Demons and Ghouls – the strange world of the Sarangu

We are getting to understand more about the Sarangu’s World. For sure it is a strange and dangerous world inhibited by all sort of demons and ghouls.

Here are some concept art I did for this project.

Ghoul or Ghul
Gallery: Two more demons in Maltese folk: The Arfeet – a sort of genie in the bottle that grants wishes – and the Gadajs – a creature condemned to crawl the earth
The Imp or Xifajk – Small demonic creature

Not all demons are dangerous. In traditional European folk, some demons – The imp or Xifajk were known more as troublemakers than as evil forms. Sometimes they were considered as sort of pets. In the above I pay tribute to European folk found in prints and manuscripts.

Old woodcut depicting a woman feeding imps
A project supported by the Malta Arts Fun – Arts Council Malta
limited edition prints