Every Demon in Asian Mythology Explained in 14 Minutes

Every Demon in Asian Mythology Explained in 14 Minutes Of all the demons in Hindu mythology, the Rakshasa might be the most dangerous precisely because you might not see it coming. These are shapeshifting predators, capable of wearing any face they choose — a beautiful stranger on the road, a wandering holy man, even a grieving widow — and beneath that borrowed skin sits something with fangs, claws, and an appetite for human flesh. According to the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, two of the oldest and most important texts in Hindu tradition, Rakshasas are immensely powerful beings, some standing enormous in their true form with dark or blood-red skin, wild hair, and eyes that burn like coals.