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Jan 20, 2015 · In the 1980s, allegations of ritual abuse at a preschool in Southern California led to the longest, most expensive trial in U.S. history. The McMartin Preschool case — which resulted in zero ...
Jul 27, 2022 · "Satanic panic" is the name given to a moral scare in the 1980s that devil worshipers were hiding in plain sight throughout American society, secretly indoctrinating children into the...
May 18, 2021 · De Young spent her career studying moral panics — specifically, what became known as the "Satanic Panic" of the 1980s, when false accusations of the abuse of children in satanic rituals...
Jan 30, 2015 · The great Satanic panic began in the dumbest way possible, with the 1980 publication of Michelle Remembers, a trashy pulp novella that purported to be the firsthand account of a childhood spent in the clutches of devil-worshiping child molesters.
Jul 3, 2015 · Spectacular Optical's upcoming book, Satanic Panic: Pop-Cultural Panic in the 1980s provides a fascinating a look back at this bizarre footnote in American history through the eyes of a...
Apr 8, 2022 · In 1980, consumer products maker Proctor & Gamble was hit by Satanic Panic rumors that its century-old corporate logo – a face in a crescent moon looking at a field of 13 stars – was a sign of support for Satan. The company denied the allegations and filed lawsuits to try to discourage the story’s spread.
May 18, 2021 · Back in the 1980s a similar "satanic panic" swept through the country and led to lawsuits that alleged preschool teachers were performing evil rituals with children. These claims were...
