I agree. People in the thread OP links to have said exactly what you did, and of course this book is from 1990, at the end of the Satanic Panic period, which explains a lot.

Besides, there are other replies in the thread of the same ilk as the one OP specifically linked to, so I'm not sure what the intent of this post was anyway. Deliberately singling out Sullivan because she posted multiple times? Also also plus, the thread was closed down, so nothing more will develop from this. So... not findin' the wank.