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Mentioned in 15 episodes

Michelle Remembers

Book • 1980

Lawrence Pazder

Published in 1980, 'Michelle Remembers' is a memoir that recounts Michelle Smith's alleged experiences of satanic ritual abuse during her childhood in the 1950s.

The book was written based on extensive therapy sessions with Dr. Lawrence Pazder, who used hypnosis and other suggestive techniques to recover Smith's memories.

The narrative includes graphic descriptions of rituals, sacrifices, and other forms of abuse, which were later widely discredited due to the lack of physical evidence and the controversial methods used to recover the memories.

The book played a significant role in sparking the global 'Satanic Panic' of the 1980s.

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Mentioned in 15 episodes

Mentioned by

Will Storr

as the book that started the satanic panic.

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Mentioned as the author of this bestseller which helped push the satanic panic.

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Mentioned by

Mike Cosper

in relation to her appearance with Lauren Stratford on The Oprah Winfrey Show.

Mentioned by

Phil Vischer

when discussing the satanic panic of the 1980s and 90s.

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Mentioned by

Mike Cosper

when discussing books published during the satanic panic.

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Mentioned by

Mike Cosper

in the context of recovered memory therapy and the satanic panic.

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Mentioned by

Mike Cosper

as the book largely credited with triggering the satanic panic when it came out in 1980.

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Mentioned by

Mike Cosper

as a book that continues to shock him.

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Mentioned by

Phill Agnew

as a book that documented alleged satanic ritual abuse and sparked the satanic panic.

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Mencionado como el punto de partida de la epidemia de abuso ritual satánico.

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Mentioned by

Sarah Marshall

in the context of the satanic panic and its connection to hoax memoirs.

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Mentioned by

Jessica Wynn

as a book co-written by a therapist and patient discussing satanic abuse.

1004: Memory | Skeptical Sunday

Mentioned by

Matthew Remski

as a book that influenced the modern trauma therapy movement and was at the heart of the recovered memory controversy.

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Mentioned by

Joshua Slocum

as a book detailing a case of recovered memory syndrome.

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Mentioned by

Elena

as a book that is believed to have started the satanic panic in the 1980s.

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Mentioned by

Sarah Marshall

while discussing the origins of the satanic panic.

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Mentioned by

Josh Clark

and

Chuck Bryan

as a 1980 book that significantly contributed to the satanic panic and the recovered memory movement.

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Mentioned as the book that sparked the widespread moral panic of the satanic panic era.

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