Bibliograph

Satanic panic, pop-cultural paranoia in the 1980s, edited by Kier-La Janisse & Paul Corupe

Type

Label

Satanic panic, pop-cultural paranoia in the 1980s, edited by Kier-La Janisse & Paul Corupe

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Satanic panic

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

950448498

Responsibility statement

edited by Kier-La Janisse & Paul Corupe

Sub title

pop-cultural paranoia in the 1980s

Summary

In the 1980s, it seemed impossible to escape Satan'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 Satanic Panic, 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

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