The 1980s Satanic Panic

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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