malignant spirit

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Alongside his wife, Lorraine, he works as a paranormal investigator, and this is hardly his first tête-à-tête with a malignant spirit.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2021

The citizens, maddened by outrage, became more and more obstinate in their resistance; while the Duke seemed to regard the ruin he had caused with a malignant spirit scarcely human.

From The Golden Grasshopper A story of the days of Sir Thomas Gresham by Kingston, William Henry Giles

But, after all, it was only a dream; the whispering of a malignant spirit in your ear.

From True Riches Or, Wealth Without Wings by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)

Nothing was said about the malignant spirit beyond the fact that it was someone "haunting" Henry Halifax.

From Seen and Unseen by Bates, E. Katharine

As the multitude surged onward toward the Jaffa gate, a cobbler named Ahasuerus, as if moved by a malignant spirit, thrust his foot before the prisoner, who stumbled thereat and fell.

From The Centurion's Story by Burrell, David James