History Main / HollywoodSatanism

Individual Satanists are often presented as criminals, unless they're outwardly respectable politicians or public figures, or [[TownWithADarkSecret the whole town]], and of course, a single ritual performed by drunk teens will ''[[ReligionIsMagic always]]'' make [[{{Satan}} the Big Guy himself]] (or one of his minions) show up to [[{{Pun}} raise hell]].

* ''Nightmare World'': The horror anthology series had a story about a death metal fanboy who fit this trope, and sacrificed his artist friend to the Devil in hopes of being given metal fame and fortune like his idol, a Music/MarilynManson Expy. However, the demon that shows up in response to the sacrifice tells him that Hell no longer fulfills wishes that doesnt stand to corrupt enough souls, and the market for death metal is way too small to justify the effort. When the fanboy begs and promises to do whatever it takes, the demon grants him his request by transforming him into a star that's guaranteed to reach a massive fanbase; a member of a BoyBand. On the final page, that contains TheReveal, the fanboy admits to himself that he's okay with this, as he does get to enjoy fame and fortune, even if it's not the way he had originally envisioned.

* The creepypasta story "From Hell I Write" centers around a family of Hollywood Satanists that worship an ill-defined, goatlike demon that requires blood sacrifices, preferring the children of the neighborhood. The narrator's friend is a reluctant participant of these bizarre ceremonies, which eventually culminate in the narrator's entire family, including himself, being possessed by demons and condemned to Hell.

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** The focus of the episode "[=#TeamLucifer=]". Lucifer himself finds Satanism a disgusting and insulting perversion of what he stands for. He doesn't want people worshiping him -- that's God's schtick. When he barges into a Satanic ritual and starts complaining, the coven like what he's saying and start chanting his words, causing Lucifer to complain that they're missing the whole point of being a rebel. In the end, the coven is portrayed as just a group of harmless kids, so when someone starts murdering them in 'human sacrifices', Lucifer is genuinely angry, as he regards them as misguided idiots, not evildoers who deserved to be punished, especially not in his name.

* ''ComicBook/GhostRider'' frequently [[https://d1466nnw0ex81e.cloudfront.net/n_iv/600/1297437.jpg fights]] these kind of Satanists.
* ''ComicBook/MsTree'' had a story in the DC period where Tree investigated a murdered girl who joined a satanic church and was found dead with a inverted pentagram on her body. She was predisposed to suspect the church of course, but her findings with a freelance reporter who met up with her about this case showed her how many allegations about satanists causing trouble are often overblown. In the end, Tree discovered the girl's murderer was actually an insane Christian fanatic who was posing as a local anti-Satanist activist to cover-up his crimes.
* Several ComicBook/ChickTracts have this theme, especially the ones pertaining to Halloween.

* {{Averted|Trope}} in ''ComicBook/BatmanGrantMorrison'', which shows Dr. Hurt performing a Satanic ritual to summon Barbatos [[spoiler:(actually one of Darkseid's weapons)]]. All the components for a satanic ritual are present (nude woman, black robes, star of Baphomet, etc.). The only Hollywood aspect is when Dr. Hurt eats the heart of a bat, but then again, Hurt is portrayed as pretty extreme even by satanic standards.

* The horror anthology series ''Nightmare World'' had a story about a death metal fanboy who fit this trope, and sacrificed his artist friend to the Devil in hopes of being given metal fame and fortune like his idol, a Music/MarilynManson Expy. However, the demon that shows up in response to the sacrifice tells him that Hell no longer fulfills wishes that doesnt stand to corrupt enough souls, and the market for death metal is way too small to justify the effort. When the fanboy begs and promises to do whatever it takes, the demon grants him his request by transforming him into a star that's guaranteed to reach a massive fanbase; a member of a BoyBand. On the final page, that contains TheReveal, the fanboy admits to himself that he's okay with this, as he does get to enjoy fame and fortune, even if it's not the way he had originally envisioned.

* The Blood Raiders in ''VideoGame/EVEOnline'' play this absolutely straight, except that instead of being Satanists, they're a heretical sect of the mainstream Amarrian religion. The equivalent for our society would be a ''Christian'' sect that engaged in blood rituals and human sacrifices. Of course, the Amarrian religion itself has some uncomfortable tenets, particularly its endorsement of slavery.

* On ''Series/ChillingAdventuresOfSabrina'', all witches worship {{Satan}} (also referred to as the Dark Lord). On their [[DangerousSixteenthBirthday sixteenth birthday]], witches have a "dark baptism" in which they sign their names into the Dark Lord's ''Book of the Beast''. Because of their service to the Dark Lord, witches do not go to hell. Another ritual, the Feast of Feasts, includes a randomly selected witch being [[HumanSacrifice sacrificed]] and [[ImAHumanitarian eaten]]. Inverted pentagram are used liberally throughout the series. They do pay lip service to the beliefs of real life Satanism when Sabrina questions pledging herself to the personification of evil and the High Priest tells her that the Dark Lord is actually the personification of free will. Subsequent episodes make it clear that Satan is a very real figure and the Church of the Night is actually far more restrictive of its members' free will than Father Blackwood indicated.

* ''Literature/TheScream'' : Discussed. The book is set during TheEighties, when metal was at its height of popularity. The book centers around two rock bands, one of which uses heavy Satanic imagery. The leader of the other band, Jake, points out that most of the time, Satanic imagery and lyrics in music are just part of the act. Not so with The Scream.

* ''VideoGame/FaithTheUnholyTrinity'' has a secret coven of Satanists in one of the endings of Chapter I. They take major stage as the main antagonistic group in the succeeding two chapters as they attempt to unleash TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt - their leader, Gary, serves as the BigBad.

* ''Film/TheBlackcoatsDaughter'': Father Brian performs a standard Hollywood one, sprinkling [[spoiler:Kat]] with holy water while she's restrained in a hospital bed commanding the demon inside her to depart. It easily obeys, implied to be a result not so much of his exorcism but due to its work being done.

* ''Film/TheOmen'' and its sequels. The entire series is centered on The AntiChrist, Damien, and a cadre of satanist followers who created the means for his birth, supporting him from the shadows and helping him remove any obstacles to his rise to power (not that he needs a lot of help, especially once he grows out of childhood). Damiens ultimate goal is to prevent the return of Jesus Christ and usher in the End of Days in Hell's favor. [[spoiler: He fails]]