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361: Michelle Remembers: Deliver Me From Satan

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Michelle Smith recalls being caged and forced into satanic rituals as a five-year-old, sparking a controversial bestseller.

This episode explores the 1980 book 'Michelle Remembers,' which details Michelle Smith's recovered memories of satanic ritual abuse as a child and its role in sparking the Satanic Panic. It traces the historical roots of Satan in biblical texts and witch hunts, examines the controversial therapy sessions between Smith and psychiatrist Dr. Lawrence Pazder, and sets up the book's sensational impact on culture and religion.

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A tight origin story for Michelle Remembers and the panic it helped fuel.

Ghost Town treats Michelle Remembers as the moment a memoir, a therapist, and a ready audience turned fear into something that felt official. It follows Michelle Smith and Dr.

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Press play if you want the origin story of a panic, not a campfire myth.

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