Netflix's supernatural horror series created by Mike Flanagan. Based on Shirley Jackson's 1959 novel. Premiered October 12, 2018 with 10 episodes. Filmed in Atlanta, Georgia with exterior at Bisham Manor
Lucifer is both a powerful archangel and a human-like character. His powers differ slightly from his comic book counterparts. He's immortal and invulnerable, unaffected by aging or diseases
Hebrew Bible refers to Satan as "adversary" or "obstacle". Early medieval church transformed Satan into rebel angel. First known Satan depiction in 6th-century Ravenna mosaic
Gertrude is Hamlet's mother and Queen of Denmark. Her name may derive from Gertrude of Bavaria, Queen of Denmark. She marries Claudius after King Hamlet's murder
Polonius is Claudius's chief counsellor and father of Laertes and Ophelia. Hazlitt describes him as sincere but busy-bodied and impolite. Hamlet calls him a "tedious old fool" and compares him to Jephtha
The Testament of Solomon is the oldest surviving work about demons. Psellus divided demons into six types in 11th century. Spina categorized demons into groups like incubi, familiars, and drudes. Agrippa used numeric scales to classify demons in 1509-1510