Demons, the Devil, and Fallen Angels is a comprehensive, clear, and objective look at a subject that fills most people with fear and dread, one that remains a part of our human experience, our popular culture, and our spiritual understandings.

Table of Contents

• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• THE ROOTS OF ALL EVIL
• Original Sin
• Sin and Hell
• The Soul
• THE DEVIL AND HIS COUNTERPARTS
• The Devil
• Satan
• Where Did Satan Come From?
• What Did Satan Look Like?
• The Number of the Beast
• The Serpent
• Demons
• Holiday Demons
• World Myths and Folklore
• The Devil and Demons in Other World Religions
• Atheism and Evil
• FALLEN ANGELS
• Watchers and Nephilim
• SPIRITS, ELVES, CRYPTIDS, IDES, AND OTHER NASTY ENTITIES
• Cryptids and Demons
• Interdimensional Entities (IDEs)
• Aliens or Demons?
• Interdimensional Entities Identified
• Elves, Fairies, and Elementals
• Banshees, Psychopomps, and the Grim Reaper
• Viral Demons and Fakelore
• Shadow People
• Jinn
• DEMONIC PLACES
• Museums
• Island of Creepy Dolls
• Crossroads
• POSSESSED PROPERTY
• Dybbuk Box
• Dolls
• Freaky Furnishings
• Crazy Car?
• Ouija
• DEMONOLOGY, EXORCISMS, AND DEMONIC POSSESSION
• Signs of Demonic Activity
• Poltergeists or Demons?
• Attachment
• Exorcism
• Mental Illness and Hysteria
• Famous Exorcisms and Cases of Demonic Possession
• Rise in Exorcisms
• Selling Your Soul to the Devil
• THE DARK ARTS
• The Occult
• Gnosticism and Mystery Traditions
• Hitler, the Nazis, and Satanism
• Secret Societies
• Anti-Church
• Black Magic and the Left-Hand Path
• Sacrificial Rituals
• Necromancy
• Satanism
• The Middle Ages
• The Old Religions
• Witchcraft
• The Inquisitions
• Torture
• The Salem Witch Trials
• The Malleus Maleficarum
• The Modern Era of Satanism
• Symbols of Satanism
• Voodoo
• THE DEVIL, DEMONS, AND FALLEN ANGELS IN POP CULTURE
• Archetypes
• Movies about Demons, the Devil, and Fallen Angels
• Other Movies and TV Shows
• Music
• Literature
• The Devil in the Fine Arts
• Why We Love Demons
• CONTACTING AND WORSHIPPING SATAN: RITUALS AND RITES
• Contacting the Dark Side
• Demon Guides
• Ritual
• Appendix A: Demon Classifications
• Appendix B: Ranks of Hell
• Appendix C: Devils and Demons A to Z
• Further Reading