Hello horror fans - and welcome back to the scariest channel on YouTube - Top 5 Scary
Videos - your pint sized compendium for all things demonology and darkness incarnate - a
handy guide to the Seven Circles of Hell and the devious demons that lurk beneath.
What’s going on guys - as always, I’ll be your spirit guide Jack Finch - as we take
one big deep breath, chalk up the pentagram once more, fire up the candles and patiently
wait for this whole thing to blow over - as we take a look at the Top 5 Scary Demons You
Should Never Summon - Part 3.
Whether it’s the Ars Goetia or the Lesser Key of Solomon, we’ve managed to trawl through
the many grimoires and evocations from ancient literature that outline the study of the alleged
demonic entities that pockmark our humble little planet.
Now, it goes without saying - but we’ve warned you in both Part 1 and Part 2 of this
series.
Don’t try this at home!
Also - we’ve got a little treat for you today - you may have noticed a new face on
this channel popping up here and there, and it’s my pleasure to formally introduce you
to - my fellow Brit and horror host, Lucy McPhee!
What’s good Lucy?
Well, there we have it - and I’m sure you’ll all join me in giving Lucy a warm welcome
to the scariest channel on YouTube - so, without further delay, let’s get started shall we?
Kicking off at Number 5 - Kimaris
And boy - is this a name synonymous with the demonic art of war.
Also known as Cimeries or Cimeies - he is the 66th demon layed out in the Ars Goetia,
one of many 17th century texts that continues to be our source for all things demonology.
It’s interesting - because according to Wade Baskin’s Dictionary of Satanism - a
controversial philosophy handbook written in 1972 - Kimaris is a theoretical allusion
to the Cimmerians, a warlike people mentioned throughout the classical period as living
and dwelling in complete darkness.
Kimaris is depicted as a godly warrior riding atop a black horse, and possesses the ability
of locating lost and hidden treasures.
His primary demonic function is to mold men into warriors of his own likeness, bolstering
his ranks into doing his bidding.
In Hell, Kimaris holds the rank of marquis and is served by 20 legions.
In Aleister Crowley’s 777, Kimaris is attributed to the differing Hebrew spelling and is alluded
to represent the Four of Disks - a manifestation of black light, which is also a form of the
Egyptian god Horus, and the alleged dawning of a dark new age.
Next up at Number 4 - Lamashtu
This is a pretty nasty one, and you’ll soon see why.
In ancient Mesopotamian mythology, Lamashtu is a terrifying female demon that prayed on
children and women in childbirth.
In Akkadian - she is Lamastu - in Sumerian, she is Dimme.
In few cases, she was worshipped as a malevolent goddess or demigoddess - and feared by the
common people.
She kidnapped children while they were breastfeeding, and would gnaw on their bones and suck their
blood.
Despite that though - she was the daughter of the Sky God Anu - the supreme deity of
ancient Mesopotamian religion.
Lamashtu was often depicted as a mythological hybrid - with a hairy body, the head of a
lioness, donkeys teeth and ears, long sharp fingernails and the razor talons of a bird.
She is also commonly compared to the demon Lilith - Adam’s first wife in Hebrew texts
and Jewish folklore, who refused to become subservient to him in the Garden of Eden.
Yas Queen.
Coming in now at Number 3 - Astaroth
We’re cranking up the heat now.
Astaroth - also known as Astarot - is the Great Duke of Hell in the first goetic hierarchy,
alongside both Beelzebub and Lucifer, and makes up the third part of the evil trinity.
This guy is ancient when it comes to the pedigree of demonology ranking - whose name is ultimately
derived from the Phoenician goddess Astarte - a deity dating back to the 2nd millenium
BCE.
Astaroth first cropped up in the The Book of Abramelin, a Hebrew text written in 1458
and the cornerstone of most occult grimoires throughout the following centuries.
In it, he is an archdemon - a great and powerful duke that commands untold legions of demons.
He comes forth in the shape of a foul angel, sitting upon an infernal dragon and carrying
on his right hand a viper.
Astaroth seduces humanity by means of laziness and self doubt - and also gave mortal beings
power over serpents.
Swinging in at Number 2 - Mephistopheles
That’s a mouthful.
Also known as the much more convenient Mephisto, this guy is perhaps the most renowned demon
in Germanic folklore - originally appearing in the historical Faustian legend.
In the legend, the scholar - the historical Johann Georg Faust - wages his soul in a pact
with the devil.
In essence, Mephisto is the demon that does the dirty work for Lucifer, who doesn’t
walk the earth with the intention to tempt or corrupt mankind - but instead seek out
those that have already damned themselves to darkness.
Mephistopheles often appears as a friar dressed in grey, and commonly roams the woods and
forest places waiting to stumble upon curious individuals.
He does not advocate wrath of straight up violence, instead relying on the intellectual
game of tricking the human mind into submission, seeing mankind as more of a plaything than
any direct threat.
And finally - at our Number 1 spot - Paimon
A demon that is both incredibly famous and incredibly mysterious that it’s hard to
tell which side of the coin you’ll get.
Paimon is named in the Lesser Key of Solomon, the Daemonum, the Dictionnaire Infernal, the
Liber Officium Spirituum, the Book of Abramelin and the Grimoire of Pope Honorius.
But - despite that, his origins still remain shrouded.
Paimon is the ninth spirit in the goetic roster - ranked as a King throughout hell, and in
Historical texts referenced to as the King of the West.
He is referred to as primarily in necromancy, being listed as the commander of 200 legions
of spirits and possessing the power to raise the dead from sand.
He is also commonly found to corrupt priests and bishops, using them as pawns in his long,
sprawling game of demonic chess.
Paimon is described as a man riding a camel, often tailed by jesters and musicians playing
haunting trumpers.
Sometimes he is faceless, other times he has the face of a woman or a small child.
He speaks in a hoarse, weak voice - conversing only in his native language of hell, unless
commanded to speak the summoners own language.
My advice - just avoid conversation all together.
Well - unfortunately folks, that’s all we’ve got time for in today’s video - cheers for
sticking around all the way to the end.
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As always - I’ve been your host Jack Finch - she’s been Lucy McPhee - and until next
time, you take it easy.