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Creative Speculation

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1. It really was a travesty.

Thu Oct 24, 2013, 11:15 AM

Oct 2013

People seem to have forgotten the "satanic panic" that swept the nation in the 80 and into the 90s.
This is a great book that I recommend...

http://www.amazon.com/Satanic-Panic-Creation-Contemporary-Legend/dp/081269192X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1382631237&sr=1-1&keywords=satanic+panic

Will watch this for sure!

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It really was a travesty. zappaman Oct 2013 #1

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