In recent years, there has been a growing interest in paranormal investigations and supernatural activity. When I was being interviewed on the subjects last week during an hour-long radio program aired from a station in New York, I was reminded that people frequently put all types of evil sprits into the same category. This is a mistake! There is definitely a difference, for example, between “demons” and “ghosts.”

Demons are evil spirits that have as their primary goal doing battle with God and bringing eternal harm and sorrow to human beings. Demons are portrayed as working under the direction of a supreme evil spirit named “Satan,” also referred to as “the devil.” Demons have, from the beginning of their existence, always been in a spirit form and have never been in human form.

“Ghosts,” on the other hand, are the sprit forms of humans who have lived on earth, have died, and have come back as spirits. There is no indication that all ghosts are united under the leadership of one supreme spirit. Furthermore, whereas all demons are evil spirits, ghosts can be either evil or good spirits.

Although this Web site is primarily focused on English grammar and my latest book, The Big Ten of Grammar, if you click on the “Meet Dr. Bradshaw” and the “Publications” tabs of this Web site, you will see why I am interested in demons and ghosts.

William Bradshaw