#demons and devils

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Rosalyn Schanzer’s illustrations for Witches! The Absolutely True Tale of Disaster in Salem

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Day 5 of Hotsui Matsuri 2024: Nihongo Legends - Akuma

What exactly is an akuma?

Hello all and welcome back to Hotsui Matsuri! We’re on day five out of six so we’re in the homestretch now. Today’s post is highlighting yet another (non-anime) culture topic as we explore the realm of Nihongo Legends. A few days ago, Star introduced you all to the wonderful and quirky world of yokai, so today I’m going to be focusing on another kind of spirit. One that you would absolutely have…

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[mythsofher]

these two statements back to back make me laugh every single time i watch it. what an apt description

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Sinner

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beachin'

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Movies for Halloween

Prince of Darkness (1987)

A wonderful offering from John Carpenter for Halloween! A group of graduate students and scientists uncover an ancient canister in an abandoned church, but when they open the container, they inadvertently unleash a strange liquid and an evil force on all humanity. This movie is a hoot....it goes right to the edge of being over the top without doing it. Good performances by the likes of Donald Pleasence, Victor Wong, Jameson Parker, Peter Jason, and Alice Cooper doing a very creepy turn as the demon-possessed street schizo! Enjoy! 😁🦇

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Martin van Maële (1863-1926) - Illustration for Anatole France's 'The Well of Santa Clara', 1903

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Part 2 radioapple sketches.

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fallen angel worshipping your body for the first time. eyes widening in adoration, as though seeking salvation in your flesh alone. his fingertips ghost over your soft skin, lips murmuring praises against your bare neck- warm and desperate-before he takes you raw.

"you're so divine," he groans in your ear, his large wings shudder, feathers rustling as he thrusts deeper into you-eager for more. his faintest whispers send shivers down your spine. "forgive me, love.. heaven was wrong. you were made for me. only me. understand?"

[tagerrkix]

Eden was their ✨disney princess era✨

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Okay more memes it is then

Part 1 / Part 3

[shellem15]

Can I just say, I really appreciate how Critical Role plays the Devil trope straight. There's been this phenomena in a lot of modern media (I'm not going to mention specifics but I'm sure a few examples pop up in people's minds) where Hell and the Devil aren't scary or malevolent forces. Hell is portrayed as being basically the same as our world just "edgier", and the Devil is a pretty decent guy actually. Heaven are secretly the real bad guys!

But Critical Role doesn't do that. In Exandria, Asmodeus *feels* like the Devil. He's malevolent and manipulative and terrifyingly powerful and he hates you, personally. We never see that type of portrayal anymore! And it's amazing! And he still manages to be sympathetic and tragic without losing his edge!

And the "Good Gods" are portrayed as flawed without being secretly evil or something! Like, actual nuance? In my Heaven/Hell dichotomy? What!?

It's just such a breath of fresh air after so many "The Devil was right, actually" stories. So props to Matt and Brennan and the cast.