Satan Wants You

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The shocking story of how a young woman and her psychiatrist ignited the global Satanic Panic with their bestselling memoir.

During the 1980s and ‘90s the world was gripped by the cultural hysteria known as the Satanic Panic. Ignited by Michelle Remembers, a lurid memoir by psychiatrist Larry Pazder and his patient Michelle Smith, rumours of “Satanic Ritual Abuse” spread through panic-stricken communities worldwide. SATAN WANTS YOU is a compelling investigation into the roots of moral panics, cult conspiracies, and the making of contemporary legends, revealing how these events still impact and distort our reality to this day.

OFFICIAL SELECTION
SXSW 2023
HotDocs 2023

DIRECTOR'S BIO
Sean Horlor and Steve J. Adams are the directors and writers of SOMEONE LIKE ME (2021), a critically acclaimed National Film Board of Canada documentary that won top honors at international film festivals. They have directed and produced over 20 projects together, including the award-winning THE DAY DON DIED (2019). Their path to feature filmmaking began after an appearance on OUTtv’s Hot Pink Shorts reality series in 2012. SATAN WANTS YOU (2023) is their latest feature documentary. They are proud members of the LGBTQ+ community.