Going to have to disagree on the Exorcist responsibility.
What actually sparked Satanic Panic were two things. First was the 1980 publication of the book ‘Michelle Remembers’ which was a memoir about how someone was terrorized by a satanist cult in victoria, british columbia.
And in 1983, a mother wildly accused a preschool worker of abuse with claims of having witchcraft, underground tunnels and sacrificial rituals.
Going to have to disagree on the Exorcist responsibility.
What actually sparked Satanic Panic were two things. First was the 1980 publication of the book ‘Michelle Remembers’ which was a memoir about how someone was terrorized by a satanist cult in victoria, british columbia.
And in 1983, a mother wildly accused a preschool worker of abuse with claims of having witchcraft, underground tunnels and sacrificial rituals.
The Exorcist was in 1973.
Yeah, Michelle Remembers however does absolutely belong in this thread. We’re still dealing with its consequences