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 […]
Name: NekomataType: Cat yokaiOrigin: Japan There are two types of nekomata in Japanese folklore: mountain nekomata and domestic nekomata. Mountain nekomata are described as attacking and eating humans, though those reports could easily be attributed to wild cats or even bears. Domestic nekomata are a little harder to explain away for those who believe in […]
Name: MolochType: Canaanite DeityOrigin: Biblical My first encounter with Moloch comes from a silly parody of “Jesus Loves the Little Children”: “Moloch loves the little children / All the children of the world / Black and black and black and black / Stick their ashes in a sack / Moloch loves the little children of […]
Name: La LloronaTitle: The Weeping WomanOrigin: Central America and South America I was somewhat surprised to learn how many of my friends of Hispanic descent are genuinely terrified of La Llorona. Perhaps it’s because her backstory isn’t entirely out of the realm of possibility. There are several tales about La Llorona throughout Central America and […]
Playing With Demons 