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The response to the Sam Smith show proves it: Satanic panic is back
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The response to the Sam Smith show proves it: Satanic panic is back

Opinion | Culture Writer People are baulking in horror at Sam Smith’s new sexualised persona – but accusations of ‘satanism’ are just another way of expressing prejudice April 14, 2023 4:39 pm(Updated 5:02 pm) Sam Smith has had quite the transformation. The singer once known for their soulful voice – who became famous through songs like…

How Harry Potter and Dungeons and Dragons brought ‘satanic panic’ into the suburbs
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How Harry Potter and Dungeons and Dragons brought ‘satanic panic’ into the suburbs

Growing up in Warragal, Victoria, in the 1980s, David Waldron’s after-school hobby — playing Dungeons and Dragons — was raising eyebrows. “It was a fringe hobby,” he recalls. “I was quite an introvert and having a few mates around to play these games with their elaborate rules was a fun thing to do on a Friday night. It…