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An incubus (pl.: incubi) is a male demon in human form in folklore that seeks to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women; the corresponding spirit in female form is called a succubus. Parallels exist in many cultures.
Incubus is a supernatural horror novel by American writer Ray Russell, first published by William Morrow and Company in 1976. Its plot follows a small California community that is plagued by a series of brutal rapes and murders that are discovered to be supernatural in origin.
In the Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology the cambion is again said to be the direct offspring of the incubus and the succubus, forgoing any need for human involvement. This same incarnation retained the absence of breath or a pulse until seven years of age, but was said to also have been incredibly heavy (even too heavy for a horse ...
One proposed etymology of nosferatu is that the term originally came from the Greek nosophoros (Greek: νοσοφόρος), meaning "disease-bearing". [15] F. W. Murnau's film Nosferatu (1922) strongly emphasizes this theme of disease, and Murnau's creative direction in the film may have been influenced by this etymology (or vice versa). [16]
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St. Augustine in a 6th-century portrait. In the Gaulish language, Dusios [1] was a divine being [2] among the continental Celts [3] who was identified with the god Pan of ancient Greek religion and with the gods Faunus, Inuus, Silvanus, and Incubus of ancient Roman religion.
President Joe Biden announced he would commute the sentences of 37 individuals on federal death row. Here's what that means.
The Incubus, a 1915 novel by Marjorie Benton Cooke; Incubus (Berto novel), a 1964 novel by Giuseppe Berto; Incubus (Russell novel), a 1976 novel by Ray Russell, basis for the 1981 film; The Incubus, a nickname given to radio executive John Hayes by Howard Stern when the two were together at WNBC; Incubus (DC Comics), a character from DC Comics