LeakyCon 2024

Season 4 of Stranger Things introduced a whole new audience to the Satanic Panic, the mass hysteria that swept 1980’s America into a frenzy. But the true history of the Panic is even wilder than pop culture portrays—and it never really came to an end. In this presentation, we’ll examine the causes and consequences of the real-life Satanic Panic, its ties to modern-day conspiracy groups and extremism, and how it changed the collective American psyche forever. You only think you know this story!