It's difficult to define what a demon is without relying on religious texts because we really have no way of knowing if we've encountered one or not. However, if someone feels they are a victim of a demon, then this is essentially a demonic haunting. You should approach it respectfully, because even if you don't believe a demon is responsible for the haunting, the witness does.

Many different traditions and cultures have different beliefs on what a demon fundamentally is, but as a multi-faith paranormal investigator, the best way to describe a demon is simply as a non-human malevolent entity.

Demons are often categorized as being evil, controlling, and menacing, but just as there are good and bad people in the world, there should also be good and bad spirits of the dead. This makes it very hard, if not impossible, to tell whether you are dealing with a demon or the...