In the latest episode of his podcast The Devil in the Details, Warlock Sword, the Satanic Skeptic, dives into a long out-of-print essay of Anton LaVey’s, “Backlash”, and examines LaVey’s opinions of pseudoscience and the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. Spotify / Apple Podcasts
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In his latest article for Skeptical Inquirer, JD Sword reviews the history of witchcraft in New England and how Connecticut senators recently voted to absolve those previously accused of witchcraft, although not everyone is convinced. Follow this link to read the article.
JD Sword, the Satanic Skeptic, discusses the accusations of abuse against rockstar Marilyn Manson and why it’s likely not the case that his accusers repressed the memories of their abuse. The Devil in the Details: Episode 27 – Did Actors Repress Memories of Abuse by Marilyn Manson?
JD Sword, the Satanic Skeptic, provides several plausible candidates for the real-life Satanic Panic case that inspired Netflix’s new series ‘The Devil in Ohio.’ Click this link to read this AIPT Comics article.
JD Sword, the Satanic Skeptic, examines the historical case of Gilles de Rais, the Marshal of France and hero of the Hundred Year’s War who fought alongside Joan of Arc, but was later accused of having murdered over one hundred children and offering them as sacrifices to the demon Barron to restore his squandered fortune. Was Gilles de Rais one of history’s worst serial killers, or the victim of a conspiracy to seize the land of the richest man in France? https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/a-sheep-in-wolfs-clothing-was-gilles-de-rais-one-of-historys-worst-child-killers/
On this episode, the Satanic Skeptic revisits an article he wrote for Skeptical Inquirer back in 2021, investigating a video in the tabloid, The Sun, allegedly showing a ghost manipulating a lamp in the haunted former home of both Katharine Hepburn and Boris Karloff! Devil in the Details Episode 19 Hepburn’s Poltergeist
On this episode, the Satanic Skeptic examines the safety and efficacy of abortifacients—herbs taken to induce miscarriage—as well as a “Woman’s DIY Guide” to herbal abortions circulating on social media. While the use and interest of abortifacients is nothing new, the recent threat of the United States Supreme Court to overturn the 1973 ruling of Roe v. Wade has the potential to create conditions whereby more women may turn to these herbs when they no longer have access to adequate medical care. How effective and dangerous are these herbs? Listen to Episode 16 on Apple Podcasts.
On this episode, the Satanic Skeptic, JD Sword, examines the musical myth that the Catholic Church banned what’s known as the tritone during the Middle Ages for being “Diabolus in Musica”. High Priest Peter Gilmore and others provide historical context and a technical explanation of the tritone and its usage. Is there any truth to this myth and what relationship does the tritone have to rock and heavy metal music? The Devil in the Details Podcast—Episode 15: Diabolus in Musica Skeptical Inquirer Article
In his latest article for Skeptical Inquirer the Satanic Skeptic, JD Sword, examines the claim by Tennessee pastor Greg Locke that a demon revealed the names (and one address) of six “witches” who had infiltrated his congregation and made some of the faithful sick. Sword relates Locke’s accusations to centuries of witchcraft hysteria and contemporary accounts of violence against accused witches. Click here to read: Pastor Claims Demon Revealed Identities of Six “Witches”