How Did Satanic Panic Get Started in the '70s | Joseph Laycock

Joseph P. Laycock talks to us about what may have set off "Satanic Panic" in the 1970-80s and how it affected the 1980s trend of role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons. Could religious groups like the Hare Krishna & the Children of God be partially to blame, possibly, more worthy of the blame than Satan himself?

"When people said they were scared of cults, they meant actual religious groups that really existed. There was a real fear of mind control and brainwashing by cults, this mindset may have colored the reception of Dungeons and Dragons and other role-playing games of its kind."

Check out Joseph Laycock's book:
Dangerous Games: What the Moral Panic Over Role-Playing Games Says about Play, Religion, and Imagined Worlds
https://bit.ly/2X1jwze

Listen to the full interview: https://youtu.be/8acA6irjIuM

Listen to clips from our interview with Joseph P. Laycock:

Has Dungeons & Dragons Caused Any Suicides? Joseph P. Laycock
https://youtu.be/1cBZ-MN2puI

Did Dungeons & Dragons Escape the Stigma of Satanic Panic?
https://youtu.be/jYwns9L3AFM

Are Role-Playing Games a Positive Force For Kids? | Joseph P. Laycock
https://youtu.be/xz_S6hDpFlI

How Dungeons & Dragons Set Off a Moral Panic | Joseph P. Laycock
https://youtu.be/n5HePI3xY34

Does Modern Day Satanic Panic Exist? Interview with Joseph P. Laycock
https://youtu.be/zaw3yaddGT0

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