Creepy Demons Described In Religious Texts

Demonic creatures have haunted different cultures throughout history, folklore tells us, sometimes as malevolent forces for chaos, and other times as mythical antiheroes, putting a violent end to those who fall short of a society's moral standards. But the most gripping accounts of demons come from official religious texts that take the beasts from the domain of rhetoric into a group's canon of spiritual beliefs. Forget what you've seen in shows like Supernatural or Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Canonical demons are way scarier, and way more grotesque. This is the messed up history of the creepiest demons described in religious texts.

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Mara: The embodiment of evil | 0:00
Nasu: Death and decay | 1:32
Belphegor: Poop-demon | 2:18
Asmodeus: Prince of Demons | 3:43
Aamon: Leader of legions | 4:41
Beelzebub: Lord of the Flies | 5:20
Aim: The firebrand | 6:25
Moloch: Devourer of children | 7:12

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