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demon

[dee-muhn] / ˈdi mən /


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People visit these structures, known as pandals, where Durga is often depicted slaying the buffalo demon Mahishasura.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

"Other Mommy," from Universal and Blumhouse, stars Chastain in a dual role as a sinister entity terrorizing a child -- made even worse by the fact that the demon resembles the girl's mother.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

Many think of corporate naming in the context of disasters like Tronc, the notoriously short-lived rebrand of media conglomerate Tribune Publishing, or Reebok’s Incubus, a shoe named for a mythological demon that attacks sleeping women.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

On Halloween Eve, Cinespia will screen “Jennifer’s Body,” the Diablo Cody-penned 2009 film starring Megan Fox as a boy-chomping demon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The demon howls as its skin sizzles like water thrown on a hot skillet.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

Tiwari's version returns to the familiar story of love, duty, exile and war, set in a world of gods and demons, celestial weapons and mighty kingdoms.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

This latest screen adaptation featuring flying elephants and gargantuan-sized demons is bursting with computer-generated visual effects, known in the industry as VFX.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

Remember that if you tire of vampires, you can always turn to the literature of werewolves, demons and revenants.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

But in “Event Horizon,” Neill avoids hokeyness in what could otherwise be an extremely hokey film, finding the emotional center in a character whose inner demons become real-life manifestations of Hell.

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026

I was surrounded by demons and standing only a few feet away from a god of disease, and yet I could stare him in the eye without flinching.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda


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