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demon

[dee-muhn] / ˈdi mən /


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“The second one is truly easier,” another emails, “and also likely a demon child if your first is super well behaved.”

From Slate • May 10, 2026

In fourth place with $5.6 million was "Lee Cronin's The Mummy," an original horror flick from Warner Bros about a young girl possessed by a demon in an ancient mummification ritual.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

Getting back home, though, I’ll need to face the demon again.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Similarly, young people on social media are drawn to tales of demon possession, even if they might not align with the politics of the people who are making this stuff up.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

They didn't need any encouraging—they had a reviled demon in their sights.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda




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