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the villain in the movie cackled with demonic laughter
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Set in Europe during the Dark Ages, the story sees hordes from Hell invading Europe when the Six Petals, a secret sect of the Knights Templar, pray to God to drive back the demonic scourge.
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Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2025
Charismatic Christian nationalists tend to use the language of prophecy and demonic possession amid calls for God’s direct and immediate intervention in society.
—Liam Adams, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
Additionally, the Massachusetts legislature has made efforts over the past four years to clear the names of those accused of demonic sorcery during the Salem Witch Trials, which filled the colony’s courts throughout much of the 1600s.
—Gary Collins, Baltimore Sun, 12 Jan. 2025
Orlok is given a different demonic origin, as an Orthodox nun tells Thomas that the Count sold his soul to the Devil and dabbled in black magic during his life.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2025
Charismatic Christian nationalists tend to use the language of prophecy and demonic possession amid calls for God’s direct and immediate intervention in society.
—Liam Adams, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
Additionally, the Massachusetts legislature has made efforts over the past four years to clear the names of those accused of demonic sorcery during the Salem Witch Trials, which filled the colony’s courts throughout much of the 1600s.
—Gary Collins, Baltimore Sun, 12 Jan. 2025
Orlok is given a different demonic origin, as an Orthodox nun tells Thomas that the Count sold his soul to the Devil and dabbled in black magic during his life.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Demonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/demonic. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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