The Devil in the Details

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?

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.

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 feel better?

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 between accusations of recovered memories of Satanic Ritual Abuse and False Memories. We&apo...

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 essence out of babies, and macho man Donald Trump, with his very good brain, is part of a resista...

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 tunnels beneath the preschool and ritual sites where children were allegedly abused! Learn about the su...

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?

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 saved and converting to Christianity. Or does it? We'll examin...

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 Michelle recovered repressed memories of childhood abuse at the hands of her mother and a gr...

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 an overview of what the Satanic Panic was, then go deeper into who was involved and...