Southern Demonology

Southern Demonology

Southern Demonology is a podcast that explores angelology, demonology, ghosts, spirits, and monsters from antiquity to the modern day through an academic lens. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/southerndemonology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

December 22, 2025 55 mins

What happens when you talk about the paranormal long enough… and it starts responding?

For the Season 6 finale (Lucky Episode 13), JJ from Southern Demonology links up with The Wandering Road for a raw, unsettling roundtable about the unspoken “rule” of the strange: when you look into the paranormal, it looks back. What begins as an idea becomes a pattern—technical glitches, oppressive heaviness, sudden health scares, night terrors,...

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In this episode of Southern Demonology, JJ sits down with Jeff Lippman, host of the Garden of Thought podcast, for a wide-ranging conversation about podcasting, curiosity, and the strange intellectual corners we stumble into when we stop trying to control the conversation.

What starts as a discussion about booking guests and navigating cancellations quickly turns into something deeper: the unexpected power of fringe ideas, the cultu...

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November 24, 2025 20 mins

Step into the hidden world of the debtera — the enigmatic, half-sanctioned, half-feared ritual specialists of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. In this episode, JJ dives deep into the sacred highlands of Ethiopia to uncover a figure who is equal parts cantor, healer, scribe, exorcist, and yes… sometimes magician.

We explore what the debtera actually is, how they’re trained, why they live in the spiritual borderlands between priesthood ...

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November 10, 2025 57 mins

In this joint episode of Southern Demonology and The TW Road Podcast, JJ and Chris dive into the unsettling intersection between faith, delusion, and obsession — what happens when spiritual experience spirals into full-blown psychosis.

From the apocalyptic frenzy of Rapture prophecies to the chilling order of Heaven’s Gate and the catastrophic end of Jonestown, the conversation unpacks how charismatic authority, unchecked belief, an...

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June 16, 2025 40 mins

In this gripping and heartfelt episode of Southern Demonology, JJ sits down with Chelsea, founder of Team Haunt Paranormal, for a wide-ranging conversation that’s equal parts eerie and inspiring.

Chelsea shares what it's like leading a team of investigators grounded in integrity, curiosity, and compassion. From strict no-provocation policies and walkie-ready safety protocols to ghostly voices that follow them across locations, Team ...

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June 13, 2025 5 mins

In this mini-episode of Southern Demonology: Bite, JJ dives into a horror film that promised a lot but delivered very little: Bring Her Back. After riding the high of the brilliant film Sinners, JJ took a chance on this grief-driven horror flick that’s been making waves across social media. What followed was disappointment wrapped in well-acted, emotionally flat packaging.

JJ breaks down why Bring Her Back falls short—from its predi...

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In this episode of Southern Demonology, JJ is joined by a standout voice in the paranormal field: a member of Team Haunt Paranormal, one of the most ethical and grounded ghost hunting groups out there. They dive into the true nature of hauntings—whether what we perceive as spirits are really human, inhuman, or something stranger altogether.

You'll hear personal stories of prophetic dreams, waking visions, and the haunted doll named ...

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In this episode of The Southern Demonology podcast, your friendly neighborhood, ancient demonologist JJ is joined by Chris and Dean from the Wandering Road podcast to unravel one of the most infamous tales in paranormal lore: the story of Annabelle the haunted doll. Locked away behind glass in the Warrens' Occult Museum, Annabelle has terrified generations with claims of possession, violence, and demonic influence. Yet how much of ...

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May 26, 2025 22 mins

Demonology of the Highlands: The Infernal Landscape of Ethiopia

What if demons weren’t just metaphorical adversaries or cinematic monsters—but living, breathing entities, tightly woven into the fabric of everyday life?

In this immersive episode of Southern Demonology, JJ takes you on a journey to the spiritual highlands of Ethiopia, where the line between sacred and profane is as thin as parchment. Through the lens of the Et...

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May 23, 2025 7 mins

In this Bite!, the mini-episodes of the Southern Demonology podcast that focuses on horror movies, JJ tackles the Rule of Jenny Penn and how it taps into the most ancient feat in all of us: mortality.

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May 16, 2025 5 mins

In today's surprise release of Bite!, the mini-episodes of the Southern Demonology podcast that focuses on horror films, JJ takes a look at Salem's Lot remake.


#salemslot #stephenking #horror #horrormovies #southerndemonology #bite #sdbite

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May 12, 2025 22 mins

In the shadowy realms of the mind, where nightmares lurk and ancient evils stir, lies the path of Southern Demonology. Our host, JJ, embarks on a captivating journey through the dark corners of demonology, supernatural tales, and the profound depths of the human psyche. In this episode, we delve into the enigmatic world of nightmares, the sublime beauty of terror, and the power of acceptance and love.


A Nightmare-Free Paradise

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April 21, 2025 25 mins

Welcome to Southern Demonology, where we explore the darkest corners of the supernatural. Today, we dive into Demonology 501: Perfect Possession, the ultimate stage of demonic control.


Father Malachai Martin outlines four stages of possession: entry, erroneous judgments, yielding of control, and finally, perfect possession. In this final stage, the victim is completely controlled by an evil spirit, showing no signs of possession...

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April 7, 2025 41 mins

Welcome back, dear listeners, to another riveting episode of Southern Demonology where we blend the eerie with the enlightening. Today, Chris from the Wandering Road Podcast and JJ dive deep into the appendices of one of the most profound and chilling books we've ever encountered: "Hostage to the Devil" by Father Malachi Martin.


If you’ve ever felt a shiver down your spine while contemplating the nature of evil or the harrowing ...

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Ever wondered if that charming house you're about to move into has a hidden history? Like, has someone died there? Or worse, been murdered? In the U.S., you'd better be a detective to uncover this information. Yet in Japan, the story is vastly different.


In this fascinating episode, JJ takes us on a personal journey through Japan's world of "jiko bukken" or stigmatized properties. After recently house-hunting in West Tokyo, JJ s...

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March 24, 2025 73 mins

Southern Demonology Season 6 Episode 1: Legitimate Satanic Panic


Season 6 starts off with a bang when Chris from the Wandering Road pocast and JJ welcome Branden Morgan, the talented host of The Devil Within podcast. As the conversation unfolds, listeners are taken on a compelling journey through Branden's unexpected entry into the world of podcasting, born from a personal tragedy and a haunting mystery that shaped his life.


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November 1, 2024 7 mins

Welcome back to Bite!, the mini-episodes of the Southern Demonology podcast that focuses on horror movies. Join your friendly neighborhood, ancient demonologist JJ as he explores the new film Beezel. Should you believe all the hype around the film? Absolutely not, and JJ will discuss all that in detail.

#beezel #horrormovie #horrormoviereview #moviereview #paranormal #supernatural #shorts #fyp

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October 18, 2024 5 mins

Welcome to Bite!, the mini-episodes of the Southern Demonology podcast that focuses on horror movies. In this episode, JJ reviews the relatively new movie on Shudder named Oddity in addition to "spinning" through Uzumaki again now that three of its four episodes are out. In short... something definitely "spiraled" out of control.


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October 4, 2024 6 mins

Welcome to Bite!, the mini-episodes of the Southern Demonology podcast that are all about horror movies. In this episode, JJ breaks down why Uzumaki meaning "spiral" in Japanese is probably the best horror anime of all time, even with only episode 1 dropping last week, and how it perfectly represents the Lovecraftian horror that just oozes from the art of Japan's premiere mangaka, Junji Ito.


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September 27, 2024 7 mins

Welcome to Bite!, the mini-episodes of the Southern Demonology podcast that explores horror movies. Today your host JJ takes a look at In a Violent Nature. #horrortok #horrormovies #horrorreviews #fyp #inaviolentnature #shudder #undead


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