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The Devil in the Details
by Autumn Sword
Autumn Sword, the Satanic Skeptic, explores topics such as exorcism, demonic possession, magic, witchcraft, and Satanic Ritual Abuse...from a Satanic and scientific perspective!
Episodes
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Episode Thirty-Six: The Mysterious Death of Jeannette DePalma
In this episode, the Satanic Skeptic investigates a cold case from 1972 involving the unexplained death of a New Jersey girl, Jeannette DePalma, and how and why her death became sensationalized in the media as a Satanic sacrifice.
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Episode Thirty-Five: Civil Blasphemy
On this episode, Autumn Sword, the Satanic Skeptic, argues that groomer accusations against LGBTQ+ people represent what author Robert D. Hicks called "civil blasphemy" and draws a direct parallel between the way such accusations are being weaponized to criminally prosecute people in the name of...
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Episode Thirty-Four: My Existence Is Not Yours To Define
On this episode, the Satanic Skeptic shines an infernal light on the controversy rocking the skeptic community- the question of whether biological sex and gender are binaries. As a scientific skeptic, and a trans woman, someone who has seen so-called critical thinkers make jokes of trans…
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Episode Thirty-Three: John Ramirez, Ex-Satanist Turned Evangelist
Happy Halloween! On this episode, the Satanic Skeptic shares the spooky tale of one's man journey from "Satanic High Priest" to a born again Christian! Yeah, right. This episode is full of more tantalizing sweets than a trick-or-treat bucket, so pour yourself something nice, grab a handful of...
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Episode Thirty-Two: Lucifer Rising; Why One Priest Believes Demonic Obsession Is On the Rise
On this episode, the Satanic Skeptic examines claims from a Father Chad Ripperger that 25% of the population is diabolically obsessed and that the number is on the rise! What would have to be the case in order for this to be true, and why exactly does Fr. Ripperger think the Devil is getting...
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Episode Thirty-One: Bennett Braun, the Psychiatrist Who Fueled the Satanic Panic
On this episode, Satanic Skeptic JD Sword commemorates the passing of Church of Satan Magisters Henry Manning and Neil Smith while celebrating the passing of Bennett Braun, a psychiatrist whose work with Dissociative Identity Disorder and belief in Satanic Ritual Abuse conspiracies helped fuel…
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Episode Thirty- The Devil on Trial
Netflix's latest documentary, The Devil on Trial, tells the story of David Glatzel who infamous con artists-er, I mean, demonologists- Ed and Lorraine Warren convinced the Glatzel family was possessed. When a young man named Arne Johnson convinces the demon to take him instead, the Warrens claim...
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Episode 29 - The Hanover Witch Hunt or Should Fortune Telling Be Illegal?
On this episode, the Satanic Skeptic discusses laws criminalizing fortune telling and how exactly they might be unconstitutional, as well as giving his own opinions as to whether these laws really protect the public from fraud.
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Episode 28 - Anton LaVey, CSICOP, and Pseudoscience
On this episode, the Satanic Skeptic explores Church of Satan founder Anton LaVey's history as a paranormal investigator as well as his familiarity with the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry- the organization which the Satanic Skeptic writes for! Drawing on a long out-of-print essay featured in the...
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Episode 27 - Did Actors Repress Memories of Abuse by Marilyn Manson?
Did the actors and assistants who worked for or were in relationships with rockstar Marilyn Manson, and allege that he sexually abused them, really repress the memories of their abuse? The Satanic Skeptic discusses the history and controversy of repressed memories and proposes several alternative...
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Episode 26 - Were "the Finders" a CIA-Fronted Satanic Cult?
On this episode, the Satanic Skeptic reviews an FBI report into a community known as "the Finders" accused of being a CIA-fronted satanic cult involved in child abuse and ritual sacrifice. Are the rumors true? Hell no!
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Episode 24 - Once Again, There Is No Evidence of Satanic Ritual Abuse
On this episode, the Satanic Skeptic covers a report, released last year, commissioned by the Minister of Justice for the Netherlands investigating claims of "organized sadistic abuse." The conclusion? Listen to find out!
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Episode 23 - The Demon Cat of D.C.
On the first episode of the new year, the Satanic Skeptic, JD Sword, examines a long-standing urban legend of a "demonic cat" said to stalk the halls of the United States Capitol building.
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Episode 22 - The Hampstead Hoax
On this episode, the Satanic Skeptic examines a case of alleged Satanic Ritual Abuse that went viral after video interviews between police and children as well as a list of 175 alleged cultists, was leaked online. Ultimately, the children recanted their testimony, confessed their mother and her...
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Episode 21 - The Devil in Ohio
On this episode, the Satanic Skeptic examines several plausible candidates for the "true events" which author and showrunner Daria Polatin may have drawn on for inspiration in writing Netflix's latest limited series, "The Devil in Ohio." We're talking a kooky occultnik, a high-profile murder, and…
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Episode 20 - Kookcytus, or, Where Neo Nazis and Devil Worshippers Meet
On this episode, the Satanic Skeptic investigates a Devil worshipping Neo Nazi group calling themselves the Order of Nine Angles and their ties to the Alt-Right. While a minority among the extremist fringe, the Order of Nine Angles have been linked to several attempted terrorist attacks and…
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Episode 19 - The "Haunted" Home of Katharine Hepburn?
On this episode, the Satanic Skeptic revisits an article he wrote for Skeptical Inquirer back in 2021, investigating a video in the tabloid, The Sun, allegedly showing a ghost manipulating a lamp in the haunted former home of both Katharine Hepburn and Boris Karloff!...
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Episode 18 - To Massacre Children is Decidedly UN-Satanic
Incensed by an article titled "The Devil Went Down to Texas" in which Director of Content and editor-in-chief at the Foundation for Economic Education, Dan Sanchez, writes that "To Massacre Children is Literally Satanic," The Satanic Skeptic addresses the popular narrative of school shooters as...
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Episode 17 - Zombies: Science or Superstition?
In 1983, ethnobotanist Wade Davis published The Serpent and the Rainbow- an account of his journeying to Haiti in search of a fabled zombi powder used by Vodou bokors to induce a state of somnambulism. Davis claimed to have obtained samples of the powder, and hypothesized that one of the main...
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Episode 16 - Are Herbal Abortions Safe and Effective?
On this episode, the Satanic Skeptic examines the safety and efficacy of abortifacients- herbs taken to induce miscarriage- as well as a "Woman's DIY Guide" to herbal abortions circulating on social media. While the use and interest of abortifacients is nothing new, the recent threat of the…
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Episode 15 - Diabolus in Musica
On this episode, the Satanic Skeptic, JD Sword, examines the musical myth that the Catholic Church banned what's known as the tritone during the Middle Ages for being Diabolus in Musica. Is there any truth to this myth and what relationship does the tritone have to rock and heavy metal music?
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Episode 14 - Is Evolutionary Science Making Room for Adam and Eve?
On this mini episode, the Satanic Skeptic reviews the 2019 book, The Genealogical Adam and Eve, after reading a January 2, 2022 Fox News article "Christians point to genetics breakthroughs to show Adam and Eve are not incompatible with evolution." Life finds a way, but the Satanic Skeptic finds...
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Episode 13 - Ritual Magic
On this episode, the Satanic Skeptic examines ritual magic, specifically, whether or not there is reason to believe ritual magic works by way of human will influencing the physical world, or, does ritual magic work on the individual as self-transformative psychodrama?
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Episode 12 - The Satanic Temple
On this episode, the Satanic Skeptic examines The Satanic Temple, a political activist group who also claim to be Satanists- but are they really? We'll be discussing some of their more well-known publicity stunts such as the Baphomet Statue and their After School Satan program, whether or not…
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Episode 11 - Religion Makes People Feel Better, But Tax Churches Anyway
On this mini-episode, the Satanic Skeptic reviews a paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, "National Religiosity Eases the Psychological Burden of Poverty." Is religiosity, the degree of religious belief, likely a major factor that makes poor people feel better? Is…
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Episode 10 - The Exorcism of Anneliese Michel
JD Sword, the Satanic Skeptic, examines the case of Anneliese Michel, who's exorcism inspired the movie "The Exorcism of Emily Rose." Diagnosed with temporal lobe epilepsy, was this a case of neurological disorder or diabolical possession?
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Episode Nine - The Exorcist
On this LONG overdue episode, I examine the true story behind William Peter Blatty's novel and film, The Exorcist, and reveal the true identity of the boy who inspired the character of Regan.
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Episode Eight - Exorcism and Demonic Possession
On this episode, we're going to begin a new series exploring exorcism and demonic possession! What are the origins of the practice of exorcism or belief in demonic possession? How can you tell if someone is possessed by a demon? Most importantly, are exorcisms really that bad if they make people...
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Episode Seven - Recovered or False Memories of Satanic Ritual Abuse?
This episode is dedicated to the memories of James "The Amazing" Randi and Anton Szandor LaVey, both incredible conjurors who forever changed my life and helped set me on the path to diabolical doubt. Concluding the series on the Satanic Panic, on this episode we'll look at the long debate…
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Episode Six - QAnon
On this episode, let's talk about QAnon, because hey, everything else 80s is making a comeback, why not the Satanic Panic? QAnon believers argue that politicians and celebrities such as Hillary Clinton, George Soros, and Tom Hanks are all part of a pedophile, devil worshipping cult that sucks the...
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Episode Five - The McMartin Trial
On this episode, Citizen Sword examines one of the most infamous Satanic Ritual Abuse day-care court cases of the Satanic Panic, as well as one of the longest and most expensive criminal cases in American history- the McMartin Trial! Examine the claims and evidence put forward as proof of secret...
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Episode Four - Satan's Underground
On this episode, Citizen Sword examines the most famous of the copy-cat memoirs of Satanic Ritual Abuse to be published in the wake of "Michelle Remembers"- Lauren Stratford's "Satan's Underground." A lurid tale of Satanic cultists, sexual perversion, pornography, and...Nazis?
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Episode Three - Michelle Remembers
On this episode, we're going to examine the memoir which gave birth to the myth of Satanic Ritual Abuse and became the template for future cases of SRA during the Satanic Panic, "Michelle Remembers." Published in 1980 by Dr. Lawrence Pazder and Michelle Smith, the book allegedly recounts how...
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Episode Two - The Satan Seller
On this episode, we're going to investigate the book that became the foundation for the Satanic cult conspiracy, Mike Warnke's "The Satan Seller." Published in 1972, it contains the lurid tale of how "America's Number One Christian Comedian" descended into drug addiction and Satanism before being...
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Episode One - The Satanic Panic
On the first episode of The Devil in the Details, we're going to examine the Satanic Panic- a case of mass hysteria that swept across North America during the 1980's and early 90's and involved claims of organized cults of Satanists ritualistically abusing and sacrificing children. We'll look at…
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Autumn Sword, the Satanic Skeptic, explores topics such as exorcism, demonic possession, magic, witchcraft, and Satanic Ritual Abuse...from a Satanic and scientific perspective!
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