satanic panic
People Seriously Think Astroworld Deaths Were a Travis Scott Satanic Ritual
One person who says they were at the event said “Travis Scott was snatching people’s souls.” The video has been shared widely.
Before TikTok, Witches Traded Their Spells on This Ancient Internet Forum
At a time when 'Satanic Panic' ran wild, PODSnet helped connect occult practitioners on the early internet. Now, it's preserved as a digital grimoire.
Lil Nas X Isn’t the First Pop Star to Spark a Satanic Panic
From the Beatles and KISS to Nicki Minaj and Billie Eilish, reactionaries have been freaking out about the devil in pop culture for decades.
We Talked to the Host Accused of Doing “Satanic Rituals” In His Airbnb
A prominent guest blasted Airbnb and a host after finding what he described as “seemingly satanic items" in his Airbnb. The host calls the accusations “unsettling and weird.”
The 'Satanic Panic' That Led to Parents Being Accused of Running a Paedophile Ring
Children told police they had been forced to participate in murder rituals, but there was no evidence to be found.
How the Art of Dungeons and Dragons Helped Make It a Phenomenon
A new book sheds light on the hardcore hobby that once caused a panic.
Is Satan Still Cool? The Teens Speak
The history of Satan's influence in music can be traced from Black Sabbath to Lil Uzi Vert so we asked teens if any of that matters.
How Colonialism Fueled Deadly Anti-Vampire Hysteria in Malawi
It's not the first time lingering skepticism of foreigners and local beliefs have produced panic over allegedly bloodsucking predators in the African country.
Why Are So Many Horror Films Christian Propaganda?
Movies like 'The Conjuring' and 'Ouija' act as mouthpieces for Christianity, and have deeper intentions than just surface-level scares.
What We Can Learn from the Satanic Panic of the 1980s
We caught up with the team behind the surprise hit, 'Satanic Panic: Pop-Cultural Paranoia in the 1980s,' about our obsession with the devil.
Satanists Call for Investigation into 'Satanic Panic' Killing of 8-Year-Old Boy
In 2010, Gigi Jordan killed her autistic son, claiming that she wanted to save him from a lifetime of torture and sexual abuse. According to activists from the Satanic Temple, a therapist she saw may have contributed to her Satanic ritual–related...
Meditation Helped Me Survive Death Row and 19 Years of Wrongful Imprisonment
Since I couldn't leave, I had to find a way to change the energy there.