Are any of these satanic cults real? I mean cults that would be killing people, not idiots dressing up in costumes, I’m sure those are real. (Not to minimize how messed up worshiping the devil is, even if it is just dressing up in costumes.)
That’s a good question. There’s lots of idiots - mostly teenagers - running around in black bathrobes thinking they’re a bunch of badasses.
There are LaVeyan Satanists (Church of Satan) but this sort of thing doesn’t strike me as “their style”.
There could well be some underground circuit of satanic cultists - nothing really surprises me, but I confess to being somewhat jaded and cynical. David Berkowitz, the Son of Sam Killer, claimed he was part of a nationwide Satanic cult, as did Henry Lee Lucas. How much credence to lend to such stories is debatable.
There was the whole “Satanic Panic” of the 1980s, triggered by the McMartin Preschool Trial, but that turned out to be - quite bluntly - media-driven mass hysteria.
Consider the politicos who engaged in sex (like Harvey Milk) and drugs with devilish cult leaders like Jim Jones.
Consider the political connections of a homosexualit serial killer like John Gacy.
Consider Saul Alinsky dedicating his book to Satan.
Consider all of the followers of these politicians and Alinsky.
"Ignorance" of their activities doesn't float. Perhaps they really HAVE gone over to the dark side.
You read tales of the Hellfire Club in Eng.land and its political reach. You read of modern sex trafficking scandals in the UK as well with royal, political, and entertainment connections.
Whether Satan favors them or not, some seem to revel in violating the 7 deadly sins.