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The cures and demons of sleep paralysis

Discover the murky past of sleep paralysis, the terrifying disorder once associated with demonic possession

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Medieval doodles

Fish, lute players and defaced demons: marginal doodles in some of Europe’s first printed books provide a tantalising glimpse into the late-medieval mind.

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The unexpected parallels between Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Wellcome Collection

With the news of a sequel in development, Russell Dornan explores parallels between ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ and Wellcome Collection.

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The first seizure

Historian Aparna Nair had her first seizure when she was 11. Here she recalls that first time, and how other people’s reactions are sometimes the most disturbing part about having a seizure.

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  • Christ heals a man possessed by demons. Woodcut, 16th century.
  • Joan of Arc conjures demons in Shakespeare's 'Henry VI'; but the demons are uncompliant; one hangs his head on the left. Engraving by C. Warren, 1805, after J. Thurston.
  • One hundred demons stirring by night. Colour woodcut by Gyokuen, 1860s.
  • The torments of hell in Buddhism: two bearded demons burning six men alive. Lithograph.
  • Durga seated on the goddess Kali, both fighting demons. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Three demons (?) torturing three men with spikes and burning them alive. Lithograph, ca. 1920.
  • Dental operations with five demons: one being operated on, another about to be. Coloured etching.
  • Devi riding on a white elephant tramples over two demons. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Dragons, faces of queens, kings, demons, witches and monsters. Wood engraving by Alfred Crowquill after himself.
  • Scorpion-like creature, incorporating human faces: charm image designed to protect against demons. Ink drawing, Tibet, 1850/1910?.
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