Demonizing Dungeons & Dragons

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If you tuned in to late-night WOR radio in 1950s New York, you'd enter the secret world of Jean Shepherd. Shepherd's nonconformist style, off-beat humor and love of pranks gathered a small but loyal following. These "Night People" loved being in on the joke, while the oblivious " ...  Show more

This week we travel back to the 80s, when America’s parents decided to freak out over some kids rolling dice and drawing things on graph paper! Adrian Daub walks Sarah through the history of Dungeons & Dragons, and the panic it inspired. 

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Welcome to the Dark History podcast. What scares parents more than anything else? It’s the Devil, of course. And it wasn’t too long ago where this fear turned into a nationwide craze. In today’s episode we’ll talk about how Satan invaded our board games, music, even our classroom ...  Show more

In 1990, a teenager and her friends played with the Ouija board and summoned an entity that led to activity in one of their homes, illness, and death.

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On December 13th of 2020, a young college student embarked on a routine journey, one he had done many times before…..only on this day it would end in becoming one of Texas's most baffling modern mysteries. 👀 Watch This Episode On Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/scarymysteries ...  Show more