Getting possessed by a demon would be truly horrible, I think we can all agree that it
didn’t turn out so great for Regan, though she survived the journey, though scars will
never leave you.
So, saying that, summoning a demon is foolish, because we all know what the outcome could
potentially be.
So today on Top 5 Scary Videos, I’m going to be counting down our list of the Top 5
Scary Demons You Shouldn't Summon In Front Of A Mirror.
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 Azazel - Fallen Azazel is a fallen angel whose evil influence
led to the total corruption of humanity, isn’t that fun?
Due to being the leader among the fallen angels, the Jewish Book of Enoch commands its readers
to “ascribe all sin” to him.
His description has varied throughout history, with him originally being one of heaven’s
angels, a gloriously beautiful man with wings on his back.
However, when he was cast down to earth and became fallen, his beauty became corrupted,
in turn taking on a demonic appearance.
Once cast down to earth, he became a leader of the Grigori, a group of angels who married
mortal women and produced a line of monstrous children.
He then began teaching evil to humans.
Teaching mankind of warfare and the art of deception, before finally teaching us about
witchcraft.
Now, Azazel has had a big screen appearance in the 1998 crime drama Fallen, which follows
homicide detective John Hobbes who witnesses the execution of serial killer Edgar Reeese.
However, soon after the execution, the killings begin happening again.
In the movie, Azazel evilly outwits Denzil Washington’s character, with it being revealed
that Azazel’s true power is being able to jump from host to host with a passing touch.
4 Beelzebub Beelzebub is a semitic deity that was worshipped
in the Philistine city of Ekron, he is often linked with Satan by Christians, in demonology
he is one of the seven princes of the Underworld.
In Christian writings, the name Beelzebub appears as an alternate name to Satan and
like I said, is commonly described as placed high in the underworld’s hierarchy.
According to occultist Johannes Wierus, Beelzebub is the chief lieutenant of Lucifer, the Emperor
of the Underworld, and presides over the Order of the Fly.
Now, throughout history, there have been confirmed reports of Beelzebub here on Earth, with one
of the last hailing from France.
It began in the early 1600s, when a young nun called Madeleine began having fits, shouting
obscenities, and making claims she had engaged in lewd sexual acts with demons and witches.
It was ultimately decided that she was possessed by none other than Satan himself, aka, Beelzebub.
The possession only worsened from there, with them being forced to bring in Sebastian Michaeli,
the local Grand Inquisitor to aid in an Exorcism.
3 Paimon - Hereditary Paimon is a spirit named in the Lesser Key
of Solomon and is one of the Kings of Kinnestan, more obedient to Lucifer than most others,
and has two hundred legions of demons under his rule.
He is said to have a great voice and roars as soon as he comes, speaking in this manner
for a while, until the conjurer compels him and then he answers the questions he has been
asked.
Paimon teaches all arts, philosophy and sciences, and secret things; he can reveal all mysteries
of the Earth, wind and water, what the mind is, and everything in between.
However, although what he may offer is knowledge, this does not make him good.
His depiction in the Ari Aster movie Hereditary should have taught us this.
He is a duplicitous demon and perhaps one of the most devastating entities found in
modern horror.
In Hereditary, Paimon is summoned as a cult-ritual by the deceased mother of Annie, played by
Toni Collette, who is then forced to protect her family from Paimon’s persuasions.
The evil demon first targets the daughter, Charlie, before going after the son Peter.
And of course, once Paimon invades the body, he commits unspeakables horrors that horror
cinema hasn’t been blessed with in a very, very long time.
2 The Cenobites - Hellraiser To quote Hell Priest ‘Pinhead’: “Explorers
in the further regions of experience.
Demons to some.
Angels to others.”
And that is the perfect way to describe the Cenobites from the works of Clive Barker.
The Cenobites are extra dimensional beings who appear in Barker’s works such as The
Hellbound Heart, the Scarlet Gospels, and the nine Hellraiser movies.
It is said that they can only reach Earth’s reality through a schism in time and space,
which is opened and closed using certain unearthly artifacts, one of course being the puzzle
box called the Lament Configuration.
To quote Clive Barker in The Hellbound Heart: “Why then was he so distressed to set eyes
upon them?
Was it the scars that covered every inch of their bodies, the flesh cosmetically punctured
and sliced and infibulated, then dusted down with ash?
Was it the smell of vanilla they brought with them, the sweetness of which did little to
disguise the stench beneath?
Or was it that as the light grew, and he scanned them more closely he saw nothing of joy, or
even humanity, in their maimed faces: only desperation, and an appetite that made his
bowels ache to be voided.”
The Cenobites all have horrific mutilations and/or body piercings, and wear fetishistic
black leather that often resembles butchery garments or religious vestments.
Now, aside from their grotesque physical depictions, The Cenobites are terrifyingly potent.
They come from a disturbing labyrinth where sadomasochism and torture rule.
Their ultimate goal is to drag the victims who open the special puzzle box back to their
violent netherworld to suffer endless torture.
1 Pazuzu - The Exorcist In ancient Mesopotamian religion, Pazuzu was
the king of the demons of the wind, brother of Humbaba and son of the god Hanbi.
He also represented the southwestern wind, the bearer of storms and drought.
Now, although Pazuzu is, himself, considered to be an evil spirit, he drives and frightens
away other evil spirits, therefore protecting humans against plagues and misfortunes.
However, don’t get your hopes up, because this dude is straight up evil.
He was, of course, the evil spirit that possessed a young Regan MacNeil in the 1971 novel The
Exorcist, as well as the subsequent movie.
In the movie, Pazuzu is both named as the demon antagonist of Regan and the unwitting
help of Father Philip Lamont, as he seeks to free Regan from the demon’s grip.
It should be said that no cinematic demon has ever been more potent or terrifying than
that of Pazuzu, aside from maybe the Red, tongue-licking demon in Insidious, not a fan
of that one, not a fan at all.
Now, in The Exorcist, Pazuzu finds its way to the US after being discovered during an
archeological dig in the middle east.
There it infiltrates the body of Regan with the intention of subsuming her soul.
Lovely stuff, isn’t it?
Pazuzu in turn makes Regan commit some unspeakable acts, such as stabbing herself with a crucifix
in areas that we won’t mention here, and of course, attacking her own mother, before
aggressively vomiting up green pea soup.
And then, of course, the infamous scene of Regan spinning her head 180 degrees, what
a lovely site.
This 1973 Best Picture Winner is still one of the highest-grossing films ever made.
However, saying that, it is best to steer clear of Pazuzu.
There’s no need to invoke him, especially not in the middle of the night in front of
your mirror.
Well, there we have it!
Do you guys agree with our list?
Were there any demons that we missed?
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 Scary Space Urban Legends.
Prepforit said: “NASA is a Lie?
LOL - there are still dumb people that think we never went to the moon.
Now that is a funny urban legend!”
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Will Liles said: “There is no breeze, it was the fact that there was no air resistance
to stop the flag from moving so it appeared like it was flapping
in a breeze.”
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Charles Eichelberger said: “If Lucy is scared of something, then it must be very, very,
scary.”
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John Lawrence said: “Maybe we should call it the eye of Lucy.”
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Matteus said: “Planet 9 from Melancholia.”
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Demonheart 13 said: “The eye of saturn is just the SCP sent to destroy us all.
Very simple explanation.”
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