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The art work you posted at the end of the article is disturbing but fascinating. Where does it come from?

I'm assuming it's a few centuries old, so it's interesting that the demon appears to be twerking!

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It's from the Middle Ages, author unknown. It actually represents a demon waiting for a bedridden sinner to die so that he can take his soul to Hell!

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Somehow it is more frightening than the stuff that is thrown at us today. There is something about engaging the imagination that really does a number on you.

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