When the film premiered, theatergoers fainted and vomited. It went on to inspire a series of copycat films – while fomenting a cultural panic about the demons in our midst.
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Satanic rituals and Hollywood elites: the myths behind satanism conspiracy theories.
There is also a long history of using paedophilia and ideas about child grooming in homophobic and transphobic ways to oppose the recognition of the civil rights of LGBTIQA people.
Emphasizing threats to children is a well-worn refrain among those worried about the decline of American culture and values.
The latest season of Stranger Things features a town in the grip of a ‘Satanic Panic’. This reflects the very fears that existed in 1980s America, which still exist in different forms today.
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Timothy W. Jones is a Friend of The Conversation.Associate Professor in History, La Trobe University
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Associate Professor of Sociology, Clemson University
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