Satanic panic, more generally speaking, proceeds from American Fundamentalist (Evangelical) Christian culture and a religious framework that includes belief in Satan, a powerful, ancient adversary that constantly seeks to devour humans with the help of demons who serve him. The idea that there is an insidious, demonic influence that people may unwittingly open themselves up to goes back many centuries. In this framework, Satanic and demonic power is real, and magic, curses, witches, and the like are directly connected to it. The fear that a person may actually come into contact with Satan through seemingly innocuous or neutral elements and experiences like saying the words that make up a magic spell persists in some evangelical frameworks. Because D&D materials sometimes contain references to “real” medieval spells and curses, and because some people who played the game used “authentic” spell books to create ambiance, there is a fear that D&D actually connected people to demons and Satan. The fact that some of the villians in D&D are named after “real” demons from John Milton’s writings only confirms that people playing D&D are consorting with very dangerous and real threats.