Notes on Demonology

In medieval Japanese setsuwa folktales, oni are characterized by their cannibalistic tendencies. What I'd like to do is draw a connection between "eating people" and "being a demon." My discussion is fairly dry, but I should preface this post with a content warning for a description of prion diseases, which are horrifying.

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I don't have any summarizing conclusion; these are just my notes for now.

Meanwhile, in Christianity, it seems that eating the flesh of Christ is good actually, which is perfectly normal I'm sure.

Oxenfree II

I don't think I've ever had the experience of playing a game in which my primary concern is: None of this is OSHA certified.

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TLDR: I'm just here to have a good time, please for the love of fuck don't make me work so hard to suspend disbelief.