Midnight Facts for Insomniacs

The 1980s Satanic Panic


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Hail Satan! In the latest 1980s-throwback episode of MFFI, Shane and Duncan explain how sensationalized accusations and false memories led to the persecution of innocent people, the destruction of families, and the rise of a new form of religious extremism.

 

So turn off the lights, grab your crucifix, and take a trip down memory lane to experience the most notorious episode of mass hysteria since Salem: the Satanic Panic.

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In this episode:  

  •  Historical Precedent
  • The Red Scare
  • Anton Lavey and the Satanic Bible
  • The Rise of the Moral Majority
  • Satanic Serial Killers
  • Cults
  • Mike Warnke and the Satan Seller
  • Lawrence Pazder and Michelle Proby
  • Michelle Remembers
  • Hypnosis and Recovered Memories
  • The Kern County Day-Care Cases
  • The McMartin Preschool Trial
  • The West Memphis 3
  • Paradise Lost 
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