The series, titled “Hysteria!“, unfolded amidst the tumultuous era known as the “Satanic Panic” in the 1980s United States. This wave of mass hysteria saw a surge of unfounded fears about satanic rituals, leading to numerous baseless accusations, aggressive campaigns against heavy metal music and role-playing games, and a divisive climate that fractured many communities. The series ingeniously utilized this historical setting to narrate the tale of a group of high school misfits who play metal music, who saw an opportunity in their town’s escalating fear of the occult following the vanishing of a star quarterback. This plotline allowed the show to examine both the preposterousness and the devastating impact of moral panics, all while providing chilling supernatural suspense.