What exactly does a demonologist do?
Well, if a gynecologist is a doctor for women, then a demonologist must be a doctor for demons. You know: sharpens the tail, does bile replacements, checks the scream reflex. That sort of thing. Maybe not. The dictionary defines “demonology” as: a supposititious science which treats of demons and their manifestations.”Suppositious” is a great word there. Supposing there were demons, these guys would be out studying them. Tag and release, I guess. Measure the fangs and the length of the tail, maybe a little genetic blood work. Since there aren’t any demons, the people who study them tend to be a little flaky. The most famous ones (at least measured by Google hits) were Ed and Lorraine Warren. They’re the ones who investigated the Amityville Horror. They look like fun people: He’s dead now, so presumably he’s got all the answers now. His wife is clairvoyant, so maybe he’s going to feed her some details, but they haven’t
