In the summer of 1988, fear took hold of a small Texas town. Whispers spread of a devil cult known as the Merchants of Death. Locals spoke of an abandoned house with a glowing red porch light, midnight gatherings, and ritual sacrifice. Most dismissed it as rumor. Then a teenager was found hanging from a tree outside of Childress, Texas.

In this episode of The Ritual Rewind, we descend into the heart of the Satanic Panic era to examine the mysterious death of Tate Rowland and the shadow it cast over an entire community. Officially ruled a suicide, Tate’s death raised troubling questions: conflicting witness statements, unexplained evidence, and rumors of occult involvement that refused to die. As fear escalated, sightings of cloaked figures, desecrated cemeteries, and alleged confes ...