HBH 14: The Dumbest Things Ever: The Satanic Panic of the 1980s

<p>Ok, so it wasn't a world-historical level disaster, or maybe even close to the dumbest thing humans have ever believed.</p> <p>But it was pretty stupid.</p> <p>Nations gripped by a fear of covens of witches, repressed memories of ritual Satanic abuse, demonic rock-and-roll, ouija boards stealing your soul, and don't forget those blue-as-death animated corpses, the Smurfs! </p> <p>All, of course, without any credible evidence whatsoever.</p> <p>If you wonder where the Q phenomenon began, and how it can possibly have legs, look no further than the Satanic Panic.</p> <p>This is an interview I did with Paul Corupe (<a href= "http://www.paulcorupe.com/">http://www.paulcorupe.com/</a>) since I seem to mostly interview men named Paul(?!). It was originally produced for the series on mob behaviors and mass delusions but I am releasing it now due to some sound glitches that took me a while to correct (and since it applies to this series also).</p> <p>Buy the book: <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Satanic-Panic-Pop-Cultural-Paranoia-1980s/dp/1903254868"> https://www.amazon.com/Satanic-Panic-Pop-Cultural-Paranoia-1980s/dp/1903254868</a></p> <p>Cover Art by Ian Armstron</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>