Satanists discuss modern Satanism, its history, left-leaning political activism, and how Satanism relates to current events and pop culture. It's a show for the Satan-curious, or those already involved in Satanic groups.

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Episode 123 - Disney Devils

July 12, 2022 02:17:09 131.73 MB Downloads: 0

Nothing says "family friendly" quite like the name Disney, but Disney has always had its dark side. Here to help us with our cell-shaded sins, we have Ryan and James of the Creepy Kingdom podcast network.   SHOW LINKS Creepy Kingdom's website, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Giving the Devil His Due: Satan In Cinema, by JP Telotte (2021) Hell's Bells on YouTube Goddess of Spring on YouTube  Night On Bald Mountain, Michael Clive, Utah Symphony Walt Disney's Fantasia, by John Culhane (1983) Chernobog and Belobog – The Slavic Gods Who Weren’t, Brendan Noble (2020) The Gospel According to Disney, by Mark Pinsky (2004) The Consumption and Destruction of the Female Body in Modern Witch Media, Chankaya Simpson, Guilford College (2022) Overthinking It: Part of Your World, Carolyn Loy (2010) LA Times: Disney Romancing the Devil, Greg Burk (2014) Devil in Disguise: Characterizations of Hades in Children's Media, Morgan E Gray (2013)   ABORTION FUNDS Check out AbortionFunds.org for tons of resources near you -- and if you can, donate! Alabama Cohosh Collaborative Indigenous Women Rising Abortion Fund of Arizona Arkansas Abortion Support Network ACCESS REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE Colorado Doula Project The Brigid Alliance DC Abortion Fund Florida Access Network National Abortion Federation Hotline Chicago Abortion Fund Iowa Abotion Access Fund All-Options Hoosier Abortion Fund Kansas Abortion Fund Kentucky Health Justice Network New Orleans Abortion Fund Safe Abortions For Everyone Maine Baltimore Abortion Fund Jane Fund of Central Massachusetts Reclaim MI WIN Fund South Dakota Access for Every Woman Midwest Access Coalition Missouri Abortion Fund Susan Wicklund Fund Nebraska Abortion Resources Silver State Hope Fund Reproductive Freedom Fund of New Hampshire New Jersey Abortion Access Fund Mariposa Fund New York Abortion Access Fund Carolina Abortion Fund North Dakota Women in Need Abortion Access Fund Women Have Options – Ohio Roe Fund Cascades Abortion Support Collective Western Pennsylvania Fund for Choice Women’s Health and Education Fund Abortion Care for Tennessee Lilith Fund Utah Abortion Fund Vermont Access to Reproductive Freedom Blue Ridge Abortion Fund Women In Need Fund of Cedar River Clinics Holler Health Justice Options Fund Chelsea’s Fund   GET IN TOUCH WITH BLACK MASS APPEAL Facebook Twitter Instagram Patreon Tabitha Slander’s Instagram Discord server   SATANIC BAY AREA Website Facebook Twitter (as @SatanicSF) Instagram Sign up for Satanic Bay Area’s newsletter On TikTok as DailyBaphirmations Coffee Hour is the third TUESDAY of every month from 6 – 8 pm at Wicked Grounds in San Francisco!

Bonus Episode #11: In the Mouth of Madness (Neil Before Pod)

July 05, 2022 01:02:16 119.38 MB Downloads: 0

It's the return of our podcast-within-a-podcast, Neil Before Pod, this time with John Carpenter's 90s Lovecraftian apocalypse classic, "In The Mouth of Madness."

Bonus Show #10: Bones (The BMA'BCs)

June 15, 2022 29:30 56.57 MB Downloads: 0

We're off for the month of June, but we still manage to dig up some more heretical history with the Infernal Dictionary and the BMA'BCs.

Bonus Episode #9: "B" Is For Vampire? (BMA'BCs)

June 07, 2022 32:13 61.77 MB Downloads: 0

We're off for the month of June (way off), but while we recharge our sins we've got some brand new supernatural gossip straight from ye olde Infernal Dictionary to tide you over.

Episode 122 - "The VVitch" Revisited

May 24, 2022 01:58:09 113.48 MB Downloads: 0

We’re hitting rewind on one of our favorite movies to re-live deliciously. Also, Satanic Bay Area is once again being crafty, and in the news, Bay Area exorcists are confronting their own worse angels. CONTENT WARNING: The news section is a heavy one, dealing with child abuse and child death. If you'd prefer to skip it, the main topic starts 32 minutes into the show.   SHOW LINKS Poltergeists and Paramours (makers of the Black Phillip dress and many other great horror-themed clothes!) News: San Jose Mercury News: 3-year-old girl’s grandfather and uncle arrested in connection with her alleged exorcism death The Verge: The Witch director Robert Eggers talks about bringing Puritan fears to a modern world (2016) The New Yorker: Robert Eggers’s Historical Visions Go Mainstream (2022) Brutal N' Scary: The VVItch is not a Feminist Movie (2020) Hanover College: The Devil, History, and Studia Humanitatis, a lecture by Frank Luttmer (1999)   GET IN TOUCH WITH BLACK MASS APPEAL Facebook Twitter Instagram Patreon Tabitha Slander’s Instagram Discord server   SATANIC BAY AREA Website Facebook Twitter (as @SatanicSF) Instagram Sign up for Satanic Bay Area’s newsletter On TikTok as DailyBaphirmations Coffee Hour is the third TUESDAY of every month from 6 – 8 pm at Wicked Grounds in San Francisco!

Episode 121 - The Ouija Board Episode

May 10, 2022 02:13:22 128.09 MB Downloads: 0

Everyone remembers their first sleepover seance in grade school, with the help of the Parker Bros’-owned ‘oracle’: the Ouija board. But why are so many people so scared of a party game? We're making contact with the Talking Board Historical Society for more on the old Beelze-Board.   SHOW LINKS Newsweek: Couple Find "Satanic" Objects Talking Board Society website American Quarterly: Spiritualism and Science: Reflections on the First Decade of the Spirit Rappings, R. Laurence Moore (1972) AustinTexas.Gov: Spiritualism In the 19th Century, Katie Keckeisen (2018) American Folklore: An Encyclopedia, by Jan Harold Brunvand (1996) The New Black Magic & the Truth About Ouija, by J Godfrey Raupert (1919) Raising the Devil: Satanism, New Religions, and the Media, by Bill Ellis (2000) The Conversation: How the Ouija Board Got Its Reputation, Joe Laycock (2016) Possessed: The True Story of an Exorcism, by Thomas Allen (2000) Inventor's Digest: Did the Spirits Move Him? (2016)   GET IN TOUCH WITH BLACK MASS APPEAL Facebook Twitter Instagram Patreon Tabitha Slander’s Instagram Discord server   SATANIC BAY AREA Website Facebook Twitter (as @SatanicSF) Instagram Sign up for Satanic Bay Area’s newsletter On TikTok as DailyBaphirmations Coffee Hour is the third TUESDAY of every month from 6 – 8 pm at Wicked Grounds in San Francisco!

Episode 120 - Our Non-Satanist Satanic Role Models

April 26, 2022 02:19:33 134.03 MB Downloads: 0

When we see Satanists and Satanism in media, it’s always the same story: Black cloaks, human sacrifices, and not a lot of authenticity. Today, we’ve singled out some of our favorite fictional works and characters that portray our real Satanic values -– even though none of these are actually supposed to be Satanists.   SHOW LINKS SF Gate: "Raves, Satanic Rituals, and a Journey Into a 130-year-old tunnel," Amanda Bartlett Baphy Official on TikTok The Great American Pop Culture Quiz Show podcast Star Wars Fandonm: Princess Leia YouTube: Strategically selected Loki scene (Simone did not pick this, but she approves) YouTube: Over the Garden Wall trailer YouTube: It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966) YouTube: Rocky trailer (1976) YouTube: The Philosophy of Uncle Iroh YouTube: Demonslayer trailer YouTube: The Untamed trailer YouTube: Wicked on Broadway trailer YouTube: The Vampire Lestat unabridged audio book YouTube: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea clip (1954) YouTube: Discworld's Wyrd Sisters clip GoComics: Calvin & Hobbes GoComics: Garfield YouTube: The Addams Family pilot (1964)   GET IN TOUCH WITH BLACK MASS APPEAL Facebook Twitter Instagram Patreon Tabitha Slander’s Instagram Discord server   SATANIC BAY AREA Website Facebook Twitter (as @SatanicSF) Instagram Sign up for Satanic Bay Area’s newsletter On TikTok as DailyBaphirmations Coffee Hour is the third TUESDAY of every month from 6 – 8 pm at Wicked Grounds in San Francisco!

Episode 119 - Dungeons & Demonologies

April 12, 2022 02:23:13 137.54 MB Downloads: 0

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 help us with these encounters, we’re joined by Dekan Wheeler, dungeonmaster and game industry pro.   SHOW LINKS Eldritch Wizardry, by Gary Gygax (1976) Gods, Demigods, & Heroes, by Robert Kuntz & James Ward (1976) AD&D Monster Manual, by Gary Gygax (1977) The Dragon Magazine #28: “The Politics of Hell,” Alexander von Thorn (1979) Inferno, by Geoff Dale (1980) The Dragon Magazine #91: "Eight Devilish Questions," Ed Greenwood (1984) Screenrant: “Dungeons & Dragons Had To Change Names Over Satanism,” Scott Baird (2020) Trollsmyth: The Changing Aesthetics of D&D (2006) Demons & Devils: The Moral Panic Surrounding Dungeons & Dragons, by Austin Wilson (2019) Dangerous Games, by Joe Laycock (2015)   GET IN TOUCH WITH BLACK MASS APPEAL Facebook Twitter Instagram Patreon Tabitha Slander’s Instagram Discord server   SATANIC BAY AREA Website Facebook Twitter (as @SatanicSF) Instagram Sign up for Satanic Bay Area’s newsletter On TikTok as DailyBaphirmations Coffee Hour is the third TUESDAY of every month from 6 – 8 pm at Wicked Grounds in San Francisco!

Episode 118 - The Succubus Episode

March 29, 2022 01:55:50 111.26 MB Downloads: 0

Everyone loves a horny devil, and who better than the succubus, the unholy femme fatale of both ancient legend and modern popular culture? But where does this myth come from? Julie Jelinek of the International Vampire Film & Arts Festival joins us as we get to the bottom - or top? - of the question.   SHOW LINKS Only Sky: Lawmakers Accuse Satanist of "Human Sacrifice" International Vampire Film & Arts Festival Etymology Online: Succubus Demon at the Doorstep, Lauren Kinrich Sumerian King List The Encyclopedia of Jewish Myth, Magic & Mysticism, Geoffrey W. Dennis Acts of Thomas Malleus Maleficarum Demonology, King James Kiss of Death, Andrea Kitta Succubus: Cultural Phenomenon Manifesting as Psychopathology, Sandeep Grover et al A History of the Vampire in Popular Culture, Violet Fenn   GET IN TOUCH WITH BLACK MASS APPEAL Facebook Twitter Instagram Patreon Tabitha Slander’s Instagram Discord server   SATANIC BAY AREA Website Facebook Twitter (as @SatanicSF) Instagram Sign up for Satanic Bay Area’s newsletter On TikTok as DailyBaphirmations Coffee Hour is the third TUESDAY of every month from 6 – 8 pm at Wicked Grounds in San Francisco!

Episode 117 - Satan 4 Congress: Steve Hill

March 15, 2022 01:38:57 95.05 MB Downloads: 0

Steve Hill is a Satanist, a comedian, a veteran, an atheist, an appraiser, and if he has his way, a Congressman, and he’s here to talk about his Satan 4 Congress campaign.   SHOW LINKS Buzzfeed: These Women Say An Essential Oil MLM Has Been Taken Over By Satan. Yes, Really. Steve Hill's website, Satan 4 Congress Steve Hill's Twitter and Facebook LAist: Meet Steve Hill, The Satanist Running For California Senate (2016) Steve Hill on the Dope Dealers podcast Steve Hill on The Devil You Don't Know podcast   GET IN TOUCH WITH BLACK MASS APPEAL Facebook Twitter Instagram Patreon Tabitha Slander’s Instagram Discord server   SATANIC BAY AREA Website Facebook Twitter (as @SatanicSF) Instagram Sign up for Satanic Bay Area’s newsletter On TikTok as DailyBaphirmations Coffee Hour is the third Tuesday of every month from 6 – 8 pm at Wicked Grounds in San Francisco!

Episode 116 - FaustFest, Virtual Satanic Music Festival 2022

March 01, 2022 01:50:33 106.18 MB Downloads: 0

Welcome (back) to FaustFest! The devil has all the best tunes, so we're borrowing some more of them for our second annual, all-virtual Satanic music festival. You can watch the video, immediately on YouTube at the links below, you can download the audio podcast version of the show in your regular podcast feed, or you can join us on Tuesday evening to watch and chat with everyone on our YouTube livestream!  Watch on YouTube anytime Watch FaustFest on the Black Mass Appeal YouTube channel whenever you want! Listen in your podcast feed An audio version of FaustFest will be available on all podcast platforms. Livestream together with us Watch the show on YouTube and with the Black Mass Appeal hosts and audience! Tuesday, February 23 Starts at 7 PM Pacific / 10 PM Eastern CLICK HERE to join the livestream   PERFORMER LINKS SidneySin Instagram Link Tree Venmo: @Sidney_Sin Ezurate Instagram FFM Facebook YouTube SoundCloud Lust 4 Blood BandCamp SoundCloud Los Chacales Tiernos de Satanas Facebook Instagram Lix Tetrix YouTube Soundcloud PayPal: lixtetrixmusic @gmail.com Red Hoof Instagram SoundCloud Satan Club Instagram Venmo: @botulism_sauce Accidents At Sundown Spotify YouTube LinkTree   GET IN TOUCH WITH BLACK MASS APPEAL Facebook Twitter Instagram Patreon Tabitha Slander’s Instagram Discord server   SATANIC BAY AREA Website Facebook Twitter (as @SatanicSF) Instagram Sign up for Satanic Bay Area’s newsletter On TikTok as DailyBaphirmations Coffee Hour is the third Thursday of every month from 6 – 8 pm at Wicked Grounds in San Francisco!

Episode 115 - Drunk Heresy: Forgetting Michelle Remembers

February 15, 2022 02:14:17 128.96 MB Downloads: 0

We’re taking a trip down memory lane – and getting a little turned around on the way. Childhood is tough for everyone, but it’s even worse when you do the director’s cut. In 1980, Canadian psychiatrist Lawrence Pazder’s controversial best-seller Michelle Remembers set the world on fire with fears of Satanic Ritual Abuse. Today, we’re going to contact some dark spirits of our own with our freeform Michelle Remembers drinking game – lest we forget. Also, Satanic Bay Area will soon be green with something other than envy, and in the news, rumors of Satanism are damning one of Europe’s best musical minds. CONTENT WARNING: Alcohol consumption, references to (fake) abuse of children.   SHOW LINKS Help Black Mass Appeal by writing a "Love Letter" for PodCash's sponsorship program! New York Times: "A ‘High Priestess of Satanic Art’? This Organist Can Only Laugh" Michelle Remembers by Michelle Smith and Lawrence Pazder   GET IN TOUCH WITH BLACK MASS APPEAL Facebook Twitter Instagram Patreon Tabitha Slander’s Instagram Discord server   SATANIC BAY AREA Website Facebook Twitter (as @SatanicSF) Instagram Sign up for Satanic Bay Area’s newsletter On TikTok as DailyBaphirmations Coffee Hour is the third Thursday of every month from 6 – 8 pm at Wicked Grounds in San Francisco!

Episode 114 - History of Baphomet

February 01, 2022 01:43:50 99.67 MB Downloads: 0

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 Black Mass Appeal by writing a "Love Letter" for PodCash's sponsorship program! Local Memphis: Damien Echols says police chief's resignation is related to evidence controversy in West Memphis Three case Violet Azimuth: Etsy, Twitter, and Instagram Dee Mendes: RedBubble, Twitter, and Instagram De Re Militari: The First Crusade, a Short Narrative (2013) Europe's Inner Demons: The Demonization of Christians in Medieval Christendom, by Norman Cohn (2001) Accusations Made To The Templars, by Friedrich Nicolai (1782; in German) Historical Monuments, by Francois Raynouard (1813; in French) Mysterium Baphometis Revelatum, by Joseph Von Hammer-Purgstall (1818) Pornographic Archaeology: Medicine, Medievalism, and the Invention of the French Nation, by Zrinka Stahuljak (2012) Transcendental Magic, Eliphas Levi (1855) Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library Blog: Taxil & Baphomet (2009) Contemporary Esotericism: The Strange Case of Ben Kadosh, by Egil Asprem, Kennet Granholm (2014) The Lost Caverns of Tsojconth, by Gary Gygax (1982) The Extraordinary Catalog of Peculiar Inventions   GET IN TOUCH WITH BLACK MASS APPEAL Facebook Twitter Instagram Patreon Tabitha Slander’s Instagram Discord server   SATANIC BAY AREA Website Facebook Twitter (as @SatanicSF) Instagram Sign up for Satanic Bay Area’s newsletter On TikTok as DailyBaphirmations Coffee Hour is the third Thursday of every month from 6 – 8 pm at Wicked Grounds in San Francisco!

Episode 113 - Lies & Misinformation

January 18, 2022 02:16:21 130.99 MB Downloads: 0

The history of Satanism is bedeviled by misinformation, and in the age of social media, a lie can travel to Hell and back to avoid correction. As hopefully savvy digital consumers, how can we better train ourselves to separate fact from affliction?   SHOW LINKS FaustFest Sign-Ups TST MN: Warmer Than Hell Filter Magazing: Court-Ordered Into AA? You Could Use Sober Faction   Misinformation vs disinformation Misinformation is bad information spread by mistake Disinformation is bad information spread on purpose Bad actors need more people to amplify their message -- they may try to persuade an influencer to spread their disinformation as-is -- or as a “debunking.” Simply repeating a rumor can perpetuate it, add fuel to the fire, and even legitimize it. Imposter content: Using the names, logos of well-known, reputable outlets to steal credibility Weaponized content Content can be used out of context Old content is reshared as new, with new context Why do people fall for disinformation? Because they want to. People like things that confirm what they already believe, and reject information that challenges them.   Critical reading of the news Basic credulity – if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. This goes double for anything to do with money or products you see online. (Do not buy shit from Facebook ads!) Is it realistic? Would someone really say or do what the article is saying? Would you do that thing yourself? Would any reasonable person? Understand how headlines are written – usually by someone else, not the article writer, and therefore doesn't always encapsulate what the article actually says. It's meant to grab your attention – whether for good or bad. Opinion vs news – sometimes editorials look a lot like reporting. Slow down! Articles (and certainly their headlines) are meant to provoke emotion and a knee-jerk response. Ask yourself, why am I being made to feel this way? What reaction does the writer want me to have? What reaction do I actually have, once I have more time to process the information? Who owns what? Consider who really owns the website or publication you’re reading. Who wrote the article? Have you heard of them before (do they even exist?), or read their other work? What do their previous stories tell you about them and their point of view? When was it written? This is one of the easiest to miss, especially on social media. Make sure the article isn’t out of date – and if there’s no date at all, be suspicious.  Who is the target audience? Was this written to appeal to a certain kind of person? Verify with other independent sources. Does the information fit with what you already know, or what you’ve read elsewhere? If you can only find one article that says something, that’s a red flag. (And it doesn’t count if all the other sources you find lead back to only the first article!) Read the original. This is especially important when it comes to science writing. News articles try to summarize super-long scientific studies in just a paragraph or two – they could be cherry-picking what the study says, or miss the point entirely. When you can, click through to the original study and check it out – and again, if there are no links to sources… that’s a bad sign. What isn’t being said? Not citing sources is the big one. But you have to ask questions of what you’re reading. Most mainstream news sites at least try to offer a different perspective / counterpoint to the main narrative of their piece. For example, if a politician really said something inflammatory, there would be a reaction from an opposing party.    The wild west of unsourced shit on social media Social media is great for communicating with people you actually know – but be wary of accounts from people you’ve never heard of. If someone has shared what looks to be original content (i.e., not a link to an article on another publication), check their account to see if they seem legitimate. Who’s doing the sharing? Is it a reporter? A politician? Some random person? A celebrity? Just because it’s a big account or a famous person doesn’t mean they’re legit. There are lots of famous dummies out there. When was the account made? Brand-new accounts with no profile / cover pictures or friends / followers might be bots or sock puppet accounts.  What’s their location? Are they geographically located close enough to what’s said in the post / shown in the photo? There is a private group on Facebook for Satanic Bay Area that is for locals only (for privacy and planning reasons). People will request to join the group, and answer the question of whether they’re local as “yes” – but their location on Facebook says otherwise. Or they don’t have a location at all. That’s when I go to their accounts and look at things like their place of work (maybe it has a location), the Pages they follow (if they like a lot of restaurants in Chicago, maybe that’s where they’re actually located), and even their photos (if they say they’re from San Jose but they’re posting pics of snow in their backyard… they ain’t in San Jose). Is the photo altered? Even a skillful cropping can change the meaning of an image. Look for signs of Photoshopping. Use Google reverse image search / TinEye to find the pictures elsewhere on the web. Deepfake videos Cross-reference Google Maps / Instagram location tags for visual clues Check things like street signs, their colors, their fonts, etc. Does it match up with what you know of the city’s street signs? Look for seasonal cues. Are the leaves the right color for that part of the year? What does the terrain, plants look like for a particular area? Image degradation: if you suspect the photo’s not the original, see if there’s blurriness, pixelation that indicates it was screenshotted and reshared.   Stop the cycle Don’t share a story that might be untrue (duh). If you accidentally do, go ahead and delete it. If you want, maybe make a post discussing how you were fooled – but best not to leave the bad article up. If you see someone else sharing a story you know to be untrue, speak up (but don’t be a dick). It is extreeeeeeeeemely difficult to dissuade someone from believing something.  When someone has internalized a belief and made it part of their identity, attacking that belief feels to them like you’re attacking them personally. They become defensive and work even harder to justify that belief to themselves. The debunker becomes the bad guy, and any facts you present are written off as coming from biased sources. Instead, try asking questions. Where did you hear this information? Do you know the person who shared it? How did it make you feel when you read it or saw it? Have you ever heard of that happening before? Why do you think it’s interesting or believable? Don’t publicly humiliate them. Send them a private message or better yet, speak in person. Consider what else is going on in their life. Is there trouble at home or at work? These may be sources of anxiety they’re unknowingly trying to soothe with conspiracies as a distraction. If you need to go low- or no-contact with someone, do what is best for yourself. But also consider that conspiracy believers are often socially isolated, and their conspiracy groups give them a sense of community. Perhaps engage on neutral topics – go ahead and comment on Aunt Shirley’s cat pictures, but do not engage when she starts talking about the Flat Earth. Encourage them to spend less time online. Just taking a break from social media can loosen the grip it has over them. Spend time with them in person, away from triggers like television. Remind them of the hobbies and pastimes they used to enjoy before becoming entrenched in conspiracy. Set a good example. Sharing real, verifiable news – and mentioning why you know it’s true – on social media can expose people to another point of view. But don’t target your posts at anyone, or engage in arguments in the comments.  People who like to say they do “research” are more likely to believe an article they find themselves, as opposed to something sent to them. It’s a kind of gamification of conspiracy theory. Sources:  The News Literacy Project: Understanding Misinformation and How to Talk to People Who Believe It Business Insider: Misinformation vs. disinformation: What to know about each form of false information, and how to spot them online New York Times: How to Talk to Friends and Family Who Share Conspiracy Theories Slate: How to Talk to QAnon Loved Ones This Thanksgiving  Rolling Stone: It’s Not Q. It’s You NPR: Illinois Is The First State To Have High Schools Teach News Literacy American Psychological Association: Controlling the spread of misinformation First Draft News Google News Initiative   GET IN TOUCH WITH BLACK MASS APPEAL Facebook Twitter Instagram Patreon Tabitha Slander’s Instagram Discord server   SATANIC BAY AREA Website Facebook Twitter (as @SatanicSF) Instagram Sign up for Satanic Bay Area’s newsletter On TikTok as DailyBaphirmations Coffee Hour is the third Thursday of every month from 6 – 8 pm at Wicked Grounds in San Francisco!

Episode 112 - Satanic Altars

January 04, 2022 01:34:27 90.73 MB Downloads: 0

A house without Satan is never a home; but once Satan arrives, where are you putting him up? We're discussing the curious conventions of modern Satanic altars with testimonials from our listeners.   SHOW LINKS News: The Guardian, Boy Who Inspired "The Exorcist" Named Online Etymology Online: Altar "Practicing Religion In Private: The Home Altar,” Peter Jan Margry Read all our listener letters -- and see photos and videos! -- about their Satanic altars Don't forget to be on the lookout for our coming Kickstarter for our "Hot Satan" (aka "Le génie du mal" by Guillaume Geefs, 1848) statuette -- launching this spring! Also, our applications for FaustFest 2022 will open on Tuesday, January 11. Check out last year's FaustFest here!   GET IN TOUCH WITH BLACK MASS APPEAL Facebook Twitter Instagram Patreon Tabitha Slander’s Instagram Discord server   SATANIC BAY AREA Website Facebook Twitter (as @SatanicSF) Instagram Sign up for Satanic Bay Area’s newsletter On TikTok as DailyBaphirmations Coffee Hour is the third Thursday of every month from 6 – 8 pm at Wicked Grounds in San Francisco!