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Go inside the tangled web of the Satanic Panic from Jaws to Patrick Swayze

Dec 26, 2025 · 00:39:37

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The Satanic Panic narrative of the 1980s and 90s explored.
Examines accusations of child brainwashing and societal infiltration.
How the narrative warped lives and persists in cultural memory.

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