Pagan Invasion: Halloween - Trick or Treat? (1990)

Pagan Invasion: Halloween - Trick or Treat? (1990)

Author: Geekscape September 26, 2025 Duration: 47:56
Rounding our Listener Submitted Month is a bit different film than our usual on the show, but still hits a lot of the same questionable beats so dammit, you’re going to listen to us deconstruct PAGAN INVASION VOLUME 1: HALLOWEEN - TRICK OR TREAT (1990). Shameless church propaganda from the first Satanic Panic (we are living through the second round currently), this one has more lies stuffed in its 47 minute runtime than candy in a boo bucket after hitting the rich people neighborhoods… You’d think the police would’ve followed up on the one guy’s assertions that he was part of a demon child trafficking sex cult if any of what he said was true, right? At least the theme song rips. If you grew up celebrating Family Fun Night while all your classmates were doing normal Halloween stuff, this one’s for you, you hopeless weirdo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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