive Into The Satanic Panic Of The 1980s: Part One

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In today's episode, we're turning the clock back to the 1980s, a time when fear and hysteria gripped the nation in what came to be known as the Satanic Panic. Join us while we unravel the web of sensationalism, false accusations, and cultural hysteria that marked this dark chapter in American history.

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Sources

• Satanic panic - Wikipedia
• It’s Time to Revisit the Satanic Panic - The New York Times
• QAnon Revives America's 'Satanic Panic' : NPR
• Satanic Panic’s long history — and why it never really ended — explained - Vox
• Satanic panic is making a comeback, fueled by QAnon believers and GOP influencers
• https://www.people.vcu.edu/~dbromley/undergraduate/spiritualCommunity/SatanicCults.html
• The strange origins of the Satanic Panic: How one Canadian book started a worldwide witch hunt | CBC Arts
• 'Satanic worship, sodomy and even murder': how Stranger Things revived the American satanic panic of the 80s
• https://openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/11871/1/Sa
• How ‘Satanic Panic’ Came to Roil the Nation During the 1980s ‹ CrimeReads
• I grew up in the Satanic Panic — and it’s happening again | Salon.com
• What Is Satanic Panic? Debunked '80s Conspiracy Theory Is Making a Return
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_panic
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Remembers
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McMartin_preschool_trial
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland_child_abuse_scandal
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Memphis_Three
• https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/05/texas-couple-kellers-released-prison-satanic-abuse
• https://www.heavyblogisheavy.com/2016/11/30/satanic-panic-americas-war-on-heavy-metal-in-the-1980s/
• https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-01-11-mn-23520-story.html
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QAnon