Whether you are religious or not, demons have always played a huge part in our society,
whether in cinema, books, or mythology.
Now, you may not believe in these demons, but many people in the world do, with some
even invoking them into the world of the living.
However, some demons are better off existing within the pages of our favorite novels, with
their presence potentially causing the end of all things.
So today on Top 5 Scary Videos, I’m going to be counting down our list of the Top 5
Scariest Demons You’re Glad Aren’t Real.
Before we begin though, be sure to stick around until the end of the video where I’ll be
responding to some of your comments.
And with that, let’s jump in.
5 Belphegor This demon hails from Christian Demonology
and Kabbalic Mythology.
Belphegor is absolutely terrifying, in both looks and qualities.
He began in Assyria many years ago, and was initially called Baal-Peor, with the demon
being associated with orgies and other types of lewdness.
The Israelites worshiped him, in the form of a penis-shaped idol, yep, I wish I was
joking/I wish I had this idol.
In Kabbalic mythology, he was a demon who made people paranoid of one another, because
as we know, there is nothing more terrifying than neighbor turning against neighbor.
Belphegor would then seduce the people with both money and overall wealth.
Now, in order to summon this demon, it’s quite the difficult process considering you
need a human sacrifice in order to do so.
In the 16th Century, he changed his name from Baal-Peor to Belphegor, and in turn changed
his strategy, well somewhat.
He threw away the idea of causing mistrust, and instead focused on inventions.
Instead he would suggest crazy inventions to people, and then use their greed to his
advantage when they disprove the rumors that marriage results in happiness.
Now, Belphegor is notable for two attributes: He is believed to be physically, mentally,
and strategically strongest in the month of April, which is strange, I know.
Not only that, but he was/is, Hell’s ambassador to France.
Strange flex, but okay.
Also, for those familiar with Milton’s book, Paradise Lost, you will know Belphegor played
a role, and is depicted as a hideous, beared demon, with horns and claws.
4 Jikininki Originating from Japanese Buddhist Mythology,
the Jikininki are the spirits of selfish, greedy, or ungodly people who have passed
on.
It is said that they are cursed to eat the flesh of human corpses, which kind of sucks
for them, I guess.
It is also noted that they take valuables from the corpses, in order to bribe local
law-enforcement officials to leave them alone.
However, unlike most demons found in mythology, they actually hate what they are, and are
in a constant state of self-disgust and self-loathing.
Now, according to reports, the Jikininki are absolutely terrifying to look at, and according
to some folks, seeing one will make you paralyzed with fear.
Other accounts indicate Jikininki can take the form of a normal looking human being,
and can even lead somewhat normal lives by day.
Which is absolutely terrifying.
Now, unlike other gaki or rakasha, aka hungry ghosts, they are an endangered species.
Which is absolutely crazy.
So, I guess we don’t need to fret too much about these bad boys eating our faces, for
now anyway.
3 Agares Also known as Agarat, Agarose, or Agarus,
this demon can be a woman or a man, unlike the others on our list.
If the demon is a man, the man will be old and riding a crocodile.
Yes, I know, hot.
If the demon is a woman, however, she will be young and angelically beautiful — because
even demons have messed up standards when it comes to beauty, apparently.
Now, more interesting still, a surprising amount of demons are actually teachers, which
is probably why folks hate school so much.
They instruct those they visit or possess, and in turn grant them knowledge and power,
which is often why humans let them in, or even willingly invoke them.
However, one of the upsides to being possessed by this demon is that they will grant you
knowledge of every language in the world.
The bad news, however, they will teach you the foulest and most offensive words.
Lovely.
So, you’ll be educated, but you will also be one of the worst people to ever walk the
earth.
Cool.
2 Beelzebub Now, many of you will be shocked that this
demon didn’t make our number one spot, but you will see why very soon.
Now, Beelzebub once appeared in France, many years ago, and this what I’m going to tell
you about today.
It began in the early 1600s, when a young nun named Madeleine de Demandolx de la Palud
wasn’t having a particularly good time.
She began to have fits, shouting and yelling obscenities, even making claims that she engaged
in lewd sexual acts with demons and witches.
Lovely stuff.
It was in turn decided that she was possessed, by who you may ask, Beelzebub himself, of
course.
The possession spread through the nunnery, with even another woman, Louise Capeau, suffering
from similar attacks as vicious as Madeleine’s.
The situation got worse and worse, forcing them to bring in Sebastian Michaeli, the local
Grand Inquisitor.
However, this did not drive out the demon, but it did lead the girls to accuse a priest
who had acted as a counselor to Madeleine of committing lewd acts, however, the priest
denied everything.
A multi-year campaign against the priest was brought about, helped buu the nuns, who mimed
the sex acts they had committed with the priest in front of both him and the inquisitor.
The priest eventually said, sarcastically, that if he were a witch, he would give his
soul to the devil.
The priest was ultimately arrested, tortured, confessed, recanted, and tortured some more,
and then ultimately burned.
The girls went on to get another few people burned at the stake before they themselves
were accused of witchcraft and were imprisoned.
Crazy stuff.
Lesson number one, never invoke Beelzebub.
1 Lamashtu Sumerian and Mesopotmaian mythology tells
of this demon, Lamashtu.
This female demon is known for unleashing a wide variety of torments, mostly hellish,
across innocents around the world.
She will harass women all throughout their pregnancies and then steal their babies in
order to chew their bones and drink their blood.
She is also known for killing crops, contaminating water, and wreaking havoc as much as devilishly
possibly.
Now, anyone unlucky enough to be possessed by this demon will experience terrifying nightmares
and sleep disturbances, even potentially coming down with a grave illness.
Lamashtu is apparently so terrifying that it was said pregnant women would go as far
as to summon the fearsome demon, Pazuzu, who appeared earlier on in our list, in hopes
of protection.
However, he wouldn’t protect them from Lamashtu out of the kindness of his heart, no, the
two just hate each other so much that they’d be far too busy battling each other, instead
of focusing on you mere mortals.
I say you because I’m Lamashtu.
Yes, surprise surprise.
The demon is often depicted as having a hairy body, the head of a lioness, donkey teeth
and ears, as well as bird feet complete with talons.
Yeah, bet you’re glad I’m...I mean...she’s not real, right?
Well, there we have it!
Do you guys agree with our list?
Which demons would you like to be friends with?
Leave us all your thoughts and feelings in the comments down below and perhaps we can
do a part 2.
Before I go though, I just want to respond to a few comments from one of our last videos,
Top 5 It Came From The 80s, The Fly.
Wolfie Form said: “Queen Lucy, please please American Werewolf in London, this is my favorite
all time werewolf movie.”
— Well, Wolfie, your wish is my command.
KGBZeka said: “I’d love to hear you take on From Beyond.
Absolutely love that movie.”
— I would love that too!
I’ll see what I can do.
Jessica Thill said: “Just learned something new.
I didn’t know that tagline came from The Fly.
Thank you Queen Lucy for gifting your lowly subject that little bit of information.”
— You are very welcome.
I hope to share more wisdom and insight with you soon.
Doug Russell said: “I love that even though Halloween is over, I can come here and get
those spooky feels again.
Lucy’s icy tendrils reaching out to drag us back into the abyss of unimaginable horrors.
Marry me.”
— Whoa.
It’s so soon, but I accept your proposal.
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