Shocking ‘Child Demonic Possession’ Cases In Medieval England That Will Horrify You

Possessed children are a staple in modern horror: from The Exorcist’s Regan in her blue dress to the unfortunate girl in The Exorcism of Emily Rose,  possessed children have a lot of currency at the movies –   and the younger the better.

From the Medieval to the Early Modern period possession was a very real thing. Young, attractive women were consisted the most vulnerable but children were certainly next on the list.

The historian Kathleen R. Sands theorises that a great many Early Modern demoniacs were children because of the pressures placed on them in Puritan communities: the education of children was based on the idea that the young were inherently immoral and bestial in nature.

Full Article: https://www.spookyisles.com/2017/08/child-demon-possession-medieval/