Episode 109 – La-Bas

Episode 109 – La-Bas

In 1891, French popular author JK Huysmans scandalized the public with his novel La-Bas, a sultry and sleazy story surveying sex, shame, and Satanism. What inspired him to delve into such outrageous material — and why did so many people take him seriously?...
Episode 108 – Hellfire Clubs

Episode 108 – Hellfire Clubs

In the mysterious annals of Satanism, you still sometimes hear whispers of England’s infamous Hellfire Clubs, where the rich and powerful gathered to worship the devil… or at least, that was the gossip at the time. In reality, the only spirits most of the clubs...
Episode 88 – True Crime & Satanic Panic

Episode 88 – True Crime & Satanic Panic

  Supermarket tabloids and scandalized suburbanites across America agree: Satanic cults are behind some of America’s most devilish crimes. But what’s the truth: Do Satanists ever really commit the kinds of ritualistic crimes we’re always taking the heat for, or...