In the 1980’s Satanism, or the fear of it, was everywhere. “If you grew up in Victoria at that time, you heard all these rumours,' says Sean Horlor, a Victoria-born filmmaker and co-director of a new documentary called 'Satan Wants You'.
Posted: Aug. 4, 2023 5:15PMIn the 1980’s Satanism, or the fear of it, was everywhere.
The 1980 book was written by Victoria psychiatrist Lawrence Pazder and his patient-turned-wife, Michelle Smith. It details claims about Satanic ritual abuse involving Smith and is credited with sparking the Satanic panic that spread across North America and ultimately the world. Across North America false reports of Satanic abuse at daycares and schools led to scores of arrests and trials. Pazder, the Victoria author, was often called as an expert witness.
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