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Demon Seed

Demon Seed is a 1977 MGM science-fiction horror film directed by Donald Cammell, adapted from Dean Koontz's 1973 novel, in which the AI Proteus IV imprisons Julie Christie's character and impregnates her.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle is a 2025 Japanese anime film. It set a record for the highest first-day gross in Japanese cinema history.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train (劇場版「鬼滅の刃」無限列車編) is a 2020 ufotable anime film directed by Haruo Sotozaki; it became Japan's highest-grossing film at ¥40.43 billion and earned over $500 million worldwide.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Hashira Training

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Hashira Training is a 2024 Japanese animated compilation film combining the finale of the Swordsmith Village Arc with the premiere of the Hashira Training Arc.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Swordsmith Village (鬼滅の刃 刀鍛冶の里編)

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Swordsmith Village is a 2023 theatrical compilation pairing the Entertainment District Arc finale with the Swordsmith Village Arc premiere.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (鬼滅の刃)

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (鬼滅の刃) is Koyoharu Gotouge's Taishō-era demon-hunting manga, serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump 2016–2020 in 23 volumes, adapted by ufotable into the record-breaking Mugen Train and Infinity Castle anime films.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (鬼滅の刃) (TV series)

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (鬼滅の刃) is a Japanese anime series produced by ufotable, adapted from Koyoharu Gotoge's manga, first broadcast in April 2019 about a boy fighting demons to cure his sister.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba season 4

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba season 4 (鬼滅の刃 柱稽古編, Hashira Training Arc), 8 episodes by ufotable airing May 2024 on Fuji TV, adapts manga chapters 128–136 and precedes the Infinity Castle films.

Demon's Souls

Demon's Souls (デモンズソウル) is FromSoftware's 2009 PS3 action RPG that founded the soulslike genre; remade by Bluepoint Games for PS5 launch, November 12, 2020.

Demon's Souls (2020 video game)

Demon's Souls is an action role-playing game released on November 12, 2020 as a PlayStation 5 launch title, a Bluepoint Games remake of FromSoftware's 2009 original.

Demonax (lunar crater)

Demonax, a 121.93-km ancient lunar impact crater near the Moon's south pole at latitude -78.09, longitude 59.36, named for the Greek philosopher Demonax, IAU-approved 1935, with satellite craters A, B, C, and E.

Demond Claiborne

Demond Claiborne, Minnesota Vikings running back (2026 sixth-round pick, No. 198) from Wake Forest; 4.37 40-yard dash, 2,599 college rushing yards; compared to De'Von Achane.

Demond Meeks

Demond Meeks is an American politician and Democrat representing Rochester's 137th district in the New York State Assembly, where he is serving his third full term.

Demond Williams Jr.

Demond Williams Jr., Washington Huskies quarterback (formerly Arizona), Chandler, Arizona dual-threat passer; 10,035 high school passing yards, 2025 starter with 3,065 yards and 75.7 QBR; January 2026 portal return over $6M NIL offer.

Demond Wilson

Demond Wilson (Grady Demond Wilson, 1946–2026), American actor, played Lamont Sanford on NBC's Sanford and Son (1972–77), adapted from Steptoe and Son; later a minister, author of Second Banana, died of prostate cancer.

Demonetization in Myanmar

Demonetization in Myanmar refers to three occasions, in 1964, 1985, and 1987, when Ne Win's government revoked the legal tender status of kyat banknotes, destroying household savings.

Demonic (2021 film)

Demonic (2021) is a Canadian sci-fi horror film written and directed by Neill Blomkamp, starring Carly Pope; a woman enters her comatose mother's mind and unleashes a demon. IFC Midnight released it August 20, 2021; it earned 14% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Demonic UFO hypothesis

The Demonic UFO hypothesis suggests that UFO encounters are manifestations of demons, a view held by some Christian students and recently voiced by US Vice President JD Vance.

Demonoid

Demonoid, also known as Demonoid.com, was a semi-private BitTorrent tracker founded in 2003 by the operator Deimos, surviving a 2012 raid before closing in 2018.

Demonology

Demonology is the systematic study or doctrine of demons: the beliefs, classifications, and hierarchies that religious traditions assign to malevolent spiritual beings, distinct from exorcism, the practice of expelling them.

Demons (Imagine Dragons song)

"Demons" is a 2012 Imagine Dragons song from Night Visions, written with Alex da Kid and Josh Mosser; a 2013 single that peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, charted 61 weeks, and was certified RIAA Diamond.

Demons (Бесы) (Dostoevsky novel)

Demons (Бесы, also The Possessed) is Dostoevsky's sixth novel, serialized in Russky Vestnik 1871–1872. A response to the Nechaev murder case, set around Stavrogin and Verkhovensky, it lost the chapter "At Tikhon's" to Katkov's censorship and was banned in the USSR 1935–1957.

Demons and Wizards (Uriah Heep album)

Demons and Wizards, Uriah Heep's fourth studio album, released 19 May 1972 on Bronze Records, recorded at Lansdowne Studios, produced by Gerry Bron, with Roger Dean cover, hit single Easy Livin', UK No.20, US No.23.

Demons' Crest (デモンズ・クレスト)

Demons' Crest (デモンズ・クレスト) is a Dengeki Bunko light novel series by Reki Kawahara, author of Sword Art Online, with art by Yukiko Horiguchi: an MR death game for a sixth-grade class, four volumes since 2022, plus manga and a 2026 Production I.G anime.

Demonstration (teaching)

A demonstration in teaching is an instructional method where a teacher performs an experiment or phenomenon for learners to observe, widely used in school and university science courses.

Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations

The Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) was a United States program led by DARPA with NASA to demonstrate a nuclear thermal rocket engine in orbit, planned for 2027.

Demonte Colony

Demonte Colony (டிமான்டி காலனி) is a 2015 Tamil horror thriller directed by R. Ajay Gnanamuthu, starring Arulnithi; four friends enter a haunted Chennai mansion and return with a cursed necklace, spawning a franchise from 2024 onward.

Demonte Colony 2

Demonte Colony 2 (2024) is a Tamil supernatural horror thriller by R. Ajay Gnanamuthu, a prequel-and-sequel to his 2015 film Demonte Colony, starring Arulnithi and Priya Bhavani Shankar, released 15 August 2024 and streaming on ZEE5.

Demonte Colony 3

Demonte Colony 3 (டிமான்டி காலனி 3) is a 2026 Tamil supernatural horror thriller, the third film in the franchise, directed by R. Ajay Gnanamuthu and starring Arulnithi as Srini/Raghu alongside Priya Bhavani Shankar. Its release was stayed by the Madras High Court in September 2026 after a ₹50 crore Zee5 OTT sale.

Demonym

Demonym (also demonymics, gentilic): a word naming residents of a place, e.g. Londoner, Arkansawyer. Term popularized by Paul Dickson in the 1990s; covers noun/adjective forms, formation rules, and cross-language patterns.