
Eli Roth: Urban Legends
Literally! With Rob Lowe
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Cultural Shadows: Celebrity Loss and the Satanic Panic
This chapter reflects on the emotional impact of recent celebrity deaths, particularly those influential in the speakers' youth, and how these losses evoke a confrontation with mortality. It transitions into a discussion about a docuseries examining a tragic murder intertwined with themes of Satanism, horror culture, and urban legends from their upbringing. The conversation further explores the cultural ramifications of media representation of violence and the historic fascination with the supernatural, including the evolution of societal fears over time.
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