by Black Mass Appeal | Oct 27, 2026 | Episodes
Modern pop culture loves witches, and witches (mostly) love Satan, but why are the devil and all his fem-affirming works having this cultural moment? We’re joined by Dr. Miranda Corcoran, author of the new book “Satanism & Feminism In Popular Culture:...
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 | May 13, 2025 | Episodes
Nobody ever makes sacrifices to Satan, so why the pop cultural preoccupation? Rachel from Zombie Grrlz rejoins us to take a stab at it. SHOW LINKS ZOMBIE GRRLZ! From Anthropology & Sacrifice, Phillips Stevens Jr, Diversity of Sacrifice, 2016: Perhaps the...
by Black Mass Appeal | Jan 7, 2025 | Episodes
The year is one! Or whatever number, we lost count. But no matter when it is, it’s time to revisit this most enduring classic of Satanic Sinema and rewind the reels on “Rosemary’s Baby.” SHOW LINKS From rosemary’s Baby, Film Site, 2018:...
