The Satanic Panic of the 1980s is back, and stronger than ever. A weaponized moral panic movement has emerged in the era of QAnon with political backing, and is even more virulent in the age of social media, Religious studies professor Joseph P. Laycock, occult researcher and author Michelle Belanger, and Ultraculture podcast producer Dani Sophia join host Aaron Sagers (Paranormal Caught on Camera) for a Talking Strange episode where they explore how the new wave of Satanic Panic targets marginalized people, the LGBTQ+ community, and those with an interest in witchcraft, and the occult.

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