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[[Satan]] is the [[Big Bad]] in a typical Religious Horror story, although he's rarely shown. He is mediated [[Demonic Possession|through a human vessel]], such as a [[Creepy Child]] or a [[The New Rock and Roll|degenerate rock musician]]. The protagonists are usually innocent people trying to live ordinary lives, not sensing anything wrong until their daughter or sonchild starts speaking in someone else's voice, using [[Black Speech|foul languages she or hethey never studied,]], spewing Finnish pea soup, and/or chanting Satanic praises. Members of the clergy (- [[Christianity Is Catholic|most likely the Catholic variety]]; in this case it is (justified by the fact that the Catholic church, of allis the fewmost thatnotable one to employ exorcism, is the most noted, although it does so very rarely) - intervene eventually, with varying degrees of success. If there are human villains, they're evil [[cult]]ists who facilitate Satan's activity on Earth (or, rarely, the Puritans of Salem, Massachusetts, if the author is less favorable toward organized religion in general). A variation is a woman giving birth to [[The Antichrist|Satan's child.]]. This type of horror is often written just to cash in on the popularity of ''[[The Exorcist]]''.