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Part Two: The Satanic Panic: America's First QAnon

Behind the Bastards

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The Satanic Panic and Dungeons and Dragons

This chapter examines the Satanic Panic in the 1980s and its unjust connection to Dungeons and Dragons (D&D), including the false accusations surrounding a teenager's suicide and the influential role of media and law enforcement in perpetuating the myths.

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