Dungeons and Dragons and the Devil (Satanic Panic)

Published: July 21, 2022, 8:48 p.m.

b"THAT\\u2019S RIGHT STRANGER THINGS FANS, it was real! Not the actual hell beasts, but the misplaced fear and anger for sure. In the nineteen eighties and early nineties the United States was locked in a full scale panic. Law enforcement was convinced that cults of child raping, child murdering, animal sacrificing, pro suicide, ritual sacrificing, goat man loving, devil worshiping Satanists were bubbling up in every state. These monsters were on the loose, taking children at will, and summoning the dark forces with their seductive role playing games and country preschools.\\xa0\\nDid the devil actually take up residence in a bunch of little towns? No, of course not, but people were scared, and where there\\u2019s fear there\\u2019s panic, and where there's panic there is blame, and when misguided fear leads to blame, we have a good ole fashioned witch hunt. Join us as we\\xa0examine how the devil took a hard right into the beloved hobby of everyone\\u2019s favorite Hawkins Highschool students, Dungeons and Dragons.\\xa0\\nClick to learn more\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nQuoted New York Times Article\\nGet your Dungeons and Dragons on\\n\\xa0\\n*Affiliate Link\\nWWBD Merch\\nBuy your WWBD swag here!\\xa0\\nJoin the Conversation"