SATANIC

PANIC
HOW DID IT START?
• It started out after the release of the book “Michelle Remembers” a
book by a Canadian psychologist and his former patient about her
memories of child abuse at the hands of satanists.

• The media is the outlet that promoted this fear and idea.

• The media did not only promote the fear, it led to many crimes taking
place in light of this social hysteria.
HOW IS THE MEDIA RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE CRIMES?

The media unknowingly led to The media created a

the rise of “satanic” crimes. consensus.
When you spread an idea and Certain people started
a fear, some start to panic believing these claims and
others start developing interest stereotypes.
in it (a bad interest)
FEAR OF THE
UNKNOWN
The media is very influential, it can shape people’s mindset, it can
start wars, riots, revolution.
It can spread lies to fit a certain agenda.
This is the case of satanic panic, many people were imprisoned and
hunted down. Some of them were innocent but because of the false
narrative going around many were quick to judge.
 HOW THE MEDIA IS BOTH A
PROMOTER AND DEBUNKER
 Recently, you can see the media
also defending this situation and
explaining how it’s being
misunderstood.
 “Some people live different lives
just because it’s not the same as
yours doesn’t mean that there is
something wrong with them”
REGARDLESS, THE PANIC
STILL EXISTS
There’s many examples Lil Nas X’s song “Montero”
showing how the panic is
still on going, even after Movies such as “Satanic
so many decades. panic, killer queen…”
Hollywood addresses this
fear in multiple films, tv
Tv shows such as American
shows, songs and so on. Horror story