Dec. 5, 2017 “The Manson Family’s ritualistic murders in 1969 triggered the ini4al stages of na4onal cult hysteria…. “Manson made hippies scary for awhile, but I don’t think it’s a coincidence that ’70s horror movies featuring hooded devil covens, witches and the occult emerged shortly after he was convicted. Manson and his apostles triggered a … Continue reading Charles Manson set stage for fear of hippies, then of witches