Satanic Panic: Pop-Cultural Paranoia in the 1980s

Satanic Panic: Pop-Cultural Paranoia in the 1980s

In the 1980s, it seemed impossible to escape SatanÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s supposed influence. Everywhere you turned, there were warnings about a widespread evil conspiracy to indoctrinate the vulnerable through the media they consumed. This percolating cultural hysteria, now known as the Ã¢â‚¬Å“Satanic Panic,Ã¢â‚¬Â not only sought to convince us of devils lurking behind the dials of our TVs and radios and the hellfire that awaited on book and video store shelves, it also created its own fascinating cultural legacy of Satan-battling VHS tapes, audio cassettes and literature. Satanic Panic: Pop-Cultural Paranoia in the 1980s offers an in-depth exploration of how a controversial culture war played out during the decade, from the publication of the memoir Michelle Remembers in 1980 to the end of the McMartin Ã¢â‚¬Å“Satanic Ritual AbuseÃ¢â‚¬Â Trial in 1990.

Satanic Panic features new essays and interviews by 20 writers who address the ways the widespread fear of a Satanic conspiracy was both illuminated and propagated through almost every pop culture pathway in the 1980s, from heavy metal music to Dungeons & Dragons role playing games, Christian comics, direct-to-VHS scare films, pulp paperbacks, Saturday morning cartoons, TV talk shows and even home computers. The book also features case studies on Thee Temple ov Psychick Youth and Long Island Ã¢â‚¬Å“acid kingÃ¢â‚¬Â killer Ricky Kasso. From con artists to pranksters and moralists to martyrs, the book captures the untold story of how the Satanic Panic was fought on the pop culture frontlines and the serious consequences it had for many involved.
Country USA
Brand FAB Press
Manufacturer FAB Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781903254868
ReleaseDate 2016-08-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781903254868

Country	USA
Brand	FAB Press
Manufacturer	FAB Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781903254868
ReleaseDate	2016-08-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781903254868

Satanic Panic: Pop-Cultural Paranoia in the 1980s

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