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Satanism & the Left-Hand Path

Satanic Panic

Pop-Cultural Paranoia in the 1980s

by Kier-La Janisse & Paul Corupe · Kier-La Janisse & Paul Corupe (eds.)

Edited by Kier-La Janisse and Paul Corupe, this collection of essays examines the moral panic over alleged Satanic ritual abuse in the 1980s. Contributors discuss its expression in film, television, music, literature and popular culture. It is a valuable cultural history of a period when fear of Satanism shaped public life, especially in North America.

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