Parcast Presents

In the 1990s, the Club Kids ruled the New York City party scene. They represented fun, freedom, and self-expression — until a grisly murder rocked their tight-knit community. For more episodes like t...

18 Aug 202141min

In the years since the Satanic Panic, it's become obvious that the crimes people were accused of never really happened. But while none of the nightmarish stories of ritual abuse in Satan’s name were t...

16 Aug 202144min

Emboldened by power- and money-hungry conmen, Evangelical doomsdayers set the stage for an epic showdown of biblical proportions. The fight for the souls of every last American was beginning, they cla...

11 Aug 202146min

From Adolfo Costanzo and the Narcosatanists to the gruesome Chicago Rippers, these horrific groups showed that fears of murderous devil-worshipping cults weren't entirely unfounded. For more episodes...

9 Aug 202143min

The terrifying crimes of three serial killers helped feed fears of a growing satanic influence in the U.S. In part two, we’re covering the occult influences and media coverage of “Son of Sam” David Be...

4 Aug 202140min

In the 1980s, Satanic Panic was a mass hysteria that consumed communities and ruined lives — all over things that never happened. In this five-part series, we’re examining the origins of the panic, tr...

2 Aug 202144min

In the 1st century B.C.E., competition between Roman senators was stiff — even deadly. When a politician named Catiline learned he'd been knocked out of the running, he organized a coup to overthrow t...

28 Jul 202144min

In the 15th century, the Medicis were the most powerful banking family in Italy. Members of a rival banking family known as the Pazzi attempted to overthrow them but failed. What would the world look ...

26 Jul 202141min