Satanic abuse and human sacrifice are real, but except for the rare public eruption caused by the finding of corpses evincing ritualistic mutilations that include occult symbols cut into the skin, beheading, and the removal of the heart and other organs, they remain hidden, if uneasily, from public consciousness. All too often, victims suffer in silence and disappear in silence. The experiences of those who manage to escape their horrific circumstances are often dismissed as works of the imagination or as evidence more...