Demon and Ghost

Demon

Demon noun - An evil spirit.

Usage example: only in rare cases is the ancient rite of exorcism performed to cast out a troublesome demon

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Ghost and demon are semantically related In some cases you can use "Ghost" instead a noun "Demon".

Nearby Words: demoniac, demonic, demonical, demonically, demoness

Ghost noun - The soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people.

Usage example: looked for ghosts in the graveyard on Halloween

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Demon and ghost are semantically related in spirit of the dead topic. You can use "Demon" instead a noun "Ghost".

Nearby Words: ghostly, ghosted, ghosting

old	old demon	old ghost
female	female demon	female ghost
certain	certain demon	certain ghost
original	original demon	original ghost
Other adjectives: single, small, powerful, actual, monstrous, huge, evil, little, bad, young, ancient, new, murderous, malevolent, vengeful, titular, last, literal, giant, eponymous.

This means that demons are essentially a type of ghost—for instance, burning the bones of either a demon or ghost's mortal remains will destroy them for good.

Source: Demon of Human Origin
Freddy Krueger from the A Nightmare on Elm Street movies was once a human serial killer, but turned into something resembling a nightmare ghost/demon after his death.

Source: Was Once a Man
Once a human serial killer, he turned into something resembling a nightmare ghost/demon after his death.

Source: Franchise / A Nightmare on Elm Street