Collective paranoia of 'satanic panic' drives the new season of Stranger Things

• 3 years ago
• Radio
• Duration 8:42

The new season of Stranger Things hit Netflix this week and the real-life satanic panic of the 1980s features in the storyline. Satanic panic was a collective paranoia fueled by parents and religious groups convinced that children were at risk of being consumed by demonic influences through pop culture, specifically heavy metal music and Dungeons & Dragons. Asja Romano is a culture writer with Vox and she tells us that the fears that fueled the satanic panic are still with us today.