by Black Mass Appeal | Sep 16, 2025 | Episodes
It’s a far-out game, AND the only Satanic Panic anti-D&D scare movie starring the East Bay’s own Tom Hanks. It has to be, right? SHOW LINKS From Genius Missing at MSU, Gregory Skwira, Detroit Free Press, 1979: Police continue to search the...
by Black Mass Appeal | Jul 8, 2025 | Episodes
Time to fire up the coals for a modest proposal as we grill some historians about some of their most brazen claims. SHOW LINKS From The Dead Past, Isaac Asimov, 1956: The Carthaginians, it seemed, worshiped Moloch, in the form of a hollow, brazen idol...
by Black Mass Appeal | Apr 12, 2022 | Episodes
In 1974, Dungeons & Dragons rolled into stores all across America. And without knowing it, the game stirred up some real demons in our culture. Because our Patreon backers demanded it, we’ve got the critical history of demons and devils in D&D, and to...
by Black Mass Appeal | Feb 1, 2022 | Episodes
Everyone knows Baphomet, the lovable, inspiring, gender-encompassing mascot of Modern Satanism. But where did we get this goat? We goat for broke with our comprehensive history of the world’s most popular but mysterious Satanic icon. SHOW LINKS Help...
by Black Mass Appeal | Jun 1, 2021 | Episodes
When we imagine the devil, he often takes the form of an animal, like the snakes or goats we’ve talked about in previous episodes. But when it comes to a devilish temperament, no animal is quite so naturally Luciferian as the common housecat. Here to chat about...
