Category: Miscellaneous

Trickster gods Deities representing change, communication, opportunity, and mischief. Tricksters played major roles in the cosmologies of many cultures. The oldest evidence of these gods…

vampire An entity or person who attacks the living, causing wasting away, misfortune, and even death. Folklore traditions describe different types of vampires, but they…

Vampire Sorcerers and Witches Certain individuals are believed to be born as natural vampires, possessing the same powers as sorcerers and witches. Some are readily…

popes and sorcery Some of the highest authorities of the Catholic Church are associated with legends of Sorcery, PactS with DemonS, black Magic, and NECROMANCY.…

Agasou, the Leopard Spirit, is guardian of Dahomean traditions. Various theories regarding his root identity include: • Agasou is an ancestral leopard spirit. • Agasou…

The Al is in Armenian lore, a half-human, half-animal creature that especially likes to attack pregnant women. The Al may have originated in the Babylonian…

Demon of Jedburgh (1752) is an account of an alleged witch in Jedburgh, Scotland. In 1752, Captain Archibald Douglas was in Jedburgh on a recruiting…

Devil’s Advocate, The (1997) Horror film about a young, ambitious attorney who is seduced and deceived by the Devil. Directed by Taylor Hackford, the film…

Dumah (Douma) Angel of silence, the stillness of death, and vindication; the tutelary spirit of Egypt. In Aramaic, Dumah’s name means “silence.” He is a…