Demons

In Ancient Near Eastern religions as well as in the derived Abrahamic traditions, including ancient and medieval Christian demonology, a demon is considered an "unclean spirit" which may cause demonic possession, to be addressed with an act of exorcism. In Western occultism and Renaissance magic, which grew out of an amalgamation of Greco-Roman magic, Jewish demonology and Christian tradition, a demon is a spiritual entity that may be conjured and controlled. Many of the demons in literature were once fallen angels.

In general fiction, demons tend to be creatures from Hell, often Satan's minion
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Our Dark Incantations
The Scarlet Ball
What Happens at Nightfall: A Novel
Monstrous Bitch: A History of Terrifying Women
Devil's Advocate: The Anti-Divine Comedy
How to Catch a Hellhound (Hellhounds of Paradise Falls, #6)
Double Shot (Goliaths of Wrestling, #5)
A Scholar's Guide to Demonology & Other Dark Arts (Grayne's Academy, #1)
Wrestling with Wrath: Passing Through Cafe #6
Dead Beat (Ninth House Trilogy, #3)
The Wretched Divine (The Wretched Divine, #1)
Cursed City (Harker Academy, #2)
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Once Written in Gilded Blood (Cruel Fates, #2)
I Hope This Email Finds You in Hell
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Chain of Iron (The Last Hours, #2)
Beware of Chicken 5 (Beware of Chicken, #5)
The Incandescent
You Should Have Been Nicer to My Mom
The Primal Hunter 12 (The Primal Hunter, #12)
Out Law (The Dresden Files #18.75)
The Primal Hunter 13 (The Primal Hunter, #13)
City of Souls and Sinners (House of Devils, #2)
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Kim Harrison
“ The want for that kiss had shocked him more than the interruption, and he fell back into the chair, cool and nonchalant as Quen came in with his questions and demands. He wasn't sure if he believed he'd really helped, but one thing was very clear. He wanted that again, that feeling of standing with her against all odds and succeeding. He wanted it so bad, he was going to risk destroying everything he and his father had worked for. He should walk away. Right now. But as she was ushered out the do ...more ”
― Kim Harrison, A Perfect Blood

Henri Michaux
“ He who has rejected his demons badgers us to death with his angels. ”
― Henri Michaux, Darkness Moves: An Henri Michaux Anthology, 1927-1984

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