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Hell to pay: Arson shakes Church of Satan community in Poughkeepsie

One member of the church likens the arson to a terrorist attack and says there will 'be hell to pay.'
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POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Members of the Church of Satan are grieving the destruction of a historic “Halloween House” that authorities say was set ablaze this week by an arsonist.

New York's Poughkeepsie Journal reports the historic home served as an Addams Family-style hub for local adherents of the religion.

One member of the church likens the arson to a terrorist attack and says there will “be hell to pay.”

Police say surveillance footage shows a man walking up to the house early Thursday with two gas cans, splashing liquid on the porch and igniting it.

Two people escaped unharmed.

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