Name: RakshasaType/Title: Man-eater, shapeshifterOrigin: Hindu mythology My first introduction to rakshasas didn’t come from an expected source. Surprisingly, it came from an even more surprisingly well-written Dragonball Z fanfiction, way back when I was in high school, in the early 2000s. But, rakshasas didn’t originate in Dragonball Z or its fanfiction. They originate in Hindu […]
Here’s another creature that isn’t technically a demon in the religious aspect! The quaggoth is a D&D monster found in the Underdark.
If you ever watched the Halloween episode of Drunk History, you probably know who Elizabeth Krebs was. For those who don’t, she is often called “the mother of Halloween,” as she is credited with starting the first community Halloween celebration in the United States (I personally am skeptical of this claim, but I can’t find […]
Name: PaimonType: King of HellOrigin: Ars Goetia Some of you might recognize at least Paimon’s name. If you’ve seen the 2018 horror film Hereditary, you’ll know him as the shadowy menace behind everything that happens in the movie. Fans of Vivziepop’s series Helluva Boss on YouTube will recognize Paimon as Stolas’s father. Despite his somewhat […]
Name: OrcusType: Lord of the UnderworldOrigin: Etruscan mythology Orcus is another of those obscure demons that was originally a god before the Christians decided to smear their nonsense all over the world at large. Like a lot of mythical characters, Orcus is a bit of a mishmash of a bunch of different myths. He is […]
Playing With Demons 