The bizarre history of satanic rituals

Hysterical fear of satanic rituals is arguably the ultimate human conspiracy theory - and it has truly weird origins.

It's easy to think that QAnon's conspiracy theory about child-eating and satan-worshipping elites is something new. But panic about satanic rituals has a long and strange history stretching back almost a millennium. Expect toads, horny cats, and rumours of ritual giraffe slaughters - and you'll only be about halfway there.

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