I'm talking about the real live poisonous fell beasts causing problems in fantasy novels both urban and epic. The wonderful thing about using demons as antagonists in a book is the endless possibilities of what form they'll take. Will they be clever, plotting powerful beings like we see on the show, Supernatural? Will they take human form or will they take over the body of person and replace their soul with their evil natures?
Will they be hideous to behold or ungodly handsome and beautiful? What will their powers be? Will the demons be fire-breathing soul-less and mindless creatures capable of only destruction and following the commands of some under worldly lord of darkness?
Among the possibilities with demons I like is all the reference material available. You can research them and even find artwork to help you create your own unique evil beast or you can use a demon from legend or mythical history to bring hell to your fantasy novel.
So how do you like your demons? The handsome evil ones of urban fantasy or the ones resembling Satan with his demonic hell hound sidekicks?
