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Satanists. Amplified by law enforcement and America’s Daytime TV boom, satanic rumors spread through panic-stricken communities across the world, leaving a wave of destruction and wrongful convictions in their wake. This film digs deep into the roots of moral panics and cult conspiracies, showing how these events still affect and distort our reality today."
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gave the film a B- rating and stated that it "isn't just a story about moral panic but also what can happen when people become influenced by lies presented as truth." One complaint was that "the documentary wasn't given enough time to dive deep into these details. It might have worked stronger as a
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edge to its style to build a superb, gripping atmosphere. Ultimately, it asks a poignant question about the deep, reverberating damage that can be done with fearmongering, as well as a timely reminder of how much easier it is to accomplish in a social media obsessed world."
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reported that the film includes "never-before-heard recorded phone calls" revealing that the "Catholic Church was eager to finance the book’s publication and promotional tour, believing that it would inspire people to go back to church."
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disinformation, the punches land softer than they should. There is a great, big, awful picture that needs to be painted here, but this doc is too preoccupied by the devil in the details of one specific, already overanalyzed case."
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