Beginning in the early 1980s, wild theories about ritual sexual abuse, widespread occultism, and Devil worship dominated news headlines and created a moral panic that led to unfounded accusations and even wrongful imprisonments. https://allthatsinteresting.com/satanic-panic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

History Uncovered

The Satanic Panic: Inside The 1980s Hysteria Over All Things Demonic

History Uncovered is brought to you by the digital publisher All That’s Interesting, where we explore all things weird and bizarre in the natural world and the world past. Each Wednesday, we take a deep dive into a topic we haven’t been able to stop thinking about.Dive deeper into these stories on All That's InterestingFollow our page on Facebook: HistoryRevealedFollow us on Instagram: @realhistoryuncoveredcredits: https://allthatsinteresting.com/podcast-creditsPlease contact advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast. History Uncovered is part of the Airwave Media network: www.airwavemedia.com