DEMONS

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SUPERNATURAL SPIRITS

origin
Religion:
- The terms spirits and demons were used interchangeably
in the Bible
- Luke 24:39 states that demons (spirits) were not physical
entities
- Lucifer, sins, curses
- Fallen angels or spirits
- Nephilims: offsprings of fallen angels

Origins: Continued

Historical(Geographical):

Can be dated back to Persia and Assyrian empires

Both good and evil

Malevolent nature and human torment

(i.e.: possession)

Grotesque appearance; half human / half animal

Getting Rid of Demons

Holy water

Exorcisms

Spells

Sacrifices

Killing the demon (i.e. drowning, burning, burying)

Genre and Expectations

Mythical/Supernatural

-Variations in origins lead to inconsistencies of methods to destroy

them
-Unrealistic

Expectations

-person possessed lives

-person possessed is killed in order to kill demon

Examples

Rosemarys Baby (1968)

The Exorcist (1973)

The Paranormal Activities Series (2007-2014)

The 8th Plague (2008)

Case 39 (2010)

Evil Dead (2013)

Rhetoric

Demons invoke fear in viewers as it challenges faith

Has a greater sense of reality in compared to other classifications

of horror

The concept and belief that its not entirely foreign as other
monsters as these spirits can be amongst us, in the same respect
as religion (saints/gods) are amongst us

Demons arent entirely visible can be spirits or possessed in

another individual (or you!)

Works Cited:

"What the Bible Says about Demons." Bible Resources. N.p., 19

Apr. 2007. Web. 13 Oct. 2015. << http
://bibleresources.org/demons/ >>

"Origin of Demons." Origin of Demons. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Oct.

2015. << http://www.tbm.org/origindemons.htm >>

"Demons | History and Origins of the Belief in Demons." Demons

| History and Origins of the Belief in Demons. N.p., n.d. Web. 13
Oct. 2015. << http://www.trueghosttales.com/demons/ >>

Dont forget to lock your doors at

night. . .
(That wont help though)

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