Demons have been around forever.
Since the dawn of humanity, we’ve been using them to explain the unexplainable, to plumb
the depths of human depravity for meaning or cause.
And of course, to scare the crap out of other people.
What better way to warn people from doing unacceptable things than to say a demon will
come get you?
It’s genius!
Naturally, plenty of the demons from assorted religions and legends have made their way
into horror movies.
Some directly in name and appearance, others as references and nods to the original entity.
There’s no denying the impact, whatever way you slice it.
Hello horror heads, and welcome back to the scariest channel on YouTube: Top5ScaryVideos.
I’m your horror host, Keegan Hughes, and today we’re going to be taking a look at
the Top 5 Movie Monsters Inspired by Demons.
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Wicked, let’s begin.
NUMBER FIVE: PAIMON This demon knows what people want!
And he’ll give it to you, for a price.
Often Paimon just wants to chat, to teach you all sorts of cool stuff, and to move right
along.
However, this demon king will sometimes require more.
As the late-reveal true antagonist from Hereditary, many people know Paimon as that weird thing
that got mentioned a few times before being worshipped by a bunch of naked old people.
That is a simple account of the flick for sure, and I would always recommend a Hereditary
re-watch.
But Paimon existed way before Ari Aster decided to make his directorial debut.
In fact, he even predates Christianity by most accounts.
Sure, he’s obedient to Lucifer, and controls a grand swath of angels, but he’s been around
in pre-Christian literature for ages.
Paimon is a king, with domain over a lot of things.
Some seem to believe that he can grant wishes.
The legitimacy of this claim is questionable, but there are many cases where Paimon teaches
arts and sciences, revealing unknown parts of the world to those interested.
Kind of like a very powerful university professor, weird ethics and all.
Paimon is known for revealing hidden treasures, and is said to know about all affairs in the
world.
His powers range depending on who is listing them, but they can include clearing up doubts,
making spirits appear, creating visions, acquiring and dismissing servant spirits, reanimating
the dead, flight, breathing underwater, and making all manners of objects and people appear.
An impressive resume, for sure.
He does cause a lot of terror and confusion in Hereditary, but I choose to see the ending
as a quasi-happy one.
All Paimon wants is a new host so that he can go on performing miracles for his followers!
What’s a little bit of decapitation between friends?
NUMBER FOUR: THE LIPSTICK-FACE DEMON Also known as The Man With Fire In His Face,
this demon is a lot scarier than it sounds.
Lipstick-Face just doesn’t smack of horror, now does it?
Appearing as a major antagonist in all of the Insidious movies, this demon is a force
to be reckoned with.
Although it has no roots in real-world mythology or demonology, he does have a lot of features
that can be associated with biblical demons.
The red and black skin, akin to Darth Maul, the glowing eyes, the furry cloven hooves.
It’s very demonic, and very inspired.
What sets the Lipstick-Face Demon apart from other antagonists in Insidious is that he
is actually a demon.
Many of the other problem-causers tend to be spirits and phantoms, unable to do all
that much outside the realm of poltergeistery.
But the Lipstick-Face Demon has POWERS.
He rules over the Further as an unforgiving king of sorts, and does his best to cross
into the real world quite often.
From scaring parents through baby monitors, to attempting to possess Dalton on multiple
occasions, this demon is looking for trouble.
With all sorts of unworldly abilities, it becomes apparent that The Man With Fire In
His Face is a major threat.
In fact, he’s so scary and demonic that he manages to make Tiptoe Through the Tulips
terrifying.
I don’t know if anyone who’s seen Insidious can listen to that song anymore without looking
over their shoulder.
And if that isn’t the mark of a truly horrid demon, I don’t know what is.
NUMBER THREE: DEADITES Deadites are another case that don’t have
real-world demon parallels, but their slew of powers and habits make them feel real demonic.
Of course, they ARE demons.
These demonic zombies slash spirits pop up all over the place, and are under the control
of the Necronomicon Ex-Mortis as well as the Kandarian Demon.
When discussing the Necronomicon, you know that demons are going to be involved.
It’s par for the course.
After being read aloud, this awful book brought forth both the Deadites and the Kandarian
Demon, making everything a lot worse for everyone.
Now the Kandarian Demon is a whole other talk, so for now we’ll just say that it is the
leader of the Deadites, and controls all sorts of evil stuff.
The deadites themselves are markedly demonic.
They love to cause trouble and kill people, which is fantastic.
They also do that classic thing that all demons do: possess people.
They can do so with the living and the dead.
This ability makes it easy to amass great armies of evil.
Deadites are all connected to a hive mind, meaning that these huge groups of zombies
can move together quite effectively, too.
Interestingly enough, you can get on the Deadites good side with a little hard work and determination.
And the Kandarian Dagger.
Or the Necronomicon.
These demons know that only a few things can kill or control them, so if you can get your
hands on either of them they’ll act a little nicer.
Classic demon duality.
NUMBER TWO: PAZUZU We never see Pazuzu itself in The Exorcist,
but this demon’s presence is felt throughout the movie.
It’s an interesting demon to pick for a possession, but it works quite well.
Pazuzu originates in Mesopotamian lore, as king of the demons of the wind.
He’s often depicted as a combination of human and animal parts.
The body of a man, the head of a lion or dog, talons of an eagle, dual sets of wings, a
scorpion tail, and a serpentine penis.
As demon of the southwest wind, Pazuzu brings famine in dry seasons and locusts during rainy
ones.
Come on Pazuzu, give the poor folks a break.
While he is considered an evil spirit, he also keeps other spirits away, inadvertently
protecting humans from plagues and misfortunes.
It’s an interesting trade, plague and misfortune for famine and locusts.
Hard to pick which I prefer.
None of this really has any bearing on the plot of the Exorcist, but it’s good to know
your demons before diving in.
Pazuzu possesses Regan after she uses a Ouija board.
He presents himself as the harmless Captain Howdy before taking over the poor child.
Through possession, he causes her to act strangely, swear, and tell people awful things.
This elevates to Poltergeist-like activity throughout the house.
It soon becomes much worse, and Regan hits peak demonic possession.
Even if you haven’t seen the movie, you’re likely familiar with the nastiness that comes
next.
Regan spews horrible epithets and also vile liquids, all while spinning her head around
in impossible circles.
Interestingly enough, the Exorcist was based on a book that drew from the events of a real
exorcism that had happened in the late 40s.
A fourteen-year-old boy named Roland Doe exhibited similar symptoms as Regan, and required the
assistance of holy men to remove the demons from his body.
There were multiple instances of demonic entities associated with Roland, but it doesn’t appear
that Pazuzu was one of them.
NUMBER ONE: AZAZEL The prototypical fallen angel, Azazel was
featured in the movie Fallen.
Get it?
This demon was once glorious, radiant, and handsome.
He lived in the kingdom of Heaven alongside the other angels, but eventually sympathized
with Satan.
After lashing out following the creation of humans, Azazel was sent down to Earth as punishment.
As the leader of the fallen angels, Azazel is often blamed for the corruption of humanity.
Some even ascribe all sin to him.
Once on Earth, Azazel led a group that would marry human women, and produce monstrous babies.
He also taught men the ways of evil; from crafting weapons, to making use of deception,
to practicing witchcraft.
Over time, his angelic looks faded, and accounts of Azazel were terrible.
He was often described as a carrion bird, or a chained demon.
Definitely a far cry from his once gorgeous visage.
In Fallen, we never get to see Azazel himself, but his corrupting influence looms.
He continuously possesses people and pulls off serial murders.
Ruining the lives of many seems to be his favourite hobby.
He clashes with Detective Hobbes, who is trying to get to the bottom of the murders.
Seeing an opportunity for devilish disaster, Azazel sets his ruinous sights on Hobbes.
Azazel has the ability to possess people without even touching them, likely a nod to his corruptive
influence on humans.
And in the end, he manages to pull off a wicked trick.
OUTRO So many demons, so little time!
What better way to scare the crap out of an audience than by tossing a demon into the
mix?
So what did you think of the list?
Do these demons scare you?
What demon would you like to see in a movie?
Make sure you let me know down in the comments!
Speaking of comments, let’s take a look at some of your more flirtatious ones from
the TOP 5 SCARY REAL STORIES THAT SHOULD BE TURNED INTO MOVIES:
MD Lahey says “Remember: Facial hair shavings etc. can be secretly collected and used by
EVIL SORCERERS TO BEDEVIL THE FORMERLY BEARDED PERSON!
Just sayin.”
Thanks for the reminder!
I’ll have to put my razor in the incinerator later.
Proof Gambino says “This won’t get featured but my boy is higher than Jesus’ Birkenstocks
lol” Here to prove you wrong!
Both on the not being featured part, and the being high while recording bit.
I don’t mix work and pleasure!
Colin C Crocker says “Eventually I will learn the inner workings of a garbanzo bean.”
Buddy, do I have some news for you!
There’s this dip called hummus, and boy is it gonna blow your mind.
A Beautiful Twisted Mind says “I gotta say Keegan when you started I didn’t like you,
but you’re starting to grow on me… sorta like a fungus.”
What can I say?
I’m a mush-room?
I mean, a fun guy!
T says “Keegan, what are you making list videos for?
Start writing the scripts to these movies!”
Somebody fund me!
Find me a producer!
Send me some lunches!
And that’s all the time we have for today!
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