Satanic Panic in Year Zero
The dark legacy of Rosemary's Baby
Novelist Ira Levin (born August 27, 1929) had a knack for pinpointing themes of great anxiety in the American imagination. Having worked as both a successful playwright and composer, the author of The Boys from Brazil and The Stepford Wives dropped a bomb on American culture in the form of his 1967 novel, Rosemary’s Baby.
In his runaway best-seller, Lev…
