THE SATANIC PANIC AND THE
RELIGIOUS BATTLE FOR THE IMAGINATION

A Refuge 31 documentary
Canadian Broadcaster: Super Channel / Amazon Prime Canada
Written and Directed by Andrew Wall
Produced by Andrew Wall and Kyle Bornais
Photography by Markus Henkel and Quan Loung

Featuring:
The Reverend. Derek White (aka The Geek Preacher)
Jon Peterson, Larry Elmore, Dr. Joseph Laycock, Luke Gygax and more…

For Reverend Derek White, the “Satanic Panic” of the Nineteen-Eighties had many targets but the weirdest one was his beloved game Dungeons & Dragons. Despite real cults and actual societal dangers, the role playing game (also known as D&D) became an almost hysterical focus of psychologists, parental groups and religious leaders. 

In a feature documentary we follow Derek as he examines his journey through the satanic panic as a D&D loving kid along with his many friends that were affected, including those that helped design the game itself.

Winner of the GENCON FILM FESTIVAL 2022 BEST GAMER FILM AWARD 

COMPLETED FEB 2022