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Eccentric Builders Of Corpsewood Manor
- Dr. Charles Scudder and Joey built Corpsewood Manor in rural Georgia and hosted wild “pink room” parties with LSD and homemade wine.
- Charles kept detailed guest records and medical notes while living an eccentric, off-grid life with two mastiffs.
Parties That Turned Into Town Gossip
- Charles and Joey invited townspeople to long sex-and-LSD parties in the pink room, attracting gossip and fear.
- Rumors morphed into allegations of satanic rituals and medical experiments despite much being exaggerated.
How Gossip Escalated To Satanic Panic
- Small-town homophobia and fear amplified bizarre behavior into satanic panic and violent rumor.
- Community prejudice reframed consensual queer activity into criminal and supernatural threats.