Liber XXIV · Satanism
Chapter IV
Satanic Panic
7 min readLéo Taxil and the Palladium Hoax: Satanism and FreemasonryLéo Taxil's Palladium hoax (1885–1897): how a French anticlerical invented Satanic Freemasonry, Diana Vaughan and Luciferian lodges, then confessed in 1897.7 min readMichelle Remembers (1980): The Book Behind the Satanic PanicMichelle Remembers (1980) by Michelle Smith and Lawrence Pazder: its recovered-memory story, its role in the Satanic Panic and why its claims were rejected.7 min readThe McMartin Preschool Trial: Satanic Panic Case, 1983–1990The McMartin preschool trial (1983–1990): how one complaint became a Satanic ritual abuse case, why it ended without convictions and what it changed.10 min readThe Satanic Panic: History of the 1980s Ritual Abuse ScareThe Satanic panic of the 1980s and 1990s: Michelle Remembers, the McMartin trial, recovered memory, talk shows, heavy metal fears and the FBI Lanning report.
Forthcoming in this chapter
2- Satanic Panic: A Complete Guide
- Was the Satanic Panic Real?