Dark Spirits: Monsters, Demons, and Devils

by Richard Estep

“Dark Spirits: Monsters, Demons, and Devils” explores the shadowy corners of folklore. … The book offers a compelling blend of historical research, personal anecdotes, and chilling tales. … [H]e explores a diverse array of dark beings. These range from classic demons and devils to lesser-known monsters and folkloric creatures. … His engaging writing style captivates readers. His thorough research ensures this book is a must-read for anyone interested in the darker side of the supernatural. Whether you’re a skeptic or a believer, you’re sure to find something intriguing.

Basement of the Bizarre

For the reader who watches where they walk on a dark and eerie late winter night, “Dark Spirits: Monsters, Demons, and Devils” by Richard Estep is an essential book to have on your shelf. Entries include “Dark Corners of the World,” “In the Blood,” “Cursed,” and “Something Monstrous,” so you know you’re in scary-good hands. Keep going to “Stranger Than Fiction,” “Not of This Earth,” and lock the doors.

Bookworm Sez

Throughout history, most cultures have believed in curses; the idea that a dark and harmful influence can be placed on another person, an object, or a place. This even extends to specific enterprises and the making of a motion picture such as The Exorcist, The Omen or The Twilight Zone. Curses are usually place deliberately, with the full intention of causing harm. There is a school of thought that cursing a specific individual can be more dangerous to the person inflicting the curse than it can be to the intended recipient.

Haunted Magazine

Richard [Estep] takes you down the dark forbidden hallways of the unknown. … [There’s] a smorgasbord of supernatural stories in this book … and some more creepy stories that will give you goosebumps. I had to keep the lights on while reading this book. Be prepared to shake and shiver!

Jazma Online

Take a dark descent into a world of supernatural evil!

Explore true horrors of sinister spirits, ominous ghosts, angry souls, menacing monsters, malicious demons, and cursed creatures in this collection of the malevolent paranormal!

Sometimes the monsters are monsters — swimming the murky waters of Loch Ness, stalking their victims the streets of small town America, or hunting innocents across the desolate British moors. At other times, the darkness lies within the human soul itself — the falsely accused who were executed for witchcraft in Salem, those hounded to their graves (and beyond) by cruel pursuers, or those cursed by all forms of vile spirits. Then there are the devils and demons lurking in the darkness, capable of possessing and tormenting the living.

Master storyteller and seasoned paranormal investigator Richard Estep presents sinister hordes of evil in Dark Spirits: Monsters, Demons, and Devils. This fright-filled read spans the darkest realms of the paranormal, including …

Shapeshifters such as the menacing Skinwalkers of native mythology and ravenous, slavering werewolves

Dreaded ghosts and ominous hauntings, including John Wayne Gacy’s ghost, the Amityville haunting, and the Villisca Axe Murder House

Dark and evil curses, from the curse of Superman and Steven Spielberg’s Poltergeist to the tomb of Egypt’s pharaoh Tutankhamun

Deadly demons and devils, like Dozmary Pool’s deal with the devil; Ronald Hunkeler, the Exorcist Boy; and the inhabitants of the Ammons demon house

Vampires and vampirism from Vlad the Impaler to Elizabeth Bathory, killer of hundreds, to the Highgate Vampire

Horrific accusations and deadly consequences that ripped through society from the Salem witch trials to the supernatural hysteria caused by the rapid spread of tuberculosis to the 1980s Satanic panic

Otherworldly encounters like the Black Eyed Children that appear out of nowhere, the Roswell Crash, unexplained animal mutilations, and abducted human beings

Cursed places, including the Bermuda Triangle, London’s haunted Underground, and Los Angeles’ notorious Hotel Cecil

And dozens more stories of dark and depraved paranormal beings and encounters.

Walk into the abyss of the whispered and veiled legends, the myths and first-person encounters in Dark Spirits. Learn about these frightening experiences and how they scarred lives forever. Explore the dark supernatural world around you—if you dare!

About Richard Estep

Richard Estep is the author of twenty books, most of them in the field of paranormal non-fiction, including The Haunting of Asylum 49: Chilling Tales of Aggressive Spirits, Phantom Doctors, and the Secret of Room 666. He is a regular columnist for Haunted Magazine and has also written for the Journal of Emergency Medical Services. His lifelong fascination for ghosts has led him to investigate haunted locations around the world for the past 25 years. Richard appears regularly on the TV shows Haunted Case Files, Haunted Hospitals, Paranormal 911, and Paranormal Night Shift. British by birth, Richard now makes his home in Colorado, a few miles north of Denver, where he serves as a paramedic and lives with his wife and a menagerie of adopted animals.