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demon

[dee-muhn] / ˈdi mən /


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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

Ms. Indiana’s descriptions are clipped and sardonic, fitting for the perspective of a demon who has seen every vice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

That’s why Scott tapped Curry to play his demon.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

Having the event in November will allow people to go all-out, said his performance partner Krizel Guiral, or "Zhel", dressed as Youko Kurama, the red-headed fox demon from the same Japanese manga and anime classic.

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

"I may have relinquished weapons, demon, but do not be foolish enough to think I've given up an ounce of my power."

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

The complaint arrives a year after the 2025 animated musical “KPop Demon Hunters” — which centered on Huntrix, a music trio who hunt demons — reached unprecedented heights, becoming Netflix’s most-watched animated original movie.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

The resulting movie, which opens in US theaters on Friday, promises to take audiences into the Further -- and bring back the demons who live there.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

Bowling an immaculate line and using the demons in the pitch, Archer unnerved Devon Conway with a blow to the helmet and, four balls later, had the left-hander fend to second slip.

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026

He’s also been talking up his belief in demons and drawing attention to how he pushed his wife out of her job as a high-powered lawyer so she could have a fourth baby instead.

From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026

About fighting demons and monsters, saving princesses, and going on adventures with his best bud, Enkidu.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda




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