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Christian demons in popular culture

Okay kiddo, so some grown-ups believe in spirits called demons that are very bad and come from a place called hell. Christians are a group of grown-ups who believe in a God and a devil, and think that demons are servants of the devil who try to make people do bad things.

Now, in popular culture like movies or TV shows or books, sometimes people like to put scary, evil characters that look like demons in them. They might use names like "Lucifer" or "Beelzebub" which are names some Christians use for their demons.

But here is the important thing to remember, just because these characters are called demons, it doesn't mean they are exactly the same as the demons that some Christians believe in. In fact, sometimes they might be completely different! So always remember that what you see in a movie or show might not be the same as what some grown-ups believe in real life.