10 Infamous Occultists With Terrifyingly Creepy Obsessions

8. Alexis-Vincent-Charles Berbiguier De Terre-Neuve Du Thym - Demons

When the autobiography of Frenchman, Alexis-Vincent-Charles Berbiguier De Terre-Neuve Du Thym (he must have had a horrible time in grade school), was released it terrified the country. Alex (for short) claimed he was tormented by demons since his early youth when he was cursed by a spirit medium. The book was filled with vivid accounts of his encounters with these spirits and the terrible things they would do to him when he was alone. Convinced all the forces of Hell were out to get him, Alex dedicated his life to studying demonology and passing all his knowledge on in his lengthy autobiography. After driving his neighbours crazy for years, Alex was eventually admitted to the care of a psychiatrist. But then, eventually the doctor gave up and released him, saying that Alex was beyond hope. The Frenchman lived the rest of his life burning herbs to keep the bumps in the night at bay.