Satanic Panic Books

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Satanic Panic: The Creation of a Contemporary Legend Satanic Panic: The Creation of a Contemporary Legend (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as satanic-panic)
avg rating 3.94 — 209 ratings — published 1993
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Michelle Remembers Michelle Remembers (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as satanic-panic)
avg rating 2.55 — 782 ratings — published 1980
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Unmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries Unmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as satanic-panic)
avg rating 3.93 — 8,925 ratings — published 2022
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The Satan Seller The Satan Seller (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as satanic-panic)
avg rating 2.49 — 346 ratings — published 1973
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Satan’s Silence: Ritual Abuse and the Making of a Modern American Witch Hunt Satan’s Silence: Ritual Abuse and the Making of a Modern American Witch Hunt (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as satanic-panic)
avg rating 3.91 — 290 ratings — published 1995
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Satanic Panic: Pop-Cultural Paranoia in the 1980s Satanic Panic: Pop-Cultural Paranoia in the 1980s (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as satanic-panic)
avg rating 4.01 — 483 ratings — published 2015
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We Believe the Children: The Story of a Moral Panic We Believe the Children: The Story of a Moral Panic (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as satanic-panic)
avg rating 3.95 — 779 ratings — published 2015
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Satan's Underground: The Extraordinary Story of One Woman's Escape Satan's Underground: The Extraordinary Story of One Woman's Escape (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as satanic-panic)
avg rating 3.03 — 146 ratings — published 1988
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Remembering Satan: A Tragic Case of Recovered Memory Remembering Satan: A Tragic Case of Recovered Memory (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as satanic-panic)
avg rating 3.63 — 2,706 ratings — published 1994
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My Best Friend's Exorcism My Best Friend's Exorcism (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 8 times as satanic-panic)
avg rating 3.92 — 158,699 ratings — published 2016
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Dark Places Dark Places (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as satanic-panic)
avg rating 3.94 — 859,188 ratings — published 2009
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Whisper Down the Lane Whisper Down the Lane (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as satanic-panic)
avg rating 3.58 — 7,648 ratings — published 2021
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Turmoil in the Toybox Turmoil in the Toybox (Audio Cassette)
by (shelved 7 times as satanic-panic)
avg rating 2.13 — 91 ratings — published 1986
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Selling Satan: The Evangelical Media and the Mike Warnke Scandal Selling Satan: The Evangelical Media and the Mike Warnke Scandal (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as satanic-panic)
avg rating 4.11 — 81 ratings — published 1993
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Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three (Justice Knot, #1) Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three (Justice Knot, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as satanic-panic)
avg rating 4.16 — 13,035 ratings — published 2002
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In Pursuit of Satan: The Police and the Occult In Pursuit of Satan: The Police and the Occult (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as satanic-panic)
avg rating 4.12 — 34 ratings — published 1991
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Satanism: The Seduction of America's Youth Satanism: The Seduction of America's Youth (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as satanic-panic)
avg rating 2.40 — 91 ratings — published 1989
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The Sussex Devils: A True Story of the 1980s Satanic Panic The Sussex Devils: A True Story of the 1980s Satanic Panic (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as satanic-panic)
avg rating 3.86 — 29 ratings — published 2015
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Rainbow Black Rainbow Black (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as satanic-panic)
avg rating 3.91 — 5,399 ratings — published 2024
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Devil House Devil House (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as satanic-panic)
avg rating 3.19 — 16,645 ratings — published 2022
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Don't Make Me Go Back, Mommy: A Child's Book about Satanic Ritual Abuse (Hurts of Childhood Series) Don't Make Me Go Back, Mommy: A Child's Book about Satanic Ritual Abuse (Hurts of Childhood Series)
by (shelved 5 times as satanic-panic)
avg rating 2.90 — 106 ratings — published 1990
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He Came to Set the Captives Free He Came to Set the Captives Free (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as satanic-panic)
avg rating 4.17 — 2,770 ratings — published 1986
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Wolf in White Van Wolf in White Van (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as satanic-panic)
avg rating 3.72 — 26,212 ratings — published 2014
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Here's to My Sweet Satan: How the Occult Haunted Music, Movies and Pop Culture, 1966-1980 Here's to My Sweet Satan: How the Occult Haunted Music, Movies and Pop Culture, 1966-1980 (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as satanic-panic)
avg rating 3.43 — 159 ratings — published 2016
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The Satan hunter The Satan hunter (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as satanic-panic)
avg rating 2.74 — 19 ratings — published 1987
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Raising Hell: An Encyclopedia of Devil Worship and Satanic Crime Raising Hell: An Encyclopedia of Devil Worship and Satanic Crime (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as satanic-panic)
avg rating 3.41 — 39 ratings — published 1993
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Say You Love Satan Say You Love Satan (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as satanic-panic)
avg rating 3.68 — 382 ratings — published 1987
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The Satanism Scare (Social Institutions and Social Change Series) The Satanism Scare (Social Institutions and Social Change Series)
by (shelved 4 times as satanic-panic)
avg rating 3.56 — 34 ratings — published 1991
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The Dungeon Master: The Disappearance of James Dallas Egbert III The Dungeon Master: The Disappearance of James Dallas Egbert III (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as satanic-panic)
avg rating 3.69 — 432 ratings — published 1984
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Houses of the Unholy Houses of the Unholy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as satanic-panic)
avg rating 3.58 — 2,643 ratings — published 2024
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Dangerous Games: What the Moral Panic over Role-Playing Games Says about Play, Religion, and Imagined Worlds Dangerous Games: What the Moral Panic over Role-Playing Games Says about Play, Religion, and Imagined Worlds (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as satanic-panic)
avg rating 4.12 — 194 ratings — published 2015
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Now Is Not the Time to Panic Now Is Not the Time to Panic (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as satanic-panic)
avg rating 3.68 — 66,782 ratings — published 2022
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Rosemary’s Baby (Rosemary's Baby, #1) Rosemary’s Baby (Rosemary's Baby, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as satanic-panic)
avg rating 4.06 — 164,367 ratings — published 1967
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Jay's Journal Jay's Journal (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as satanic-panic)
avg rating 3.23 — 7,937 ratings — published 1979
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Backward Masking Unmasked: Backward Satanic Messages of Rock and Roll Exposed Backward Masking Unmasked: Backward Satanic Messages of Rock and Roll Exposed (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as satanic-panic)
avg rating 1.91 — 47 ratings — published 1983
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Raising the Devil: Satanism, New Religions, and the Media Raising the Devil: Satanism, New Religions, and the Media (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as satanic-panic)
avg rating 3.79 — 43 ratings — published 2000
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Suffer the Child (Volume 0) Suffer the Child (Volume 0)
by (shelved 3 times as satanic-panic)
avg rating 3.99 — 368 ratings — published 1989
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Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of '70s and '80s Horror Fiction Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of '70s and '80s Horror Fiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as satanic-panic)
avg rating 4.26 — 12,310 ratings — published 2017
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Ill Will Ill Will (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as satanic-panic)
avg rating 3.35 — 11,786 ratings — published 2017
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The Ultimate Evil The Ultimate Evil (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as satanic-panic)
avg rating 3.87 — 2,117 ratings — published 1987
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Sybil Exposed: The Extraordinary Story Behind the Famous Multiple Personality Case Sybil Exposed: The Extraordinary Story Behind the Famous Multiple Personality Case (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as satanic-panic)
avg rating 3.64 — 5,273 ratings — published 2011
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Lords of Chaos Lords of Chaos (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as satanic-panic)
avg rating 3.67 — 8,932 ratings — published 1998
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Halloween and Satanism Halloween and Satanism (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as satanic-panic)
avg rating 2.46 — 41 ratings — published 1987
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The Devil's Web: Who Is Stalking Your Children for Satan? The Devil's Web: Who Is Stalking Your Children for Satan? (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as satanic-panic)
avg rating 2.78 — 18 ratings — published 1989
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Awful Disclosures by Maria Monk of the Hotel Dieu Nunnery of Montreal Awful Disclosures by Maria Monk of the Hotel Dieu Nunnery of Montreal (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as satanic-panic)
avg rating 2.96 — 114 ratings — published 1836
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Mazes and Monsters Mazes and Monsters (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as satanic-panic)
avg rating 3.26 — 673 ratings — published 1981
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Black Sheep Black Sheep (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as satanic-panic)
avg rating 3.58 — 40,092 ratings — published 2023
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All the Lies They Did Not Tell All the Lies They Did Not Tell (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as satanic-panic)
avg rating 3.88 — 6,961 ratings — published 2019
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Kill For Satan! Kill For Satan! (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as satanic-panic)
avg rating 3.77 — 365 ratings — published 2018
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Wicca: Satan's Little White Lie Wicca: Satan's Little White Lie (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as satanic-panic)
avg rating 3.58 — 73 ratings — published 1990
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“In 2011 in Swansea, Wales, Colin Batley was found guilty of 35 charges relating to his role as the leader of a 'satanic cult' that sexually abused children and women, manufactured child abuse images and forced children and women into prostitution (de Bruxelles 2011).
His partner and two other women were also convicted on related charges, with one man convicted of paying to abuse a victim of the group. The groups' ritualistic activities were based on the doctrine of Aleister Crowley, an occult figure whose writing includes references to ritual sex with children. Crowley's literature has been widely linked to the practice of ritualistic abuse by survivors and their advocates, who in turn have been accused by occult groups of religious persecution. During Batley's trial, the prosecution claimed that Crowley's writings formed the basis of Batley's organisation and he read from a copy of it during sexually abusive incidents. It seems that alternative as well as mainstream religious traditions can be misused by sexually abusive groups. p38”
Michael Salter, Organised Sexual Abuse

“In her book claiming that allegations of ritualistic abuse are mostly confabulations, La Fontaine’s (1998) comparison of social workers to ‘nazis’ shows the depth of feeling evident amongst many sceptics. However, this raises an important question: Why did academics and journalists feel so strongly about allegations of ritualistic abuse, to the point of pervasively misrepresenting the available evidence and treating women disclosing ritualistic abuse, and those workers who support them, with barely concealed contempt? It is of course true that there are fringe practitioners in the field of organised abuse, just as there are fringe practitioners in many other health-related fields. However, the contrast between the measured tone of the majority of therapists and social workers writing on ritualistic abuse, and the over-blown sensationalism of their critics, could not be starker. Indeed, Scott (2001) notes with irony that the writings of those who claimed that ‘satanic ritual abuse’ is a ‘moral panic’ had many of the features of a moral panic: scapegoating therapists, social workers and sexual abuse victims whilst warning of an impending social catastrophe brought on by an epidemic of false allegations of sexual abuse. It is perhaps unsurprising that social movements for people accused of sexual abuse would engage in such hyperbole, but why did this rhetoric find so many champions in academia and the media?”
Michael Salter, Organised Sexual Abuse

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