What I am reminded of with this post is when the Israelites went scouting into the promised land and most of them produced a 'bad' report of what they found. In fact, it frightened the Israelites so much that they forget one very important thing:

That their Creator was with them. Was for them.
In fact, most ended up perishing because they didn't trust Him.

No matter how scary they make these claims, don't make the same mistake. The OP is busy creating the 'bad report' - don't look to it but rather look up and Know That He is FOR US AND WITH US. Occultism needs fear to herd people. If you think that they are more powerful than the One Above who is actually deluding them, then we've lost already.