Episode 185: Under the Skin (ad-free) (Patreon)

If there’s one thing humans have been obsessed with over the years, it’s the risk that the most dangerous, evil things in the world might find a way inside and take control. The stories about this usually sound more like fantasy than fact, but history has a few surprises in store for us all.

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Further Reading

1. “The Devil,” History.com, https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/history-of-the-devil.
2. “5 More Terrifying True-Life Cases of Demonic Possession,” The Occult Museum,http://www.theoccultmuseum.com/5-more-terrifying-true-life-cases-demonic-possession.
3. “Real Exorcism Case Studies Part 2,” Bloody Disgusting, https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/23110/special-feature-real-exorcism-case-studies-part-2.
4. Joseph Laycock, Spirit Possession Around the World: Possession, Communion, and Demon Expulsion Across Cultures, (ABC-CLIO, 2015) p. 67, 68.
5. Ky L. Cobb, Ghosts and Demons: The Lost Things, (Lulu, 2016) ebook, pages not listed.
6. C. Torrington, Demonic Possession – Extraordinary True Life Experiences (Arcturus Publishing 2016) ebook, pages not listed.
7. “Clara German Cele,” Conservapedia, https://conservapedia.com/Clara_Germana_Cele.
8. “Quotes and Paraphrases from Lutheran Pastoral Handbooks of the 16th and 17th Centuries on the Topic of Demon Possession,” Angelfire.com https://www.angelfire.com/ny4/djw/lutherantheology.demonpossession.html.
9. “A Scary Demonic Possession in South Africa,” Mysterious Universe, August 14, 2018 https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2018/08/a-scary-demonic-possession-in-south-africa/.
10. Unknown Author, “Germana and the Devil,” Christian Digest, Volume 12, 1947 p. 54-60.
11. Robert Arp, The Devil and Philosophy (Open Court, 2014), ebook, page unknown.
12. “The changing faces of Satan,” BBC, https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/the-changing-faces-of-satan/zk7p7nb.
13. “The Story of God, S3 E1 Search fo the Devil,” National Geographic, https://www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/shows/the-story-of-god-with-morgan-freeman/episode-guide/season-03/episode-01-search-for-the-devil/vdka10919090.
14. “Exorcism: Facts and Fiction About Demonic Possession,” Live Science, May 7, 2013. https://www.livescience.com/27727-exorcism-facts-and-fiction.html.
15. Howard Phillips, Epidemics: The Story of South Africa’s Five Most Lethal Human Diseases, (Ohio University Press, 2012) p. 10, 13, 37.
16. “Exorcism: Vatican course opens doors to 250 priests,” BBC, April 17, 2018 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43697573.
17. “Exorcism,” United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, https://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/sacraments-and-sacramentals/sacramentals-blessings/exorcism.
18. “The Devil and Father Amorth: Witnessing “the Vatican Exorcist” at Work,” Vanity Fair, December 2016 https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/10/father-amorth-the-vatican-exorcist.
19. “Lessons From Fr. Gabriele Amorth’s First Exorcism,” Catholic Exchange, March 3, 2020 https://catholicexchange.com/lessons-from-fr-gabriele-amorths-first-exorcism.