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The strange origins of the Satanic Panic: How one Canadian book started a worldwide witch hunt
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The strange origins of the Satanic Panic: How one Canadian book started a worldwide witch hunt

Editor’s note: we present this article as a view of our current political / cultural climate. We acknowledge the reality of documented Satanic Ritual Abuse as well as the effects of “Satanic Panic.” Please research all these topics thoroughly. Satan Wants You has its Canadian premiere April 27 at the Hot Docs Film Festival in…

The ‘Satanic Panic’ Is Back: How a Bygone Moral Crisis Returned With Queer Artists In Its Crosshairs
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The ‘Satanic Panic’ Is Back: How a Bygone Moral Crisis Returned With Queer Artists In Its Crosshairs

Editor’s note: this look at American culture is here for your research into “Satanic Panic.”  On Feb. 6, 2023, certain corners of the internet could not stop talking about Sam Smith and Kim Petras. The night prior (Sunday, Feb. 5), the pair took home a Grammy Award for best pop duo/group performance, marking the first-ever…

What is satanic panic? Conspiracy theory explained
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What is satanic panic? Conspiracy theory explained

Editor’s note: Satanic Ritual Abuse is real (read more in the Knowledge Vault here). Satanic Panic is also real (read more in the Knowledge Vault here). This article is supplied here for you to learn more about the topic and how it is handled in media. Perform your own research and come to your own…

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…

What Is Satanic Panic? Debunked ’80s Conspiracy Theory Is Making a Return
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What Is Satanic Panic? Debunked ’80s Conspiracy Theory Is Making a Return

The “satanic panic” conspiracy theory was referenced in the latest season of Stranger Things. Though in real life, the satanic panic fears were thoroughly debunked, the claims are unfortunately gaining steam on social media once again. Anna Biller, the writer and director of films like The Love Witch and Viva, recently took to Twitter to…

The True Story Behind Stranger Things’ Satanic Panic
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The True Story Behind Stranger Things’ Satanic Panic

© Provided by CBR The following contains spoilers for Stranger Things Season 4, Volume 1, now available to stream on Netflix. The fourth season of Stranger Things introduced a new key member of the main group: Eddie Munson, a new friend of Mike, Dustin and Lucas and president of Hawkins High’s Dungeons & Dragons group,…